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EASA aims to reduce simulator dependency by crediting other training devices

Europe’s safety authority is aiming to reduce training dependency on full-flight simulators by implementing a classification system that enables selection of other flight-training devices that provide the appropriate level of capability. The matter is the subject of a European Union...

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Hong Kong seaplane start-up buoyant about success despite headwinds

A seaplane start-up in Hong Kong is hoping to get airborne as early as the middle of 2021 — with a long-term goal of establishing similar operations in several Southeast Asian countries.  A seaplane start-up in Hong Kong is hoping...

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SIA issues $500 million dollar-denominated discount bonds

Singapore Airlines plans to issue $500 million of bonds at a discount to par. Singapore Airlines plans to issue $500 million of bonds at a discount to par. This is the airline’s first ever US-dollar-denominated bond issue though it will not be...

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United delays return to New York’s John F Kennedy airport

United Airlines is pushing back its plans to return to New York’s John F Kennedy International airport by one month as the coronavirus crisis continues to disrupt US air transport. United Airlines is pushing back its plans to return to...

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​FAA warns passengers to behave onboard aircraft

The FAA is warning unruly passengers that it will not tolerate violent or harassing behaviour on board aircraft following numerous incidents on flights to and from Washington, DC last week. The FAA is warning unruly passengers that it will not...

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Air Canada cuts more jobs and capacity

Air Canada will once again reduce its employee count and shrink its network, citing new Canadian travel restrictions aimed at mitigating the spread of the coronavirus. Air Canada will once again reduce its employee count and shrink its network, citing...

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Canadian airlines’ coronavirus anguish far from over

Canadian airlines continue to struggle as the coronavius forces more job cuts, smaller networks and louder calls for government assistance. Canada’s airlines have spent the past 10 months struggling to make ends meet, and as the global coronavirus pandemic heads...

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Northrop Grumman to add new electronic warfare capabilities to F-35

Lockheed Martin has granted a contract to Northrop Grumman to increase integration between the F-35 stealth fighter’s communications, navigation and identification system and its electronic warfare systems. Lockheed Martin has granted a contract to Northrop Grumman to better integrate the...

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FAA Adopts Stricter Unruly Passenger Policy

FAA Administrator Dickson signs order directing a stricter legal enforcement policy against unruly airline passengers.

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United waives fare change charges for US-bound customers

United Airlines is waiving fare difference charges for international passengers who choose to travel to the United States before the nation’s blanket coronavirus testing requirement begins on 26 January. United Airlines is waiving fare difference charges for international passengers who choose...

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