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Cathay forecasts cash burn drop to HK$1bn a month
/The airline’s monthly cash burn consists of aircraft loan and lease repayments, cash support provided to subsidiaries and fuel hedging settlements.
Read moreCzech airline Smartwings sues Boeing over MAX
The business is seeking compensation for financial losses incurred, the return of one of its MAX and refund of payments on that aircraft and advance payments on others.
Read moreNordic countries added to Microsoft Flight Simulator
/Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden are the latest countries set for a dramatic makeover in Microsoft Flight Simulator’s fifth World Update.
Read moreUK allows quarantine-free holidays to Mallorca and Ibiza
The UK had moved key holiday destinations such as Ibiza, Mallorca and Malta onto its ‘amber’ travel list, allowing Britons to visit without needing to self-quarantine on return.
Read moreNations make moves on quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated people
Governments in the UK and Canada are both gearing up to allow fully vaccinated citizens to travel freely without enforcing quarantine periods upon arrival back in their home country. From August, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government will allow fully-vaccinated Britons to travel freely to more than 150 countries without performing a 10-day quarantine upon their
Read moreProlonged grounding prompts additional safety inspections on A320 family aircraft
/The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has penned a safety directive stipulating additional checks for Airbus A320 family aircraft, following reports of faulty cockpit readings, suggesting potentially blocked sensors, after aircraft had been grounded over the pandemic. Industry experts have long warned that planes being parked and temporarily removed from service for longer than
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