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Turkish A350s quietly begin operations as crisis saps profits

Turkish Airlines has been operating its newly-delivered initial pair of Airbus A350-900s on domestic routes, but has yet to confirm a schedule for the remaining aircraft. The airline had 25 A350s on order but, while it had been intending to...

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Brazil’s Gol reports Q3 loss, sees important recovery metrics

Brazilian airline Gol lost R1.7 billion ($301 million) in the third quarter but sees signs of industry improvement, as leisure passengers return to air travel. Brazilian airline Gol lost R1.7 billion ($301 million) in the third quarter but sees signs of...

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UK suppliers sweat on government help as French rescue fund makes first investment

UK aerospace suppliers are anxiously waiting to see if their government will roll out targeted support for the sector in its forthcoming spending review, a situation in sharp contrast to France where a public-private bailout fund has already made its...

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Airbus jet trainer proposal looks beyond Spain, but may struggle for significant sales

An Airbus Defence & Space offer to build a clean-sheet advanced jet trainer for Spain could benefit from the requirements from the manufacturer’s other home nations, but may lack the economies of scale to compete on the global market. An...

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​Nok Air green-lit to pursue restructuring

Nok Air has gained court approval to restructure under a business-rehabilitation process. In a 4 November notice to the Thai stock exchange, Nok chief executive Wutthiphum Jurangkool states that the central bankruptcy court has “ordered granting the company to be in...

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Sabena Technics acquires military support specialist

French MRO provider Sabena Technics has acquired military aircraft support specialist AeroTech Pro to strengthen in the defence arena. French MRO provider Sabena Technics has acquired military aircraft support specialist AeroTech Pro to strengthen in the defence arena. Based in Aix-en-Provence, AeroTech Pro delivers...

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Airline passenger demand ‘hit wall’ in September: IATA

Weak international travel demand continued to weigh heavily on the airline industry’s performance in September, according to the latest data from IATA. Weak international travel demand continued to weigh heavily on the airline industry’s performance in September, according to the latest...

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Qatar Airways activates Boeing 787-9 fleet

Qatar Airways has begun operating its Boeing 787-9 fleet, putting four of the long-haul twinjets into service. Qatar Airways has begun operating its Boeing 787-9 fleet, putting four of the long-haul twinjets into service. Cirium fleets data shows that the Oneworld member’s...

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Klein Vision vows to have flying car on market next year after first sorties

Slovakian developer has begun 50h flight-test programme in bid to certificate road-to-air design. The decades-long dream of certificating the first flying car could be moving closer to reality with the first airborne sorties of Slovakian developer Klein Vision’s AirCar. The...

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German carrier Sundair in restructuring under ‘protective shield’

Sundair has launched a restructuring process under a ‘protective shield’ procedure that enables the German leisure airline to continue operations. It tells Cirium that the process, enshrined in German legislation, is not an insolvency procedure, but rather applies to companies that...

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