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Boeing will fly the newest and largest members of its 737 MAX 10 and 777X-9 aircraft families at the Farnborough International Airshow next week. The 737-10, making its international debut, will join the 777-9 in the daily flying and static display. The two aircraft will fly to the show on a blend of sustainable aviation …
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All Nippon Airways has announced that it has reached an agreement with Boeing to convert two orders for the Boeing 777-9 aircraft to Boeing 777-8F cargo aircraft and has finalized its existing purchase agreement for 30 Boeing 737-8 aircraft. The airline said that the announcement reflects ANA’s plan to further expand its cargo business by …
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DALLAS – At the Farnborough International Airshow this month, Boeing will demonstrate the newest and largest members of its 737 MAX and 777X aircraft lines, as well as new tools for the development of more environmentally friendly and autonomous flight. Joining the Boeing 777-9 in the daily flying and static exhibition will be the 737-10, …
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DALLAS – Hawaiian Airlines (HA) made the announcement on Saturday that it would stop operating flights between Orlando and Honolulu starting in the fall. The airline said in a statement that the suspension was the outcome of rearranging its network to better accommodate the spike in overseas travel and strong demand in North America. “We …
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Turkish Airlines is now rated as a seven-star airline for safety by the global rating agency AirlineRatings.com. Turkish Airlines’ incident record over the past five years has been outstanding and has resulted in the airline’s safety rating being lifted from five-star to the highest seven-star. In an industry first, AirlineRatings.com examines serious incident reports over …
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4. Black Boxes Aren’t Actually Black The Flight Data Recorder, aka the black box, is really painted bright orange. The heat-resistant paint used on the boxes’ exteriors is a highlighter-orange color, making them easier to spot in the event of an accident. 5. The Air in an Aircraft Is Much Drier Than the Air on …
DALLAS – As part of a commitment to deepen bilateral ties, Israel and Turkey on Thursday signed a civil aviation agreement that will enable Israeli airlines to restore service to Turkey. The bilateral civil aviation accord is the first agreement of its kind to be inked since 1951. The Prime Minister’s Office, the Foreign Ministry, …
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In response to increasing levels of illness in the community, Air New Zealand says it is reintroducing its Covid Flexibility Policy until July 31, offering customers the flexibility of opting into credit if they are no longer able to travel. The airline says it is hearing from a large number of customers who are falling …
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Airbus has appointed Stephen Forshaw as the company’s new Chief Representative for Australia and New Zealand, with effect August 1, 2022. Based in Canberra, he will be responsible for representing Airbus at a corporate level in both countries, covering all the Airbus divisions. He will report to Anand Stanley, President of Airbus Asia-Pacific. An Australian …
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DALLAS – Iberia (IB) is the latest airline to join a growing list of carriers that are due to change terminals at London Heathrow (LHR) this summer. IB has been a long-term resident at Terminal 5, which is the hub for resident carrier British Airways (BA). The Spanish national airline has published an operational update, …
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DALLAS – India’s newest airline, Akasa Air (QP), has been awarded its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). A press release from the airline stated that QP was the first airline to utilize a new digital interface that facilitated more streamlined communications with the Indian aviation regulator. The fledgling …
DALLAS – In an effort to prevent last-minute cancellations, British Airways (BA) is to cancel 10,300 flights between August and October 2022. As part of the government’s airport slot amnesty, a policy designed to assist airlines in trimming their schedules to levels that are easier to manage, the airline eliminated the flights. BA flights from …
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DALLAS – Today, the American and European giants, Boeing and Airbus, dominate the commercial aircraft industry. But for many years, the United Kingdom produced many iconic, world-leading airliners such as the de Havilland Comet, Vickers Viscount, and Hawker Siddeley Trident. However, by the late 1980s, its share of the civil aviation market was falling. British …
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A very dramatic video illustrating the powerful downdraft of a thunderstorm has been posted by @maz_jovanovich. Sadly many aircraft have been lost in thunderstorms over the decades of aviation, although with modern weather radar it is rare today and in a modern airliner even less so. Between 1950 and 2000 there were 17 fatal losses …
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Aviation Week is reporting that Boeing CEO David Calhoun has made it clear that the company has not ruled out the drastic step of shelving the largest variant of the 737 MAX family the MAX 10. In a report, ahead of the Farnborough Air Show, Aviation Week reports that at issue “is a looming standoff …
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DALLAS – In an interview with Aviation Week, Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun said that the company might be compelled to scrap the 737-10 due to probable regulatory concerns. The 737-10, the largest member of Boeing’s best-selling single-aisle jet MAX family, has until December to obtain approval. Otherwise, 2020 legislation requires it to comply with …
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DALLAS – A British Airways (BA) A320 jet was evacuated at Copenhagen Airport (CPH) Wednesday evening after a fire broke out in one of the engines. Firefighters were able to hose down the plane as passengers watched from a waiting area. All passengers and crew got off the Airbus A320-232 without injury, Danish police said on Twitter. …
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DALLAS – The Boeing 747 still remains an active and reliable machine to haul cargo given its large payload capacity and easy access to load freight through its nose cargo door. Be it Cargolux (CV) or Airbridge (RU), it’s the sole backbone of their operations. Sometime in the middle of the last decade (2004), freight …
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DALLAS – The recently resurrected UK regional carrier Flybe (BE) has joined numerous other airlines in cutting hundreds of flights from its summer schedule. Seven hundred services will be affected, including routes from Belfast City (BHD) to Birmingham (BHX), Edinburgh (EDI), Glasgow (GLA), Manchester (MAN) and Southampton (SOU). Just 12 weeks after the airlines relaunch, …
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Air New Zealand will boost capacity between Auckland and two of its popular destinations – Los Angeles and Seoul, adding an additional 21,200 seats between the two routes. Between August 15 and October 29, 2022, Air New Zealand will increase frequency between Auckland and Los Angeles from seven to ten services per week on its …
Bonza, Australia’s new airline start-up, has scored a major win with the IATA code AB which reflects its business model of flying from A to B with no C. So says CEO Tim Jordan who quips that “C is all about a connection which means cost complexity and confusion.” “We are delighted with our AB …
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Celebrating July’s double day of 7/7, Vietjet has launched a week-long ticket promotion, offering 777,777 air tickets priced from only US$1 (*). The promotional tickets can be booked from July 7 to July 13, 2022 (GMT+7) at www.vietjetair.com and Vietjet Air mobile app, applied to Vietjet’s entire flight network across Vietnam and all international routes …
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DALLAS – The Turkish Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced that a change has been made in the regulation regarding the working status of pilots. The DGCA has amended the regulation on crew transfers, restricting the transfer of Turkish pilots to foreign companies for six months. The DGCA will therefore not accept applications of …
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DALLAS – The catastrophe of 2020 saw global airline revenues fall to 2000 levels, leading to a record loss of US$168bn. Across the aviation ecosystem, only freight forwarders and cargo carriers made a profit. Even before the pandemic, though, most airlines lost money. In fact, the airline industry has failed to earn its cost of …
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EVA Air (BR) will begin nonstop flights from Taipei to two well-known European cities: Milan on October 25, 2022, and Munich on November 3, 2022. The routes will consist of two weekly flights to Milan and four weekly flights to Munich. In addition to the present London, Amsterdam, Paris, and Vienna gateways, the addition of …
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DALLAS – As the battle between Airbus and Qatar Airways (QR) continues, the European plane maker has taken another swipe against the airline by cancelling an agreement for a fourth Airbus A350. Delivery of a fifth airframe is expected to be cancelled by the end of July and a sixth example will follow suit later …
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AirlineRatings Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas has appeared on Ticker News talking about Boeing’s “Safety Image”. The program was aired in response to the distribution of selective data suggesting that the 737 MAX has a “safety problem.” READ: Tim Clark: I would build another A380 only twice the size. SEE: Geoffrey Thomas discusses airport chaos About Geoffrey …
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