The rise of sustainability as a challenge for the airline industry has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, to the point where business success is inexorably linked to carriers significantly reducing their environmental footprints, in the view of Air France...
Pilots of a Peruvian Boeing 737-300 should have considered a go-around instead of proceeding with a landing in heavy rain and a crosswind at Iquitos where the jet experienced a runway excursion. The aircraft – with 121 passengers and seven...
Four months after the much-delayed Berlin Brandenburg airport opened, the chief of its operating company has requested to step down from his post. Engelbert Lutke Daldrup, who took over almost exactly four years ago, is seeking to terminate his contract...
Cratering civil aerospace demand has forced Leonardo to abandon a target to achieve break-even in its aerostructures operation this year. Cratering civil aerospace demand has forced Leonardo to abandon a target to achieve break-even for its aerostructures operation this year....
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Low-cost carrier group Jetstar is to “temporarily” move six Airbus A320s from its Jetstar Japan unit to its Australian operation, as the latter’s relatively strong domestic market provides an outlet for capacity. Low-cost carrier group Jetstar is to “temporarily” move six Airbus A320s from its Jetstar...
Leasing giant AerCap has agreed to acquire US lessor GECAS, creating a leviathan with over 2,000 aircraft and more than 900 engines as well as 300 helicopters. AerCap says it has entered into a “definitive agreement” – unanimously approved by...
The price of jet kerosene is continuing to strengthen despite weak demand from airlines, as firmer crude oil values filter through to the market. The price of jet kerosene is continuing to strengthen despite weak demand from airlines, as firmer...
Turboprop joint venture ATR should hand over at least 20 aircraft this year as regional carriers begin a slow recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. Turboprop joint venture ATR should hand over at least 20 aircraft this year as regional carriers...
Cathay Pacific Group does not expect to park more aircraft in long-term storage overseas beyond those already in Australia and Spain, as it looks at cargo opportunities for more aircraft types to bolster revenue. Cathay Pacific Group does not expect...