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Lufthansa Group fleet fell by six aircraft in 2020, but dozens will follow

Lufthansa Group’s fleet was just six aircraft smaller year on year on 31 December 2020, as it made tentative steps towards a much larger reduction. Lufthansa Group’s fleet was just six aircraft smaller year on year on 31 December 2020,...

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Spirit chief bets on A320neos and A321neos for capacity growth

Spirit Airlines continues to target mid-2021 as the inflection point when its capacity returns to pre-pandemic levels and is betting on new Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft for its expansion plans, two executives from the carrier said during an online discussion...

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South Korea outlines broad-based support for aviation industry

The South Korean government has outlined broad measures to support and eventually revitalise the local aviation industry. For airlines, these are focused on capturing synergies. The South Korean government has outlined broad measures to support and eventually revitalise the local...

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Hope lies in leisure and cargo as Lufthansa suffers 2020 loss of €6.7bn

Lufthansa Group is prepared to offer up to 70% of its pre-crisis capacity from the coming summer season, as it reports its latest steps towards emerging from the pandemic as a structurally smaller operator. Lufthansa Group is prepared to offer...

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ATR stands by regional ambitions in Asia-Pacific

After a challenging 2020 in the Asia-Pacific, turboprop maker ATR stands by its perspective on the importance of regional connectivity. After a challenging 2020 in the Asia-Pacific, turboprop maker ATR stands by its perspective on the importance of regional connectivity....

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SriLankan Engineering ready to resume growth overseas

Despite the industry-wide upheavals caused by the coronavirus pandemic, SriLankan Engineering is hopeful of its chances to grow overseas, more than five years since its last foreign venture.  Despite the industry-wide upheavals caused by the coronavirus pandemic, SriLankan Engineering is...

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SpaceX Starship lands upright, then explodes

SpaceX’s Starship Serial Number 10 (SN10) prototype rocket landed safely under its own power after a test flight that took it to an altitude of 33,000ft. Eight minutes later, it blew up. SpaceX’s Starship Serial Number 10 (SN10) prototype rocket landed...

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Sky Regional to cease operations end-March: reports

Sky Regional airlines will cease to operate from 31 March after Air Canada transferred all of its Air Canada Express flying to Jazz Aviation, according to numerous reports in Canadian media. Sky Regional airlines will cease operations after Air Canada...

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US Navy researching hypersonic anti-ship missile ‘Screaming Arrow’ for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

The US Navy is researching what it would take to develop an air-breathing hypersonic anti-ship missile that could be carried and launched from the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The US Navy (USN) is researching what it would take to develop...

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South Sudan leader grounds Supreme Airlines after L-410 crash

South Sudan’s leader has ordered the suspension of local operator South Sudan Supreme Airlines after the fatal crash of a Let L-410 turboprop. President Salva Kiir Mayardit says he is directing the ministry of transport and the civil aviation authority...

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