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First AH-1Z Viper enters final assembly for Bahrain

Bell expects to deliver its first AH-1Z attack helicopter to launch export operator Bahrain before year-end, with the nation’s first “Viper” having entered final assembly. Bell expects to deliver its first AH-1Z attack helicopter to launch export operator Bahrain before...

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Italian start-up SkyAlps signs for Dash 8-400s

Italian start-up regional carrier SkyAlps has agreed to lease a pair of De Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprops from Chorus Aviation Capital. The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered to the Bolzano-based airline in April and May. Chorus has identified the...

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EASA draws up initial certification requirements for electric and hybrid engines

European aviation safety regulators have drawn up an initial set of certification requirements for electric or hybrid propulsion systems for future aircraft types. The in-depth special condition has been shaped from an initial proposal in January last year, following extensive...

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Flybe operating licence again under threat as sale nears completion

Administrators of collapsed UK regional carrier Flybe are immersed in renewed scrap over the airline’s operating licence, as the transaction to sell the business nears completion. The administrators had already averted a bid last year by the Civil Aviation Authority...

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Air Canada begins to offer refunds for non-refundable fares

Air Canada says it will begin to offer refunds to customers whose flights were cancelled or who did not use their non-refundable tickets due to the coronavirus crisis that has been dragging on for more than a year. Air Canada...

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Oklahoma City Council declines to vote on early expiration of mask ordinance; masks required through April 30

The April 30 expiration date of Oklahoma City’s mask ordinance remains unchanged after the City Council declined to vote Tuesday on ending it early. The mask ordinance requires face coverings inside buildings open to the public. It remains in place...

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​Germany’s Sundair exits restructuring process

German leisure carrier Sundair has emerged from its ‘protective shield’ restructuring process after five months of reorganisation. German leisure carrier Sundair has emerged from its ‘protective shield’ restructuring process after five months of reorganisation. The airline confirms to Cirium that it has successfully exited...

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Boeing nets 40 new aircraft orders in March despite more Max cancellations

Boeing marked a second straight month of positive order activity in March, with orders for new jets offsetting an ongoing stream of 737 Max cancellations. Boeing marked a second straight month of positive order activity in March, with orders for...

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Tarom to sell half of its fleet

Romanian carrier Tarom has put 14 aircraft up for sale, including all of its Airbus A318s, Boeing 737-300s and 737-700s. Romanian carrier Tarom has put 14 aircraft up for sale, including all of its Airbus A318s, Boeing 737-300s and 737-700s....

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United launches ‘sustainable’ fuel investment scheme

United Airlines has launched “Eco-Skies Alliance”, a programme through which it will allow customers and corporate partners to invest in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). United Airlines has launched “Eco-Skies Alliance”, a programme through which it will allow customers and corporate...

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