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AirlinesAirplanes. ITA Airways-German Airways: partnership for a wet lease agreement
For new routes from Milan-Linate
ITA Airways continues to expand its network with new destinations courtesy of its partnership with German Airways. Starting 28 March 2022, and following this agreement, ITA Airways customers will be able... more
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AirlinesAir France reduces losses in 2021
It announced 4.5 billion capital increase to give back pandemic aid
The French airline Group Air France-Klm has announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2021 and for the whole year: in the latest quarterly report it recorded a net loss of 127 million Euros, much... more
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AirlinesUSA: zero tolerance on unruly passengers on aircraft
After recent episodes there is talk of establishing a no-fly list
The establishment of a no-fly list for harassing passengers, whose inappropriate behavior has been reported on board aircraft and at airports, is an issue that has been gaining media attention in the United... more
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AirlinesSingapore Airlines purchases engines from GE
Agreement for 22 ones worth 2.8 billion dollars
The Asian carrier Singapore Airlines ordered 22 aircraft engines model GE9X in recent days, developed by the US company GE Aviation, a division of the General Electric Group, which will be used to power... more
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AirlinesThailand bets on Paris for its helicopter engines
12 Arrius and 24 Makila ones purchased for Airbus
The helicopter fleet of Thailand's Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) will be equipped with new engines and maintained thanks to an agreement signed between Safran Helicopter Engines and Thai Aviation Industries... more
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AirlinesUSA: 80 passengers reported to the FBI
To date 499 cases of unruly travellers since the beginning of 2022
The number of unruly passengers reported over the past two years has risen sharply in the United States, mainly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which exacerbated tempers on board aircraft and at the airports.... more
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AirlinesAir Asia's shared aircraft
Agreement to lease 100 eVtol VX4s in service by 2025
Low-cost carrier AirAsia has announced the launch of an air-sharing service for the Southeast Asian market based on the use of at least 100 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, VX4, manufactured... more
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AirlinesHainan Airlines focuses on safety
It will equip fleet with sensors developed by Collins Aerospace
The Chinese Hainan Airlines will equip its fleet of aircraft with Total Air Temperatures (Air Data Sensors) and Pitot 0851MC sensors developed for differential pressure monitoring by the US company Collins... more
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AirlinesJetBlue orders 30 additional A-220/300 aircraft
Raising its firm order to 100 units
JetBlue Airways has signed a firm order with Airbus for an additional 30 A-220/300 aircraft. This takes the airline’s firm commitment for the A-220/300 to 100 airplanes. This latest agreement lifts the t... more
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AirlinesSingapore. ACG finalises order for 20 A-220 airplanes
Following that one for 40 A-320neo aircraft
Global full-service aircraft lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG), wholly owned by Tokyo Century Corporation, has signed a firm contract for 20 A-220s following its order for 40 A-320neo Family aircraft... more
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AirlinesUkraine crisis: Kiev does not close the airspace
Diplomats, officials, tourists and foreign businessmen leave the country
Russian and Belarusian military exercises ongoing along the Ukrainian border do not discourage Kiev. Ukraine Government said that it will keep its airspace open to international connections, limiting itself... more
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AirlinesITA Airways (2): Delta Air Lines offer coming soon
Expression of interest formalised in the next few days, then access to data room
US carrier Delta Air Lines may soon formally present an expression of interest to buy the national Italian airline ITA Airways. The proposal by the airline's management came just a few hours before the... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: heading towards privatisation
Msc-Lufthansa offer on the table of the Council of Ministers today
Today's Council of Ministers could give the Italian Government the go-ahead for the privatisation of the national airline ITA Airways. In fact, the expression of interest of the maritime group MSC, together... more
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AirlinesUnruly passengers (3): flight hijacked in the USA
Violent traveller held in his seat by flight attendants
The number of air transport incidents caused by unruly passengers continues to rise in the US skies. One of the most significant cases in 2022 was the party organised on board a charter flight, operated... more
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AirlinesUnruly passengers (2): 250 no-mask ones reported
US data published on them in 2022
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released data on reports of unruly passengers on board aircraft in the first six weeks of 2022. Since January 1st, the authority received 394 complaints,... more
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AirlinesUnruly passengers: US considers a black-list
Secretary of Transportation responding to a letter from Delta carrier
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian sent a letter last week asking the US Department of Justice to create a national no-fly list for unruly passengers. In recent hours, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has i... more
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AirlinesAna Holdings and Ana: changes to the boards
Announced today into BoD
ANA Holdings Inc today announces changes to its board. Koji Shibata, Senior Executive Vice President and Member of the Board, will succeed Shinya Katanozaka as President and CEO from April 1, 2022 while... more
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AirlinesAtlantia puts 1.5 billion into Airports Côte d'Azur
It also includes development of French vertiports to start from Nice
Atlantia Group's top management has announced that it will invest in the airport management company Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur to improve the environmental sustainability of the airports, and to maintain a... more
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AirlinesUSA: 11 aircraft hit by lasers in one hour
It happened in the skies over Seattle-Tacoma airport
Multiple attacks using hand-held lasers have been recorded in recent days in the skies over Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the United States. According to reports, 11 passenger planes were hit... more
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AirlinesHong Kong electronic bracelet for aircraft pilots
Tightened anti-pandemic surveillance rules for cargo crews
The Hong Kong Autonomous Administration has updated and tightened the Covid-19 infection control rules for airline personnel. These new measures include significant restrictions: pilots and other crewmembers... more
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AirlinesSingapore approves Korean Air’s business combination with Asiana Airlines
The carrier submitted reports to nine Countries
Korean Air received unconditional approval from the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) for its business combination with Asiana Airlines on February 8.Following its assessment, the... more
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AirlinesCargo Swissport exceeds pre-pandemic volumes
Passenger services sector still far from recovery
Multinational airport services company Swissport International, specialised in baggage handling, refuelling, on-board maintenance and cleaning, has reported that in 2021 the cargo sector handled 5.1 million... more
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AirlinesAircraft. Frontier and Spirit announce merger
A 6.6 billion dollars deal to build US low-cost giant
A new low-cost airline giant will emerge in the US. Frontier and Spirit have announced that they are planning to merge. The economic value of the operation is almost USD 3 billion dollars, which, if debt... more
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AirlinesNew Russian Baikal aircraft on the market in 2023
First flight successfully completed in recent days
The Russian Ministry of Industry announced in recent days that the Russian LMS-901 Baikal aircraft will receive its airworthiness certificate by the end of 2022 and will therefore be put on the market... more
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AerospaceRocket will bring samples from Mars back to Earth
NASA entrusts construction to American space and defence company
The Mars Ascent Vehicle (Mav) rocket for the first time will bring to Earth samples collected by the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars: rocks and sediments recovered during missions. It is the... more
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AirlinesAircraft. Play airline focuses on transatlantic flights
Icelandic low-cost carrier born during the pandemic focuses on ultra-low prices
Some analysts in various sectors of the economy warned that the pandemic could also be a chance for their companies to revive. Yet in the air transport sector, many companies are still struggling to survive... more
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AirlinesUnited States: record number of laser attacks on aircraft
About 9,700 reports collected by the FAA in 2021. Never so many before
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that in 2021 it received 9,723 reports from aircraft pilots who were the victims of attacks using laser instruments from the ground. The authority... more
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AirlinesITA Airways. Punctuality and regularity rates in January 2022
According to the figures by an US company
With 96.1% of flights landing on time and a rating of 99.6% in terms of the regularity of its entire operations, ITA Airways was the first most on-time airline in Europe and the first for flight regularity... more
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AirlinesUSA: airlines ask stop to covid tests
A letter to Biden: loosen rules for vaccinated passengers
The top management of the Airlines for America group sent a letter to the advisor to the President of the United States, Jeffrey Zients, in recent hours. They ask to eliminate the requirement for mandatory... more
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AirlinesLatam risks default
It will negotiate with creditors 5.4 billion restructuring plan
Chilean carrier Latam Airlines risks default due to a monstrous 5.4 billion dollars debt. In order to restructure the liabilities, the South American company, whose shareholders include Delta Air Lines... more
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AirlinesUK: Ryanair the worst on refunds
A survey among consumers. The condemnation of the British Court of Appeal
The low-cost air carrier Ryanair has been voted as the worst short-haul airline in managing refunds to passengers by customer service during the pandemic. The airline achieved a 47% satisfaction rate.... more
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AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Swiss launches recruitment drive
Reversal of company policy in view of the Summer
In view of the increased supply and demand for flights expected in the hot season, Swiss Air Lines has reversed its personnel strategy. No more short-time work and a green light for re-hiring and recruitment,... more
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Airlines5G service: minimal disruption on air travel
Faa: security issues will be addressed without significant disruption
Aviation safety issues related to the January rollout of 5G service in the United States will be faced "safely and with minimal disruption". It was communicated yesterday by the Federal Aviation Administration... more
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AirlinesAircraft. Carriers to post-pandemic
Increasing focus on technology, security, flexibility and business travel
Although the pandemic has severely impacted the aviation industry, particularly air carriers, the health and economic crisis presents some opportunities. Not so much to return to the previous situation,... more
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AirlinesNew York airport resurrects
Almost abandoned the Stewart offers ultra low-cost flights to Europe
New York-Stewart International Airport had been nearly abandoned after ultra low-cost European airline Norwegian Air left the airport in Summer 2019, after just two years of service, because of the grounding... more
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AirlinesAmerican company bets on SAF from ethanol
Investors and institutions likes the idea and are betting tens of millions of dollars
The US company specialized in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Lanzajet, has announced that by 2023 it plans to open the first plant in which it will produce tens of millions of liters of biodiesel and... more
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AirlinesBoeing launches B-777/8F and Qatar Airways orders up to 50 units
Also signed MoU for up to 50 B-737/10 planes, the largest 737 MAX jet
Boeing launched yesterday the new B-777/8 Freighter and expanded its 777X and freighter families of jetliners with an order for up to 50 aircraft from one of the world's largest cargo carriers, Qatar Airways.The... more
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AirlinesTata Group takes back control of Air India
Government pays back 8.2 billion dollars in losses, privatization after 70 years
After almost 70 years of State ownership, the national carrier Air India (and low-cost subsidiary Air India Express) is back under the control of the Indian conglomerate Tata. The privatization agreement,... more
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AirlinesUK: possible changes to compensation for delays
The executive evaluates new reimbursement system for inefficiencies on domestic flights
The Department of Transport of the United Kingdom stated it is considering changes to the system of economic compensation for delays in scheduled commercial flights in recent days. This action is aimed... more
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AirlinesBoom supersonic aircraft takes a step forward
First factory opens and also receives pre-order from USAF
The US company Boom Supersonic, which is developing a supersonic passenger aircraft, has recently announced the opening of its first factory. A state-of-the-art facility located near Greensboro Airport... more
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AirlinesAircraft ticket prices rise in Germany
Omicron variant slows sector recovery and increases costs
Air travel in Germany has become much more expensive during the crisis. In 2021, intra-European connections cost around 22% more than in 2019, prices for intercontinental routes increased by 3%, and travel... more
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AirlinesA man organises in-flight party then sues the carrier
Sunwing airline cancels return charter flight after drinking party
The in-flight party organised on 30 December last year on board a charter flight operated by the Canadian airline Sunwing Airlines received international media coverage. Now the story continues. The organiser... more
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AirlinesGE-Raytheon agreement on long-haul flights
Alliance of engine manufacturers to boost travel demand
Engine manufacturing is a complex segment of the aviation industry and a high-margin one for investors looking to bet on a pandemic recovery. For this reason, some of the leading jet engine manufacturers... more
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AirlinesHeathrow Airport: possible increase in bird-strikes
London wonders about risks from building with roof gardens
The building committee of the District Council of Hillingdon, a suburb of London, unanimously approved the plan for the construction of a new residential complex in recent days. It consists of three buildings... more
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AirlinesAirports and carriers against the "Fit for 55" in Brussels
They call for changes to the climate plan to reduce CO2 emissions
Several European airlines and airports have recently called for changes to the "Fit for 55" climate package proposed by the European Commission last year. At least 19 companies have expressed this common... more
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AirlinesGermany-United States axis for cargo drones
eVtol aircraft to transport medicines to remote areas
The use of transport drones is a growing trend in urban areas across the Atlantic. Now a start-up company in the US is launching a service to deliver drugs and medical equipment to remote areas of the... more
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AirlinesIberia focuses on local biofuels
Partnership with oil company to also develop hydrogen and electricity
Spanish carrier Iberia and Compania Espanola de Petroleos (Cepsa) recently signed a partnership to promote the use of biofuels for aviation. The agreement also includes research on alternative sources... more
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AirlinesAnti-Vid rules in Hong Kong frighten managers
Companies move employees out of the city, other financial centres take advantage of it
Hong Kong's governorship is the focus of criticism from the financial establishment. Tough restrictions introduced to combat the spread of infections of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus are increasingly... more
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AirlinesAircraft. Code-share ITA Airways-airBaltic
Flights covering 10 Italian cities in the current Winter season
ITA Airways and airBaltic are starting code-share cooperation that will open new and wider travel opportunities. airBaltic customers will benefit from convenient access to various destinations in Italy.... more
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AirlinesIstanbul Airport closed until early afternoon
Extended weather alert due to heavy snowfall
Due to the heavy snowfall that blocked the transportation system in Istanbul, Turkey, the suspension of operations at the city's airport has been extended. In addition, Turkish political authorities have... more