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Domestic and cargo pick-up in March fail to offset international traffic gloom

A strong recovery in the large Chinese domestic market was the key driver for an improved global passenger traffic performance in March, though RPKs still remain two-thirds below pre-crisis levels. A strong recovery in the large Chinese domestic market was...

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Corrosion caused by storage prompts FAA to order Leap-1B checks

The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring airlines perform checks to prevent storage-induced corrosion issues involving CFM International Leap-1B engines. The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring airlines perform checks to prevent storage-induced corrosion issues involving CFM International Leap-1B engines. The agency...

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Turkish Airlines heavily reduces first-quarter losses

Turkish Airlines managed to contain first-quarter operating losses to $72 million, a substantial improvement on the $300 million loss for the same period last year. The airline even generated a $61 million net profit for the first three months. Turkish...

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Textron to take time over eVTOL development as batteries ‘not yet ready’

Scott Donnelly, the chief executive of Textron – owner of Beechcraft, Cessna and Bell – has seemingly ruled out the imminent launch of an urban air mobility (UAM) vehicle, stressing that battery technology has not advanced sufficiently to support such...

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Major airlift underway to help India fight Covid-19

Air Forces and airlines are conducting a major airlift operation to bring urgently needed medical supplies to India amid the South Asian nation’s coronavirus crisis. Air Forces and airlines are conducting a major airlift operation to bring urgently-needed medical supplies...

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Environmental impact now part of airline fleet thinking: Udvar-Hazy

While Air Lease executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy sees airlines giving greater attention to addressing environmental concerns in their fleet planning amid heightened pressure to tackle aviation’s climate impact, he does not believe it will change the useful life of aircraft....

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Malaysia Airlines to phase out A380s ‘in coming months’

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), Malaysia Airlines’ parent company, has indicated plans to retire its Airbus A380 fleet “in the coming months”. Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), Malaysia Airlines’ parent company, has indicated plans to retire its Airbus A380 fleet “in the...

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Israel Aerospace to set up 777 freighter conversion line in Seoul

Israel Aerospace Industries is intending to establish a Boeing 777 passenger-to-freighter conversion facility in South Korea, specialising in both -200ER and -300ER modification. The company has reached a preliminary agreement with Sharp Technics K and Seoul’s Incheon airport regarding the...

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‘Project Hydra’ connects US Air Force F-35 and F-22 via U-2 spyplane

The US Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-35 and F-22 stealth fighters passed data to one another using a communications gateway aboard a U-2 spyplane. The US Air Force’s (USAF) Lockheed Martin F-35 and F-22 stealth fighters passed data to one...

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‘Some safe opening’ of air travel expected: Singapore transport minister

Singapore’s transport minister has played down any indication of a V-shaped recovery of the aviation industry this year, but notes that the first shoots of recovery are starting to form and this is something “worth working towards”.  Singapore’s transport minister...

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