September 14, 2020

Colombia’s Avianca Airlines blocked from receiving US$370 million emergency loan

A three-judge Cundinamarca Administrative court has blocked a loan from the Colombian government to stricken Avianca Airlines (Avianca) in response to a citizen’s lawsuit filed by Jonathan Ruiz Tobon. Avianca, which is currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Cundinamarca is a department and administrative suburb of Bogotá. Little is known about Tobon, …

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Boeing and Etihad Airways conclude testing on 2020 ecoDemonstrator program

Aircraft & Engines

Boeing and Etihad Airways have concluded testing on the aerospace company’s 2020 ecoDemonstrator program last week with a cross-country flight using a 50/50 blend of sustainable and traditional jet fuel. Flying from Seattle to Boeing’s manufacturing site in South Carolina, Etihad’s newest 787-10 Dreamliner used the maximum sustainable fuel blend permitted for commercial aviation. The …

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Air New Zealand grounds Boeing 777 fleet until September 2021

Aircraft & Engines

Air New Zealand has grounded its Boeing 777 fleet until at least September 2021 due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19. In May the airline grounded the majority of its seven 777-300 aircraft until the end of the 2020 calendar year. At the same time the company also signalled it was unlikely to fly its …

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Air France-KLM and Amadeus sign new NDC distribution deal

Information Technology

The Air France-KLM group and Amadeus have announced an innovative NDC distribution deal. The agreement means that Air France-KLM NDC offers can be made available for travel agents through the Amadeus Travel Platform and its NDC-enabled solutions. To access Air France-KLM content distributed via NDC, agents will need to sign bilateral agreements with Air France-KLM …

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Air Transat posts third- quarter net loss of CA$45.1 million

Financial

Air Transat suspended all of its flights as of April 1, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore had no more sales from that date, until the partial resumption of airline operations on July 23, 2020. As a result, these factors caused a steep fall in revenues. The corporation recognized revenues of CA$9.5 million during the quarter, a …

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EASA completes Boeing 737 MAX test flights

Aircraft & Engines

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has completed its test flights of the Boeing 737 MAX. These took place in Vancouver, Canada due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. As the next step in its evaluation of the aircraft for return to service, EASA is now analysing the data and other information gathered during the flights …

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Colombia’s Avianca Airlines blocked from receiving US$370 million emergency loan

Boeing and Etihad Airways conclude testing on 2020 ecoDemonstrator program

Air New Zealand grounds Boeing 777 fleet until September 2021

Air France-KLM and Amadeus sign new NDC distribution deal

Air Transat posts third- quarter net loss of CA$45.1 million

EASA completes Boeing 737 MAX test flights

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