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Air Austral becomes first French A220 operator

The first of the three A220s for Air Austral, France’s La Réunion Island-based airline, has been delivered from the Airbus A220 Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Mirabel, Canada. The second and third aircraft are expected to join the Air Austral fleet in the coming days. This A220 will be the first of the type to

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Air Canada reports second-quarter net loss of CA$1.165 billion

Air Canada has released its operational results for the second quarter of 2021. The carrier recorded a net loss of CA$1.165 billion in the second quarter of 2021 compared to a net loss of CA$1.752 billion for the same quarter in 2020. In the second quarter of 2021, on a year-over-year capacity increase of 78%,

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IATA slams EU slot decision as “out of touch with reality”

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has condemned the latest announcement form the European Commission (EC) which has set the winter slot threshold at 50%, claiming that the EC is totally “out of touch with reality”. IATA has immediately argued that the EC has ignored not just advice, but also evidence that has been presented

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Embraer delivers 34 jets in second quarter of 2021

Brazilian planemaker Embraer has released its operating figures for the second quarter of 2021. Of the 34 jets delivered, 20 were executive jets and 14 were commercial aircraft. Of the executive jets delivered, 12 were light aircraft and eight were large. In what represented a return to pre-pandemic levels, as at June 30, the backlog

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Bezos and three crew enjoy successful sub-orbital flight aboard New Shepard

On the anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s and “Buzz” Aldrin’s moon landing in 1969, Jeff Bezos and three fellow crew members successfully completed a 10-minute ten-second suborbital flight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard, reaching a maximum altitude of 66.5 miles (107 km). Describing the event as “Best day ever,” Bezos was accompanied by his brother Mark

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Sidney Airport Holdings rejects US$16.6bn offer from Sydney Aviation Alliance

The board of Sydney Airport Holdings has opted to reject last week’s offer of US$16.6 billion for Sydney Airport, which represented a 42% premium on the pandemic-affected value of the company. The offer came from the Sydney Aviation Alliance, a consortium comprising IFM Investors, QSuper, and Global Infrastructure Partners. Sydney Airport Holdings said on Thursday

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