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Delta eyes potential Covid boost to regional flying

Will the coronavirus pandemic cause a long-term bump in air travel from small- and medium-size airports? Could the coronavirus pandemic cause a long-term bump in air travel from small- and medium-size airports? Delta Air Lines thinks it might. Work-at-home policies...

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Subtle shifts in travel may drive long recovery: trade group

As air travel struggles to return to pre-coronavirus levels, the industry is adopting new patterns of operating that might become permanent during a prolonged recovery, the airline trade group Airlines for America (A4A) says. As air travel struggles to return...

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Allegiant hopes its focus on underserved routes will help it beat coronavirus

Allegiant Air says that its laser-focus on underserved routes, the most popular travel days of the week and cost-conscious leisure travellers will be key to pulling itself out of the coronavirus crisis. Allegiant Air says that its laser-focus on underserved...

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321 Precision Conversions completes first flight of A321 converted freighter

Oregon company 321 Precision Conversions has completed first flight of its Airbus A321-200PCF freighter. Oregon company 321 Precision Conversions has completed first flight of its Airbus A321-200PCF freighter. The type is a former passenger A321 converted to a freighter capable of carrying...

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Lockheed Martin plans to buy Integration Innovation’s hypersonics portfolio

In the realm of hypersonic technologies, Integration Innovation says it specializes in thermal protection systems, propulsion, missile seeker windows and domes, ground test and evaluation facilities and services, flight test services, weather evaluation, modelling and simulation, and software development. Lockheed...

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Southwest to begin O’Hare and Houston Intercontinental flights in 2021

Southwest Airlines in 2021 will begin flights at Chicago O’Hare International and Houston George Bush Intercontinental airports. Southwest Airlines in 2021 will begin flights at Chicago O’Hare International and Houston George Bush Intercontinental airports. The carrier intends to begin the...

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Spirit CEO predicts quicker recovery than larger competitors

The chief executive of Spirit Airlines suspects his carrier will recover from the coronavirus downturn faster than major US carriers, though the pace of Spirit’s long-term fleet-growth plan remains uncertain. The chief executive of Spirit Airlines suspects his carrier will...

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Flight-tracking data shows fortunes varying by region

Global passenger jet flight numbers declined overall in September compared with the prior month, reflecting typical seasonality in demand as the northern summer peak season drew to a close, Cirium data shows. Global passenger jet flight numbers declined overall in...

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Heathrow passenger numbers down more than 80% in September

London Heathrow’s chief executive has once again urged the UK government to “act quickly” on introducing an airport Covid-19 testing programme, after the airport’s passenger numbers fell 81.5% year on year in September. London Heathrow’s chief executive has once again...

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Two Yakutia Superjets overran same icy runway within two hours

Russian investigators have disclosed that a Yakutia Sukhoi Superjet 100LR crew experienced serious braking problems and overran a Siberian runway just 2h before a similar event badly damaged another Superjet from the same carrier. Yakutsk airport’s runway 23L had been...

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