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Dubai Airport to reopen main terminal, expects 28m returning passengers
Dubai International Airport has announced it will reopen its highest capacity terminal and concourse, which was closed during the pandemic, as it prepares for an anticipated significant increase in travel demand. The airport, like many around the globe, saw a drastic decrease in passenger traffic over the course of the pandemic, which caused the airport
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Norwegian start-up Flyr officially granted AOC
Norway’s newest low-cost carrier Flyr has officially been granted an air operator’s certificate (AOC) by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority. The budget start-up stated it will target a concentrated route offering in high-margin markets, and will begin with a domestic network. With this regulatory approval, all formalities are in place for the company to initiate
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Comment: Contrails from aeroplanes warm the planet – here’s how new low-soot fuels can help
| 1 Comment on Comment: Contrails from aeroplanes warm the planet – here’s how new low-soot fuels can helpIn this cross-posting with The Conversation, atmospheric science professor David Simon Lee discusses how, and which, alternative fuels can help reduce CO2 emissions in aviation. While aviation accounts for 2.4 per cent of all emissions from fossil fuel use globally, two-thirds of the sector’s warming effect depends on something other than its CO₂ emissions. And
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UK follows Europe in Airbus-Boeing dispute truce with US
The UK and US have struck a deal to settle the continuous trans-Atlantic Airbus v Boeing tensions, suspending tariffs and subsidy disputes that have stunted civil aircraft trade for over a decade. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Thursday agreed to suspend retaliatory tariffs for an additional five years
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Cathay’s foreign pilots granted visa renewals while cabin crew are refused
Hong Kong immigration authorities have agreed to renew the visas of Cathay Pacific’s expat pilots currently based in Hong Kong, however will not provide the same for the airline’s foreign cabin crew. The decision is likely to see Cathay’s expat cabin crew forced to leave their jobs, a fact that the airline expressed regret over
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FAA issues mandate for additional 737 MAX MCAS inspections
| 1 Comment on FAA issues mandate for additional 737 MAX MCAS inspectionsThe US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a mandate ordering all Boeing 737 MAX jet operators to conduct additional inspections on its automated flight control system, MCAS. In December 2020, Boeing issued a recommendation that all MAX jets were required to be re-inspected if they had reached 6,000 flight hours, however, the FAA have
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