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​Airline chiefs predict business travel will bounce back

Chief executives of JetBlue, KLM and Lufthansa Group have insisted that corporate travel will rebound once passengers feel comfortable flying again. Chief executives of JetBlue, KLM and Lufthansa Group have insisted that corporate travel will rebound once passengers feel comfortable flying again. “Business travel will take longer to come back,...

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​Aegean to operate less than 20% of pre-Covid winter capacity

Aegean Airlines incurred a net loss of €28.3 million ($33.6 million) in the third quarter, and expects to operate less than 20% of the last winter’s capacity in the coming months. Aegean Airlines incurred a net loss of €28.3 million ($33.6 million)...

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AirAsia eyes ‘local airline presence’ in IndoChina as domestic markets recover

AirAsia Group is exploring options for an airline presence in IndoChina after narrowing losses in its latest financial results and optimism of strong domestic rebound in the markets it serves.  In the group’s financial results for the quarter ended 30...

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EASA expects to revoke 737 Max grounding in mid-January

Europe’s air safety regulator expects to publish a final airworthiness directive on modification of the Boeing 737 Max in mid-January, which will mark the formal revocation of the grounding order imposed on the twinjet. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency...

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Governments beware: Walsh promises ‘different style’ as IATA leader

Former IAG chief Willie Walsh has promised a “different style” of leadership when he takes over from Alexandre de Juniac as the director general of IATA in April 2021 – particularly when it comes to working with governments.  Former IAG chief Willie Walsh has promised a “different style” of leadership...

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NATO unit takes third A330 tanker

The third Airbus Defence & Space A330 multi-role tanker transport produced for a pooled NATO-member fleet touched down at Eindhoven air base in the Netherlands on 19 November. The third Airbus Defence & Space A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) produced...

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Oklahoma City’s mask ordinance extended until Jan. 22

Oklahoma City’s mask ordinance is in place until at least Jan. 22 after the City Council voted Tuesday to extend the requirement to wear face coverings in indoor public places. The emergency public safety ordinance was set to expire Dec....

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IATA to hold AGM in Boston next June

IATA is to hold its next annual general meeting in Boston in June 2021, the airline trade association has confirmed. The event will be held between 27-29 June 2021 and will be hosted by US carrier JetBlue Airways. Source: Shutterstock...

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‘When the house is on fire, you don’t pontificate’: IATA chief

IATA is working full-out to secure further government financial support for struggling airlines, alongside the introduction of Covid-19 testing regimes to reopen borders, Alexandre de Juniac explained in his final AGM as IATA director general today. IATA is working full-out to secure further government financial support for struggling airlines, alongside...

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Switzerland offered F-35 final assembly as fighter responses enter evaluation

The US government has offered Switzerland the option to locally assemble four Lockheed Martin F-35As as part of a potentially 40-aircraft acquisition by the Alpine nation. The US government has offered Switzerland the option to locally assemble four Lockheed Martin...

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