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Air Transat cancels all flights to and from Toronto

Canada’s Air Transat, the country’s third largest passenger carrier, has suspended all flights from Toronto for the rest of the winter season citing new travel restrictions that make conducting normal operations almost impossible. Canada’s Air Transat, the country’s third largest...

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UK airline leaders call for support and exit plan as borders tighten

The chief executives of several UK airlines have issued a joint call for the country’s government to outline an “urgent roadmap” for the reopening of air travel, while at the same time demanding an aviation support package “that recognises the...

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UK regulator clears 737 Max for flight

UK regulators have, as expected, approved the Boeing 737 Max for return to service, publishing a separate airworthiness directive to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. This separate publication follows the UK’s exit from EASA membership as it completed its...

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Boeing making design modifications to 777X

Boeing’s latest 777X delay results partly from modifications Boeing is making to the jet’s design, including to actuator controls, so as to meet regulators’ “expectations”. Boeing’s latest 777X delay results partly from modifications Boeing is making to the jet’s design,...

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Norwegian start-up Flyr plans 1 June launch

Flyr intends to operate its first services at the start of June using Boeing 737 aircraft, as the start-up seeks to become a new low-cost carrier for the Norwegian market. Flyr intends to operate its first services at the start of June using Boeing...

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Boeing 737-10 processes to undergo revision after EASA’s Max scrutiny

One crucial consequence of the Boeing 737 Max scrutiny is that development and certification work for the 737-10 will differ substantially from that of the earlier Max variants. Extensive analysis by the US FAA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency...

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Boeing reports $11.9bn 2020 loss, logs billions in Q4 charges

US manufacturing giant Boeing lost a staggering $11.9 billion in 2020, due partly to a $6.5 billion charge on its 777X programme but also the 737 Max grounding and the pandemic’s evaporating effect on travel demand. US manufacturing giant Boeing...

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Boeing delays first 777-9 delivery to 2023, takes $6.5bn charge

Source: BOeing Boeing’s second flight-test 777-9, Boeing has further delayed the 777-9 programme, saying it intends to deliver the first of the aircraft type in late 2023. The decision, which Boeing disclosed on 27 January, marks another in a string...

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Norwegian to refocus on routes with proven profitability

Norwegian plans to focus on core connections that have “historical profitability” as it transitions to becoming a conventional low-cost short-haul operator. Norwegian plans to focus on core connections that have “historical profitability” as it transitions to becoming a conventional low-cost short-haul operator....

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EASA yet to approve 737 Max for certain precision approaches

Operators of the Boeing 737 Max in Europe will be prohibited from conducting certain precision approaches until regulators are satisfied that the aircraft can maintain the necessary performance under specific failure conditions. While the European Union Aviation Safety Agency has...

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