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Airline BusinessAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: July 2022 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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NewsCMC wins contract to upgrade ROK KA-1 trainers
Canadian avionics manufacture CMC Electronics has won a contract to upgrade the avionics in South Korean air force’s KA-1 Woongbi trainer aircraft.
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NewsUS Navy loses F/A-18 overboard in Mediterranean heavy seas
A Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet was blown off the deck of an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea after experiencing ”unexpected heavy weather”.
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NewsRisk of foreign object debris in 787 fire switches prompts FAA action
The risk of foreign object debris in Boeing 787 engine fire shutoff switches has prompted action by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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NewsFrontier will not sweeten its offer to buy Spirit, asks for delay to shareholder vote
Frontier Airlines says it will not further sweeten its offer to acquire Spirit Airlines and has asked Spirit to consider further delaying a shareholder vote.
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NewsAirbus forecasts 50% rise in freighter fleet as e-commerce outpaces general cargo
Airbus expects the global freighter fleet to climb above 3,000 aircraft by 2041, with growth in the e-commerce sector outpacing that of general cargo over the next 20 years. The airframer expects deliveries of 2,440 freighters over the two-decade period while the retention of some 630 current aircraft, including those ...
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NewsAirbus fleet forecast simplifies aircraft classifications as single-aisle jets blur boundaries
Increasingly-blurred boundaries between traditional single-aisle and twin-aisle operations have spurred Airbus to simplify aircraft segmentation in its latest 20-year demand forecast. Its outlook to 2041 increases the overall new delivery demand to 39,490 passenger and freighter aircraft – from the previous figure of just over 39,000 – across the next ...
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NewsMaintenance procedures revised after 737 shed vertical fin structures
Boeing has amended removal and installation maintenance instructions for Boeing 737 dorsal fins after an incident in which a 737-800 arrived at San Diego with several structural components of the vertical fin missing. The aircraft (N820TJ), operating a Swift Air flight, had departed Victorville in California on 19 May 2020. ...
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NewsUS pilot union ALPA criticises proposals to alleviate pilot shortage
The largest pilot union in North America has filed a formal complaint against two proposals which could alleviate the pilot shortage currently plaguing commercial aviation and causing flight disruptions across the industry.
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NewsBoeing plans P-8 deliveries to New Zealand, Germany and South Korea
Transfer of the anti-submarine and rescue aircraft will be completed over the next two years.
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NewsFire Scout autonomous helicopter successfully tests naval mine detection
The US Navy has successfully demonstrated a prototype maritime mine detection system using the unmanned MQ-8C helicopter.
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Airline BusinessChanges at the top as airline operational woes continue
The unbecoming spectacle of more airlines cancelling flights – having spent the past two years desperate to ramp-up operations – has continued this week. And while IATA used its recent AGM to play down the scale of the problem, it nevertheless acknowledged that airlines and the wider industry have work ...
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NewsSpirit delays shareholder vote on Frontier deal for the third time
Spirit has delayed its special shareholder meeting to vote on an acquisition bid by Frontier Airlines for the third time.
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NewsUS Air Force partners with Reaction Engines on ‘high-Mach’ engine testing
The UK-based manufacturer specialises in managing the build-up of heat in a variety of aerospace functions, including hypersonic engines.
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NewsFBI, MI5 cite aerospace sector in warning about CCP espionage
The counterintelligence agencies of the United Kingdom and USA have issued a stark warning about the espionage risk the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) presents for western businesses, citing examples in the aerospace industry.
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NewsUS Air Force F-35s arrive in South Korea for exercises
Half a dozen of the advanced fifth-generation strike fighters are in the Republic of Korea of 10 days of drills, the first such deployment in several years.
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NewsSpirit beats out JetBlue for 16 slots at Newark International airport
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded 16 slots at New York-area Newark Liberty International airport to Spirit Airlines.
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NewsUS DOT grants Connect Airlines operating certificate
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued Connect Airlines a certificate of convenience and necessity, clearing the way for the start-up to begin FAA-mandated proving runs ahead of launching revenue service later this year.
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NewsBiden appoints Denver airport CEO as new FAA administrator
US President Joe Biden has nominated Denver International airport chief executive Phillip Washington to lead the Federal Aviation Administration.
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NewsTextron wins $90m contract modification to provide Tunisia with trainer aircraft
Textron Aviation’s defence division was awarded a $90 million US Air Force contract modification to provide Tunisia with eight T-6C turboprops.