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Time for tough decisions about Garuda, Malaysia Airlines and Thai

The coronavirus pandemic is a salutary lesson in the risks associated with airline ownership, but will Southeast Asia’s governments get the message? The coronavirus pandemic is a salutary lesson in the risks associated with airline ownership, but will Southeast Asia’s...

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AirAsia eyes foray in drone deliveries, air taxis

AirAsia Group has tied up with Malaysia’s state-backed innovation sandbox to test drone delivery services, as it reportedly eyes a foray into air taxi services in the near-term. AirAsia Group has tied up with Malaysia’s state-backed innovation sandbox to test drone...

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Transportation Partners finance chief to depart: sources

Transportation Partners chief financial officer Valerie Tay is set to step down. Transportation Partners chief financial officer Valerie Tay is set to step down. Two lessors with exposure to Transportation Partners parent Lion Group tell Cirium that they have been...

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Batik Air A320 suffers nose gear incident

A Batik Air Airbus A320 bound for Jakarta suffered a “technical” incident involving its landing gear, which reportedly led to its nose gear rotating 90 degrees sideways.  A Batik Air Airbus A320 bound for Jakarta suffered a “technical” incident involving...

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Cebu Pacific secures $329 million loan from local syndicate

Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has secured a Ps16 billion ($329 million), 10-year loan today, from a syndicate of private and government banks. Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has secured a Ps16 billion ($329 million), 10-year loan today,...

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GECAS, AerCap appear headed to merger: reports

Lessors GECAS and AerCap appear to be headed towards a merger, according to reports in major news outlets. Lessors GECAS and AerCap appear to be headed towards a merger, according to reports in major news outlets. The deal, valued at...

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French business icon Olivier Dassault killed in helicopter crash

French president Emmanuel Macron has announced the death of Olivier Dassault, the son of Dassault Group’s late chief executive Serge Dassault and grandson of the company’s founder. Olivier Dassault, an entrepreneur and politician who had held roles within the aerospace...

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De Havilland entitled to terminate SpiceJet Dash 8 order: UK judge

Turboprop manufacturer De Havilland Aircraft of Canada was entitled to terminate a Dash 8-400 purchase agreement with Indian carrier SpiceJet after the airline stopped making payments and taking delivery of aircraft, a judge has ruled. SpiceJet originally ordered 25 of...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (03.05.21)

Aero Linx: International Association of Professional Gyroplane Training (IAPGT) We are an Association of people who fly, build or regulate Gyroplanes, who have a dream of a single Gyroplane pilot licence accepted in every country around the world, and a...

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Four-ship Welsh flypast marks Wizz Air UK’s upcoming Cardiff base

Four Wizz Air UK Airbus A321s have marked the upcoming opening of a Cardiff base by conducting a flypast of cities in south Wales. The aircraft formation departed London Luton between 13:45 and 14:00 on 6 March. Wizz Air UK...

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