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IAG cuts fourth-quarter capacity levels again

British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has cut its expectations for fourth-quarter capacity, estimating that it will be 70% down on the previous year. IAG had already lowered its capacity forecast for the quarter to 60% down – from a...

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GMF AeroAsia targets 10% revenue from gas turbines

GMF AeroAsia is looking outside its core aviation business and targets over 10% revenue to come from the industrial gas turbine engine (IGTE) sector. “In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic which greatly affects the business climate of the aviation...

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Boeing Australia ‘loyal wingman’ conducts first taxi test

Boeing has conducted the first taxi test of the Airpower Teaming System (ATS) loyal wingman aircraft being developed in Australia. Boeing Australia notes that this is the first time the unmanned aircraft has moved under its own power, and reiterated...

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USA approves anti-ship missile and long-range reconnaissance pod sale to Taiwan

In a move that is sure to provoke a backlash from Beijing, the US State Department has approved a package of weapons for a possible Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan, including dozens of anti-ship missiles, rocket artillery and long-range airborne...

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Hawaiian reinstates flights to Boston, New York

Hawaiian Airlines will reinstate its flights to the northeast USA as the weather there turns cold and potential customers who have refrained from travelling due to the coronavirus may be thinking of a winter getaway. Hawaiian Airlines will reinstate its...

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Boeing study concludes disinfectants kill Covid-19 virus on cabin surfaces

A joint study by Boeing and the University of Arizona found that disinfectants already used on aircraft are successful in killing viruses like the bug causing Covid-19. A joint study by Boeing and the University of Arizona found that disinfectants...

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Pratt & Whitney contracted to study upgrading F135 engine

Pratt & Whitney was awarded a $1.5 million contract by the F-35 Joint Program Office to study engine upgrade requirements for Block 4.2 and later iterations of the stealth fighter. Pratt & Whitney was awarded a $1.5 million contract by...

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Nationalise Air Canada? Union floats idea of returning to government ownership

A Canadian union has floated the idea of re-nationalising legacy carrier Air Canada in light of the “disheartening impact” of the coronavirus pandemic and the government’s lack of support for the industry. A Canadian union has floated the idea of re-nationalising legacy carrier...

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Air Canada will fly all-business-class A319s to warm-weather cities this winter

Air Canada will deploy all-business-class configured Airbus A319s on selected scheduled routes this winter as it searches for passengers after the coronavirus decimated Canada’s air transport industry. Air Canada will fly all-business-class configured Airbus A319s on several scheduled routes this winter as...

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Crisis impedes Airbus’s progress towards 13,000 deliveries

Airbus’s reduced productivity during the air transport crisis has obstructed its progress towards 13,000 deliveries, and it would need to hand over about 70 aircraft to reach the mark in October. The airframer highlighted its 12,000th delivered aircraft in May...

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