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AirAsia Group secures loan for logistics pivot

Malaysia’s AirAsia Group has secured a MYR300 million ($72 million) loan from the Sabah Development Bank, mainly to enhance its logistics network within the state. “This loan is in line with AirAsia’s pivot into the digital business. The main purpose...

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FAA Issues Record of Decision on Florida Metroplex

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Finding of No Significant Impact-Record of Decision for the South-Central Florida Metroplex, which is the agencys plan to modernize air traffic procedures for 21 airports in the southern half of the state. The...

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BA heritage-livery 747-400 to become cinema and conference venue

One of the British Airways Boeing 747-400s painted in a retro livery for the airline’s centenary is to be preserved as a cinema and conference venue. The aircraft (G-CIVB) carried the Negus & Negus colour scheme initially adopted by the airline...

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Aeroflot Group details shareholding shifts after capital increase

Aeroflot Group has disclosed that the Russian state’s share in the airline company has reached 57.34% as a result of its capital increase. The Russian government had been prepared to maintain at least its previous 51.2% shareholding in the company...

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A321 brushed past glider during descent into Class E airspace

German investigators have attributed a serious airprox incident, in which a Lufthansa Airbus A321 crew failed to see a glider, to a decision allowing the jet to descend into Class E airspace during its approach to Hamburg. The encounter occurred...

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American Eagle ERJ-145 damaged in Bahamas excursion

Investigators in the Bahamas are probing a runway excursion involving an American Eagle service from Miami which badly damaged the aircraft. The Embraer ERJ-145 – identified as N674RJ – had landed on runway 06 at Grand Bahama airport following the...

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ANA signs SAF deal with Neste as Japan sets new climate goals

All Nippon Airways has signed a deal to procure sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Finland’s Neste, with the first flights using the fuel to take off from Japan this month. It comes as Japan’s new prime minister Yoshihide Suga brings...

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Honeywell sees behaviour shift among Asia-Pacific airlines

Honeywell’s airline support business has observed significant changes among its Asia-Pacific customers as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic ripple through the industry. One major change relates to spare parts, with airlines electing to keep parts ‘on wing’ for longer,...

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Malaysia Airports justifies AirAsia X lawsuit

Malaysia Airports (MAHB) has defended its decision to sue AirAsia X (AAX) for RM78.2 million ($19 million) in unpaid charges, stating that it is only defending its core interests. The airport operators’ defence follows a 24 October report in The...

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Israeli-Sudanese agreement to enable shorter flights: Netanyahu

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has referenced further airspace efficiencies as a benefit of the new agreement to normalise relations with Sudan. Netanyahu had previously indicated that the Israeli government had made political contact with Sudanese counterparts in the past...

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