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Regional business air market has changed for good: Loganair chief

Many companies will simply not go back to traveling the way they did before the pandemic, believes Jonathan Hinkles The market for business air travel has “changed for good” as a result of the pandemic, believes Loganair chief executive Jonathan...

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French and Swedish state aid to airlines not discriminatory: European court

European court judges have thrown out a case against the state aid granted to French and Scandinavian carriers, which had been brought by budget airline Ryanair. Ryanair had alleged infringement of non-discrimination principles as well as the obligation to weigh...

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Closer operational ties key to Finnish fighter bid, Sweden says

Saab’s proposed Gripen E/F and GlobalEye package for Finland will help Helsinki transform its air-defence capabilities and drive even closer defence links with its Nordic neighbour, Swedish officials have said. Saab’s proposed Gripen E/F and GlobalEye package for Finland will...

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Covid-hit airlines still seeking the initiative on sustainability

The airline industry could have been forgiven for concentrating on immediate challenges around its very survival during the Covid-19 crisis. But it is a mark of how sustainability has become central to what the European Commission and others have referred...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (02.14.21): Outer Area (Associated With Class C Airspace)

Outer Area (Associated With Class C Airspace) Non-regulatory airspace surrounding designated Class C airspace airports wherein ATC provides radar vectoring and sequencing on a full-time basis for all IFR and participating VFR aircraft. The service provided in the outer area...

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FCAS workshare plan sparks German union concerns

Fresh tensions have emerged between France and Germany over the planned development of a next-generation fighter aircraft in a project that also involves Spain. Fresh tensions have emerged between France and Germany over the planned development of a next-generation fighter...

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Lufthansa in talks for smaller types after A380 and 747 withdrawal: Spohr

Lufthansa Group is holding talks with Airbus and Boeing to bring smaller aircraft into the fleet in place of the larger types the company is withdrawing as a consequence of the air transport crisis. Chief executive Carsten Spohr told a...

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TUI’s Belgian carrier puts 737 Max back into operation

Leisure company TUI Group has started re-introducing the Boeing 737 Max to service, with its Belgian carrier TUIfly conducting a flights to Malaga and Alicante. The initial aircraft (OO-MAX), a 737 Max 8, departed Brussels shortly before 09:45 on 17...

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Beijing boosts ability to train top fighter pilots: think tank

An updated training curriculum and the advent of the Hongdu JL-10 advanced jet trainer mark a step change in Chinese combat pilot training.  The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has made significant progress in updating its initial fighter pilot...

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JetBlue pilots reject union support for American codeshare

JetBlue Airways pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) union voted to reject a tentative agreement to give the carrier contractual relief for its codeshare with American Airlines, seeking more job security as the airline partnership nears completion. JetBlue...

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