Month: November 2020

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EasyJet further cuts winter capacity and sells more aircraft

EasyJet will now operate no more than 20% of its planned capacity in the last quarter of the calendar year and has sealed sale-and-leaseback deals covering a further 11 aircraft as it continues efforts to counter the crisis. EasyJet will...

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Leonardo waits on ATR recovery as 2020 deliveries to date slide to one unit

Leonardo remains confident that its ATR turboprop joint venture will recover to a “normal” level of annual deliveries in the future after it was revealed that it has shipped just one aircraft so far this year, but says it cannot...

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Scottish government attempts again to sell Glasgow Prestwick airport

Scotland’s government is to embark on a renewed effort to sell Glasgow’s Prestwick airport to a private investor, following the recent withdrawal of a potential buyer. Prestwick had been managed by New Zealand firm Infratil until 2013 when it sold...

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BAE, Boeing, Lockheed respond to new Japanese F-X RFI

BAE Systems, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin have replied to a request for information (RFI) related to work on Tokyo’s F-X future fighter programme. Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) confirms that the RFI was issued on 16 September, with...

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GMF AeroAsia falls to steep nine-month loss

GMF AeroAsia continued its loss-making streak for the year, reporting an operating loss of $178 million for the nine months ended 30 September. This was in contrast to the $24.5 million operating profit it made during the same period last...

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F-35 gives European air forces an edge over Russia, but coordination is key

The growing number of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters possessed by European air forces would give the NATO alliance an edge over Russia in high-intensity conflict. The growing number of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters possessed...

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Embraer and Porsche team up to sell Phenom-911 combos

Embraer and Porsche have launched a limited-edition vehicle couple they call “Duet”, available for delivery beginning in mid-2021. Care for a luxury sports car with your business jet? Embraer and Porsche think you do. The Brazilian airframer and German carmaker on...

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Lawsuit seeks to force release of FAA’s 737 Max ‘ungrounding’ documents

A US advocacy group has asked a federal judge to order the Federal Aviation Administration to release some 100 documents related to the agency’s pending re-certification of the Boeing 737 Max. A US advocacy group has asked a federal judge...

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Cockpit union dissuades prospective pilots from enrolling to train

UK cockpit crew representatives have taken the unusual step of warning against embarking on a career as a commercial pilot, given the expense and diminished prospects of employment. The UK pilot union BALPA says the crisis means there are fewer...

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Germany closes on order for new batch of 38 Eurofighters

Germany is expected to sign in the coming days for a batch of 38 new Eurofighters to replace its earliest Tranche 1 examples. Parliamentary approval for the deal was secured on 5 November, and Berlin will now proceed with what...

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