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Airbus To Appeal New Charges Stemming from 2009 A330 Crash

The Paris Court of Appeals on Wednesday referred the case stemming from the 2009 Air France crash of an Airbus A330 to the French criminal court.

Alaska Airlines to Add E-Jets, Maxes for Post-Covid Expansion

Seventeen E175s will enter service with partners Horizon Air and SkyWest starting in 2022 and 13 more 737 Max 9s will enter the mainline in 2023 and 2024.

ST Engineering, Temasek To Form Freighter Leasing JV

The 50-50 joint venture between ST Engineering and Tamasek will focus on narrowbody P2F conversions.

Munich Airport Greenlights Green Fuel

Starting on June 1 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will be available at Germany’s Munich Airport.

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Max Delivery Halt Tempers Boeing’s April Total

Along with delivering 17 airplanes during April, Boeing saw its third straight month of positive net order totals.

Wright Electric Advances Plans For Electric Airliner

The electric propulsion specialist has demonstrated an inverter that it says will support a 2 MW motor with hybrid-electric, electric or hydrogen power.

Azul Rides Pandemic to Brazil Market Leadership

Brazil’s largest domestic carrier has made a virtue of a varied fleet.

Boeing To Open More 737-800BCF Conversion Lines

A contract with Costa Rica’s COOPESA calls for Boeing to open two more conversion lines for the BCF next year.

IATA’s Walsh Calls for End to ‘Price Gouging’ on Covid Testing

An IATA study shows that cost of an air ticket could almost double due to Covid testing requirements.

Lufthansa Resolves To Buy 10 More Airbus, Boeing Widebodies

Five Airbus A350-900s and five Boeing 787-9s will effectively replace Lufthansa's A340 quadjets.

EU Seeks To Relax Restrictions for Travel into the Bloc

The European Commission has recommended easing border restrictions on non-essential travel for fully vaccinated individuals.

Remote Air Traffic Control Begins at London City Airport

London City is the largest international airport where landings and takeoffs are controlled remotely, in this case from a facility 72 miles away.

Airbus Signals Intention To Build a Widebody Freighter Aircraft

The European airframer expresses the need to change the “unhealthy” market balance between itself and Boeing in the all-cargo aircraft market.

Lufthansa Technik and Airbus Team Up on A330 Cargo Mod

An agreement to develop an STC for A330 passenger-to-cargo conversions calls for Lufthansa Technik to supply mod kits and Airbus to provide technical data.

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Industry Groups Launch Training Course on Runway Ops

The course focuses on ICAO's new methodology for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions.

Boeing Awaits FAA Approval of Max Electrical Fixes

More than 100 Boeing 737 Maxes remain grounded due to electrical problems discovered in early April.

IATA Welcomes Plan to Open EU Borders to U.S. Travelers

The plan draws applause from IATA, but the group continues to caution against excluding unvaccinated travelers from crossing borders.

IAG Sets Goal To Power 10 percent of Flights with SAF by 2030

British Airways’ parent company commits to buying 1 million tonnes of SAF each year.

IATA’s Walsh Calls Out Airports, ANSPs for Price Gouging

Regulators must intervene on efforts by monopoly suppliers such as airports to raise prices during the pandemic, said IATA director general Willie Walsh.

Airbus To Reorganize Aerostructures Activities

An exercise that will see the company's aerostructures work reorganized in France and Germany remains subject to union negotiations.

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