Month: October 2020

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​IATA downgrades Africa and Middle East traffic forecasts

IATA has sharply lowered its 2020 guidance for air traffic in the Middle East and Africa, citing “weaker-than-expected recovery” in each region. IATA has sharply lowered its 2020 guidance for air traffic in the Middle East and Africa, citing “weaker-than-expected...

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Cathay confirms 777-9 deliveries delayed to ‘beyond 2025’

Cathay Pacific has given an indication of the timeline surrounding deferrals of its Boeing 777-9 aircraft, confirming that the widebodies will only be delivered “beyond 2025”.  Cathay Pacific has given an indication of the timeline surrounding deferrals of its Boeing...

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Klyde Morris (10.19.20)

Aw... Heck No! Klyde Has Jetpack Fever! FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 10.19.20: Raptor 1st Flt, P92 Echo MkII, Jetpacks v LAX

Also: 'Top Gun' Pays Off, Edwards AFB, 'Women in the Air Force', FAA Proposes $464,300 Penalty We have a packed episode today filled with the latest news, let's start with a video that will get your heart rate up... the...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.19.20)

1) China Airlines 006: “We just saw a bright object at 6,000.” 2) LAX Tower: “006 heavy can you say that one more time please?” 3) China Airlines 006: “We saw a flying object like a [this part is hard...

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Israel’s Arkia to open Dubai services in early 2021

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El Al pilots lose legal bid to overturn cockpit efficiency agreement

Israeli flag-carrier El Al’s pilots have lost a legal bid to invalidate an efficiency agreement for cockpit crews, which was reached in mid-July in the absence of pilots’ representatives. This agreement was one of several revising terms for several groups...

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Iranian Fokker 100 engine parts penetrate cabin after uncontained failure

Iranian investigators are probing the serious uncontained failure of a Fokker 100 engine which forced the crew to abort take-off from Tehran’s Mehrabad airport. The Iran Aseman Airlines jet (EP-ATE) had been operating a service to Ardabil, near the Caspian...

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Vietjet A321 suffers 4.27g hard landing at Dong Hoi

One of Vietjet Air’s Airbus A321s has apparently suffered structural damage after a hard landing at Dong Hoi airport in central Vietnam. FlightGlobal understands that the accident occurred in the early evening on 16 October as the aircraft, VN-A639, landed...

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​SIA Group utilised 70% of proceeds from June rights issue

SIA Group has utilised S$6.2 billion ($4.6 billion) of S$8.8 billion gross proceeds from a rights issue completed in June. The amount was drawn down between 8 June and 13 October, and besides a one-time S$2 billion repayment of a...

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