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El Al chairman steps down, cites medical issues
Airlines

Eli Defes, chairman of El Al Israel Airlines, announced on Sunday that he has stepped down immediately because of an undisclosed medical condition. While it remains unclear who will replace the 66-year old, who has held the post since 2017, frontrunners for the promotion include the airline’s two vice chairpeople: Yehuda Levy and Tamar Mozes-Borovitz.

Apt attack: Bald eagle downs ‘EGLE’ drone
Airlines

A drone belonging to the US State of Michigan's Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE) department was ironically attacked by a bald eagle.

Subsidy scrap: US pulls tariff hikes threatened over EU Airbus aid
Airlines

The United States has said that it will hold off on a planned $7.5 billion hike in tariffs charged on European goods, levelled in response to subsidies provided by Brussels to Airbus.

The Russian freighter running vaccine ‘rehearsals’
Airlines

As Russia spruiks its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine test, the country's largest freight carrier says that it is testing flight capacity to prepare for vaccine transport.

IATA pushes recovery date back to 2024 amid ‘surprisingly weak’ demand
Airlines

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that the sector will not recover fully until 2024 due to “surprisingly weak” demand – a year later than earlier predictions. Figures released by the IATA on Tuesday show that global revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) were down around 87 per cent in June versus the same month

United cuts ties with ExpressJet, consolidates feeder fleet
Airlines

After informing regional feeder airlines CommutAir and ExpressJet of plans to cut ties with one of the two, United Airlines has opted for the latter. The move will allow United to consolidate all of its regional Embraer 145 feeder services under one banner, in order to simplify its network and lower overhead costs. However, it

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