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Pre-Covid hub and fleet plans still hold up: Emirates chief

Emirates Airline will bounce back strongly from the Covid-19 crisis without any fundamental changes to its business model, according to the operator’s president Tim Clark, with its mix of widebody aircraft enabling it to take advantage of likely supply-side shortages in the coming...

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Subtle thrust-lever shift may have caught out Sriwijaya 737 crash crew

Preliminary findings from the Sriwijaya Boeing 737-500 crash probe increasingly support an in-flight upset scenario in which the crew was suddenly caught out by the insidious development of an asymmetric thrust condition. No conclusions have been drawn over the 9...

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Virgin Atlantic expects early-summer passenger demand recovery

UK carrier Virgin Atlantic has written off the normally busy Easter travel season and now expects a recovery in passenger numbers to begin in May-June, chief executive Shai Weiss has indicated. Noting that he has been forced to repeatedly push back his...

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Ethiopian reports lack of progress in SAA joint-venture talks

Ethiopian Airlines is making slow progress with talks regarding cooperation with South African Airways, according to the former’s chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam. Ethiopian Airlines is making slow progress with talks regarding cooperation with South African Airways (SAA), according to the...

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IATA health passport app to roll out with 20 airlines

Carriers back app which allows passengers to store and share Covid-19 vaccine and test records, and could be key to reopening international travel Around 20 airlines will from March begin trialing an IATA app that allows passengers to securely store...

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Ethiopian Airlines may resume 737 Max operations in July

African carrier Ethiopian Airlines is satisfied with modifications made to the flight-control system of the Beoing 737 Max and may bring the type back into service in the upcoming summer season, according to the carrier’s chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam. African carrier Ethiopian Airlines is satisfied with...

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Thrust lever asymmetry emerges in Sriwijaya 737 crash inquiry

Indonesian investigators will focus their attention on the autothrottle system of a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Jakarta, after revealing a thrust-lever asymmetry developed during the flight. Indonesian investigators will focus...

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Mesa defers revenue from mainlines amid $27m first-quarter profit

The parent company of Mesa Airlines reported an operating profit of $27 million during its first quarter of 2021 as it plans to continue to allow its mainline customers to defer payments to aid their recovery during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The...

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​IndiGo’s parent settles case with securities regulator

Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo’s parent Interglobe Aviation has agreed to pay Rs21 million ($288,000) to India’s securities regulator to settle a case involving compliance violations. Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo’s parent Interglobe Aviation has agreed to pay Rs21 million ($288,000) to India’s...

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IHI’s 9-month results portray weak engine market

Japanese firm IHI continues to see weakness in its civil aircraft engines business, and warns that a full recovery is some years away. Japanese firm IHI continues to see weakness in its civil aircraft engines business, and warns that a...

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