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US Air Force HH-60W combat rescue helicopter finishes developmental tests

The US Air Force’s Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopter finished its developmental test programme on 13 April. The US Air Force’s Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopter finished its developmental test programme on 13 April....

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Commercial aircraft delivery funds tumbled 40% in 2020

Airlines, lessors and other financiers laid out $59 billion for the purchase of new commercial aircraft in 2020 – a full 40% less funding than was available in 2019. Airlines, lessors and other financiers laid out $59 billion for the...

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EASA and CAAC extend Airbus bilateral to cover A350 completion

European and Chinese civil aviation regulators have updated a bilateral agreement on Airbus production at Tianjin to account for the extension of aircraft completion activities to the A350. Airbus has a single production organisation approval granted by the European Union...

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Fly Safe Focus: Angle of Attack Awareness

WASHINGTONThis months Fly Safe campaign topic looks at the importance of aircraft angle of attack awareness. The General Aviation Joint Steering Committees (GAJSC) loss of control workgroup believes that a lack of awareness, with respect to angle of attack (AOA),...

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Pobeda takes on first 737-800 under Aeroflot Group fleet optimisation

Russian budget carrier Pobeda has received the first Boeing 737-800 to be transferred to the operator under Aeroflot Group’s broad fleet restructuring programme. Aeroflot Group is re-aligning the fleets of Aeroflot, and subsidiaries Rossiya and Pobeda, as part of a...

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Delta loses $1.2bn in Q1, aims for profitable Q3

Delta Air Lines aims to return to profitability in the third quarter as domestic travel ramps up following the year-long coronavirus downturn. Delta Air Lines aims to return to profitability in the third quarter as domestic travel ramps up following...

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Blocked middle seats cut coronavirus transmission risk: US government report

Blocking middle seats on commercial jets does help reduce the spread of coronavirus. Blocking middle seats on commercial jets does help reduce the spread of coronavirus. That is according to a new US government report that follows several 2020 studies...

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Airline Business Index puts industry at 0.58 of pre-Covid size

The first Airline Business Index put the airline industry at 0.58 of its pre-pandemic size at the end of 2020 – with 1 being the size at end-2019 – amid the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The first Airline Business Index...

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Air Baltic’s operating loss balloons to €202 million amid crisis

Air Baltic posted a €202 million ($242 million) operating loss in 2020 amid the pandemic, swinging from a €27 million EBIT profit in the previous year. Air Baltic posted a €202 million ($242 million) operating loss in 2020 amid the pandemic, swinging...

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Russia’s S7 to sell off Cyprus Airways stake

Russia’s S7 Group is looking to sell its 36.9% stake in Cyprus Airways. Russia’s S7 Group is looking to sell its 36.9% stake in Cyprus Airways. S7 secured the right in 2016 to use the trade name of Cyprus Airways, which ceased operations in 2015, to launch its...

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