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Fresh lockdown prompts British Airways to suspend Gatwick flights

British Airways is suspending flights at London Gatwick airport as a result of the fresh national lockdown in the UK which took effect today. The Oneworld carrier, which consolidated flights at London Heathrow airport during the first wave of the...

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Don’t dump ice storm debris in Oklahoma City parks

It’s illegal to dump any trash or debris in Oklahoma City parks, including tree limbs from the ice storm. The City ordinance prohibiting litter includes all illegal dumping, at parks or anywhere else. A first violation is a class “a”...

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UK fraud investigators probe Bombardier over Garuda Indonesia deals

UK fraud investigators are probing aircraft manufacturer Bombardier over contracts relating to Asian carrier Garuda Indonesia. The Serious Fraud Office states that it is investigating the manufacturer over “suspected bribery and corruption” in connection with orders or agreements with Garuda....

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Lufthansa outlines long-haul fleet plan for Eurowings

Lufthansa Group foresees that Eurowings will operate no more than seven long-haul aircraft in 2021 amid plans for the low-cost subsidiary’s intercontinental operations to be consolidated in new unit Ocean. Lufthansa Group foresees that Eurowings will operate no more than seven long-haul aircraft in 2021 amid plans...

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Bombardier plans restructuring as it transitions to aviation-only company

Bombardier has broadly laid out a plan to return to profitability in the coming years as a standalone aviation company that will deliver 100 to 120 business jets annually. Bombardier has broadly laid out a plan to return to profitability...

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Iberia deploys first converted Airbus A330 freighter

Iberia has put its first converted Airbus A330 freighter into service, operating on flights between Madrid and Los Angeles. Iberia has put its first converted Airbus A330 freighter into service, operating on flights between Madrid and Los Angeles. The Oneworld carrier says all economy and...

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Norwegian debt-equity swap follows 90% fall in October traffic

Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian has converted another €1.7 million ($2 million) of debt into equity after perpetual bondholders agreed to swap loans for shares. The bonds are being converted into nearly 4.6 million new, freely tradeable shares in the company, states Norwegian in a...

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Airborne 10.30.20: PBY Catalina Rescue, SeaMax Amphibs, Water on the Moon

Also: SpaceX Logs 100th, CAF A-26 Invader Ready, Aviation Safety Resources, FlightSafety King Air 360 Training 'Rescue Miss Pick Up from Loch Ness!' is the rallying cry for a project on GoFundme that is trying to keep one of the...

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Wizz maintains focus on A321neo as fleet expansion slows

Wizz Air’s latest fleet plan projects a slower overall increase in the number of aircraft, compared with the beginning of this year, but with a focus on expanding the A321neo rather than the A320neo fleet. At the beginning of 2020,...

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Air cargo demand helps Korean to Q3 operating profit

Air cargo demand helped Korean Air eke out an operating profit of W7.6 billion ($6.5 million) in the third quarter — its second consecutive profitable quarter since the coronavirus struck — but its overall revenue was down more than half from a year...

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