Month: March 2021

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United back at JFK, with Los Angeles and San Francisco flights

United Airlines is back at New York’s John F Kennedy International airport. Five years ago, United Airlines ceased service at New York’s John F Kennedy International, ending the carrier’s decades-long presence at the prime New York City gateway. Now, United...

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​Qatar Airways to serve 140 destinations this summer

Qatar Airways plans to rapidly expand its network for the summer season to over 1,200 weekly flights and 140 destinations as it ramps up capacity into what it hopes is the tail end of the pandemic. Qatar Airways plans to rapidly expand...

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ASL’s UK cargo start-up launches services

ASL Aviation Holdings’ new UK cargo airline has carried out its first flight today after becoming the first fixed-wing carrier to secure an air operator certificate (AOC) from the UK CAA since Brexit. ASL Aviation Holdings’ new UK cargo airline has carried...

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Southwest orders 100 737 Max 7s, takes 155 options

Southwest Airlines has ordered 100 Boeing 737 Max 7s, a deal that cements the manufacturer as Southwest’s long-term aircraft partner and throws enormous support behind the Max programme. Southwest Airlines has ordered 100 Boeing 737 Max 7s, a deal that...

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Carlyle to acquire aircraft lessor FLY Leasing

Carlyle Aviation Partners has agreed to acquire FLY Leasing in a deal valuing it at $2.36 billion. Carlyle Aviation Partners has agreed to acquire FLY Leasing in a deal valuing it at $2.36 billion. Under the terms of the agreement...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (03.26.21)

Aero Linx: The International Aviation Fire Protection Association IAFPA was first formed in 2000 by a group of airport fire officers in the UK. From the initial UK site, the work of IAFPA spread throughout the Asia Pacific and the...

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From record profits to Covid-19 devastation, de Juniac saw it all as IATA chief

In 2016, Alexandre de Juniac brought his French government and airline industry experience to a role that required diplomacy and a steady hand on the tiller. From 2020 onwards, unprecedented crisis-management skills were the order of the day. While it...

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Kenya Airways domestic flights hit by move to counter third pandemic wave

Kenya Airways and its low-cost unit Jambo Jet will today suspend a string of domestic services following moves in the country to counter concerns over a third wave of the coronavirus. Kenya Airways and its low-cost unit Jambo Jet will...

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H225M delivery kicks off Singapore rotorcraft update

Singapore has taken delivery of its first Airbus Helicopters H225M, which will replace the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) AS332 Super Pumas. Singapore has taken delivery of its first Airbus Helicopters H225M, which will replace the Republic of Singapore...

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Thai eyes profitability from 2023, as potential delisting looms

Embattled Thai Airways has disclosed that it expects to become profitable again from 2023 and return to positive equity by 2030. Embattled Thai Airways has disclosed that it expects to become profitable again from 2023 and return to positive equity...

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