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Qantas Drops Its Remaining A380 Deliveries: Where Does This Leave Airbus?
This week Qantas’ Chief Executive Officer announced that the airline sees no market for the remaining eight A380 aircraft the airline is due to receive, highlighting the continued decline for the airframe’s long-term prospects. “There’s a network for 12 [the airline currently has in service] that’s very good and works very well, but the airline “struggles […]
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Emirates and Dubai Airport: 24 Hours Later
Following yesterday’s accident of Emirates Airline flight UAE521 which crash-landed onto runway 12L, one of two runways operating at Dubai International, both the airline and the airport are doing as much as they can to ease the operational delays for both airlines and their passengers. Dubai International resumed its operations at around 18:30 UAE time (14:00 […]
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Farnborough Round-Up: Day 4
Thursday ended as being the quietest day of the week in terms of airline announcements at Farnborough International. The weather turned out to be an improvement compared to the last three days, allowing many of those eligible to turn up on the trade days to have a good look around the aircraft on static display. […]
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Farnborough Round-Up: Day 3
There was a slight improvement in the amount of sunshine that was radiating down on the asphalt during day three of Farnborough International, compared to the waterlogged (flooded) scene that occurred on Monday at the airport southwest of London. Here are the biggest announcements from Farnborough International 2016 on day three: Boeing Launches The 737 BBJ MAX 7 […]
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Farnborough Round-Up: Day 2
The opening day of Farnborough International saw the proceedings ending slightly earlier than planned. Due to an outburst of rain which caused a minor flood, the show planners had to cut the power of the event hall buildings and eventually cancel the rest of the day due to safety concerns. Nevertheless, Tuesday morning began as […]
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Farnborough Round-Up: Day 1
This week sees the world renowned Farnborough International Airshow lifting off into the aviation atmosphere where a week-long event sees a major trade exhibition for the aerospace and defense industries with a public airshow. Cited as one of the most important events on the aviation calendar, it’s a platform allowing an opportunity to demonstrate both civilian and […]
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German Ryanair Bases and Pilot Homes Raided
UPDATE: Following the story coming to light, AirlineGeeks have been told that Ryanair has met with, and agreed to assist, the German tax authorities with their enquiry into a number of individual contractor pilots. The German tax authorities have confirmed that Ryanair is not the subject of any tax investigations. Ryanair requires all of its […]
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UK Votes to Leave The European Union, Aviation Sector Reacts
Following the announcement that the British people have voted 52% to 48% to leave the European Union, the UK aviation sector has been reacting accordingly. The vote, followed years of pressure from the British people for the UK government to hold a referendum on the UK’s membership, saw just over 17 million people deciding they […]
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Russia’s Irkut Unveils MC-21-200, A New Aircraft for the Single Aisle Market
On June 8th, Russia’s Irkut rolled out its MC-21 single aisle aircraft inside a packed flight test hanger located in Irkutsk, the capital of East Serbia. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who was in attendance inside the 80 year old factory complex, announced that “The MC-21 by its technology level I should say it exceeds […]
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London Heathrow Makes Promises in a Bid to Secure Third Runway
Heathrow Airport announced today that it would ban night flights, curb noise, and pollution, should the UK Government give the west London airport the go-ahead to expand. The battle between London Gatwick and London Heathrow to win the right to expand their airports continues one year after the Davies Commission was released, backing Heathrow as the […]