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The coronavirus crisis is an opportunity to address the “poor” gender imbalance among workers in the air transport industry, according the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Valean. The coronavirus crisis is an opportunity to address the “poor” gender imbalance among...
Dassault is to roll-out its new Falcon 6X on 8 December, marking a key milestone for the ultra-wide-cabin business jet. Dassault is to roll-out its new Falcon 6X on 8 December, marking a key milestone for the ultra-wide-cabin business jet....
The Irish operator blames “increased flight restrictions” imposed by European governments, which caused forward bookings to “weaken slightly” in October and “materially” in November and December. Ryanair intends to operate just 40% of 2019 capacity during the coming winter season,...
United Arab Emirates carrier Etihad Airways has conducted a commercial service through Israeli airspace, with its Milan Malpensa-Abu Dhabi flight. Flight EY88 has a scheduled block time of 6h 5min and typically spends about 5h 25min airborne. The service is...
The Philippines Air Force has taken delivery of all six Embraer A-29 Super Tucano close air support aircraft, and could be eyeing an additional six examples. All six were handed over on 14 October at Clark AFB, says Embraer. The...
Hong Kong and Singapore have reached an in-principle agreement on an air travel bubble to help boost traffic between the two aviation hubs, ministers said today. Under the plans, travellers will be required to return a negative Covid-19 polymerase chain...
Air New Zealand has outlined its operations under a bilateral “safe travel zone” arrangement that allows one-way quarantine-free travel from New Zealand to Australia, starting 16 October. The carrier currently operates eight return flights between Auckland and Sydney each week,...
Malaysia’s regional turboprop operator Firefly could replace its parent as national carrier should Malaysia Airlines fail to reach an agreement with creditors on restructuring plans, the managing director of the country’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional has said. “Among the...
United Airlines reported a $1.8 billion loss for the third quarter as it restructured its operations to reflect lower demand following the near-collapse of the passenger aviation industry earlier this year. United Airlines reported a $1.8 billion loss for the...