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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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 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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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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Singapore Airlines has announced that it is to pare back staffing levels by approximately 20%, shedding 4,300 jobs as it struggles to deal with the drop in demand for air travel as a consequence of the COVID-109 pandemic. Taking into account voluntary departure schemes, standard attrition and a freeze on recruitment, the actual number of
West Star Aviation has completed a major structural repair to an Embraer Legacy 650E fuselage. The project also included a new exterior paint scheme. The FOD incident occurred as a result of metal objects being launched by a military helicopter landing next to the aircraft while in Peru. The aircraft was evaluated and subsequently ferried
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JetBlue will launch 24 new routes later this year aimed at immediately generating cash and capturing traffic on a variety of new, nonstop routes, many never flown before by the airline. Each route plays to JetBlue’s strengths in the airline’s focus cities, in Florida, in Latin American and the Caribbean or on cross-country, or transcontinental
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Partnering with well renowned U.K.-based Part 147-approved Angel Training Systems, Täby Air Maintenance, TAM, will now offer qualified on-site training at Örebro Airport for Saab 2000 aircraft with the same service for the Saab 340 aircraft coming soon. This is a new niche for TAM, fully in line with the company’s vision to be a
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Ryanair is closing its base in Düsseldorf. This was announced by the management on September 10, according to the Handelsblatt. Seven jets will be withdrawn, while 200 employees are affected. Ryanair management says the closure is a direct result of Düsseldorf Airport’s refusal to reduce its extremely high charges due to the Covid-19-crisis and a
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Spirit AeroSystems (Spirit) has announced that Belcan International will be onsite as a strategic partner in Spirit’s Aerospace Innovation Centre (AIC) in Prestwick, Scotland. Belcan will work directly alongside Spirit engineers when the facility opens. The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enter into a strategic partnership. Belcan, a global supplier of
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