Turkish Airlines grounds Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets amid inspection orders
Turkish Airlines said that it would stop flying five Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets in its fleet even as the...
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QA arm expands Gulfstream fleet
Qatar Executive is a business-jet subsidiary of Qatar Airways.
- Qatar Executive is a business-jet subsidiary of Qatar Airways
- It now has a total of 11 Gulfstream G650ER aircraft in its fleet
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UAE signs air transport MoU with Colombia
The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority represented the country in the signing of the deal.
- This MoU is expected to enhance the air connectivity between the two countries
- It will let the national carriers of both countries initiate the operation of scheduled passenger and all-cargo flights
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Qatar Airways stops Africa flights
It has stopped flights to South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.
- The cities affected are Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Harare, and Maputo
- The restriction on travelers and flights will reportedly remain same until further notice from the WHO
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dnata expands to Africa
It has set up operations in Zanzibar with $7m investment.
- dnata has signed an agreement for the operations of the newly international terminal of the Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- It has said it will also create 400 new jobs at the airport
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RAF claims world first flight using synthetic oil
Group Captain Peter Hackett completed a short flight in an Ikarus C42 microlight aircraft at an airfield in Gloucestershire, western...
- Britain's ministry of defense said it had the potential to save 80-90 percent of carbon per flight.
- The RAF is planning its first airbase to be net zero by 2025 and be carbon neutral across the service by 2040.
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Airbus predicts 3,020 ME orders
Airbus says the Middle East will need more than 3,000 aircraft by 2040.
- It made the prediction in its 2021 Airbus Global Market Forecast or GMF
- According to the forecast, the Middle-East region will need 3,020 new passenger and freight aircraft deliveries by 2040
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Gulf Air boosts frequencies
Passenger numbers have grown ahead of the holiday season.
- Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has boosted frequencies to popular destinations
- This is said to be in line with increasing demand for air travel and relaxed travel restrictions in many countries
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Air France inks Dubai deals
It has signed sustainable aviation fuel deals with Dubai firms.
- A high-level Air France delegation held strategic meetings with aviation leaders based in Dubai at Expo 2020
- The networking event was organized in partnership with the lille3000 association and sponsored by Clarins
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Etihad raises first ESG loan in global aviation
Etihad Airways has raised $1.2 billion in what is the first sustainability-linked loan tied to ESG targets in global aviation.
- Etihad selected HSBC and First Abu Dhabi Bank as the strategic partners and financiers for this transaction
- The two acted as Joint ESG Structuring Banks, Joint ESG Coordinators, Joint Bookrunner and Mandated Lead Arranger
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Emirates and Qantas extend partnership
Together, the airlines are making millions of reward seats available for frequent flyers to access more than 100 destinations.
- For Emirates customers, the deal provides access to over 55 Australian destinations to where Emirates does not fly
- Qantas customers are able to fly on Emirates to Dubai and access over 50 cities in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, to where Qantas does not fly
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American Q1 profit at $10m
The airline's revenues were $12.2 billion, up 37 percent.
- The strong first-quarter results will enable American to make profit-sharing payments to employees for the first time in three years.
- With higher debt levels than rivals, American said it is around 60 percent through its goal of reducing debt by $15 billion by the end of 2025.
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Air France, Airbus acquitted over 2009 Rio-Paris crash
PARIS, FRANCE - Air France and plane manufacturer Airbus were acquitted Monday over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight after...
- The two companies went on trial in October to determine their responsibility for the worst aviation disaster in Air France's history.
- If convicted, Air France, Airbus would have risked a fine of US$250,000 as well as significant reputational damage.
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Saudi plane hit by gunfire in Sudan unrest, says airline
A passenger plane preparing to take off from Sudan for Saudi Arabia came under fire as deadly fighting rocked Khartoum,...
- Clashes broke out between Sudan's army and paramilitaries, and the doctors' union reported three civilian deaths, including at Khartoum's airport.
- Both the Saudi foreign ministry and the Gulf Cooperation Council, headquartered in Riyadh, issued statements of concern about the violence.