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Chinese airlines up domestic capacity from March-October

Chinese carriers will increase their domestic capacity for the summer and autumn schedules, by mounting extra flights and unveiling new domestic routes. Chinese carriers will increase their domestic capacity for the summer and autumn schedules, by mounting extra flights and...

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Navy contract helps MQ-4C escape production pause

The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned air system has avoided a production freeze owing to a US Navy (USN) contract for one example. The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned air system has avoided a production freeze owing to a US...

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Lessor ​CDB Aviation cancels 20 737 Max orders

Lessor CDB Aviation has terminated the purchase and delivery of 20 undelivered 737 Max aircraft from Boeing. Lessor CDB Aviation has terminated the purchase and delivery of 20 undelivered 737 Max aircraft from Boeing. As at 26 March, before the...

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Civil aviation minister forecasts bleak 2020 results for Air India

Air India is forecast to widen its full-year net loss to Rs97.8 billion ($1.35 billion), even as the Indian government reiterated its support for the long-drawn divestment of the national carrier. Air India is forecast to widen its full-year net...

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AAPA reports dismal February for international traffic

International air travel in the Asia-Pacific region remains extremely weak, although air cargo continues to prosper, says the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). International air travel in the Asia-Pacific region remains extremely weak, although air cargo continues to prosper,...

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Second time lucky? Asia-Pacific countries flirt with travel bubbles – again

A year since the coronavirus pandemic turned the aviation industry on its head, the drumbeat of establishing travel bubbles is picking up again. After several botched attempts at creating travel bubbles, will the latest attempts — now running alongside a vaccination...

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Airborne-Special Edition 03.25.21: SnF Aerospace Expo’s Leenhouts Has An Update

Also: 20 Days Out From The BIG Day! We are less than 20 days out from the first aviation event of 2021 after a year of pandemic-induced delays. But... things ARE looking up as SnF Boss Lites Leenhouts discloses that...

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Airborne 03.26.21: Aspen Evolution 1000, MAF Vaccine Aid, EAA B-17 Recovers

Also: No April 1st Edition This Year, Ingenuity Mars Heli, Columbia Helicopters, TX Aviation Hall of Fame Aspen Avionics reports that the Evolution 1000 Primary Flight Display has been selected by manufacturers of the PAL-V, the first flying car. After...

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Airborne 03.26.21: Aspen Evolution 1000, MAF Vaccine Aid, EAA B-17 Recovers

Also: No April 1st Edition This Year, Ingenuity Mars Heli, Columbia Helicopters, TX Aviation Hall of Fame Aspen Avionics reports that the Evolution 1000 Primary Flight Display has been selected by manufacturers of the PAL-V, the first flying car. After...

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JetBlue appears to secure Heathrow slots from 2 August

JetBlue Airways appears to have secured 270 slots at London’s Heathrow airport for the summer travel season, as it launches low-cost transatlantic narrowbody service from the US East Coast. JetBlue Airways appears to have secured 270 slots at London’s Heathrow airport for the...

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