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Flightglobal is an online news and information website related to the aviation and aerospace industries. It also provides a community area for numerous distinct communities within the aviation and aerospace industry. The website was established in February 2006 as the website of Flight International magazine, Airline Business, ACAS, Air Transport Intelligence (ATI), The Flight Collection and other services and directories. Flightglobal is a resource for aviation history with a picture library of over 1 million images going back to the foundation of Flight in 1909. Thousands of images and back copies of Flight are searchable online. Flightglobal won the title of Business Website of the Year at the AOP’s Digital Publishing Awards 2010. The Judges’ Comments: “FlightGlobal has shown impressive results across all its KPIs in 2009, in what has been a tough year for its audience. The site uses the full spectrum of digital tools, with a special focus on engagement and effective use of social media in a B2B environment.” Source

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Loganair trials Alia CX300 to cut emissions for UK postal flights

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By David Kaminski-Morrow Verified
| Flightglobal Verified
​Scottish regional carrier Loganair has commenced flight demonstrations with an electric aircraft by flying postal routes with the Beta Technologies Alia CX300. The aircraft has conducted initial flights on the Glasgow-Dundee sector as part of a test programme to show how postal service Royal Mail could use electric models to deliver to remote communities. Loganair says the demonstration will cover various locations including Aberdeen, Inverness, Wick and Orkney.
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Recorders recovered from CRJ900 but collision debris keeps LaGuardia runway shut

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By David Kaminski-Morrow Verified
| Flightglobal Verified
US investigators hope to obtain information shortly from the cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders retrieved from the regional jet which fatally collided with a firefighting vehicle at New York’s LaGuardia airport. LaGuardia’s runway 4, the scene of the ground collision late on 22 March, is likely to remain closed for several days as specialists pick through an extensive debris field.
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Israir aims for A330 services in second half of this year

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By David Kaminski-Morrow Verified
| Flightglobal Verified
Israeli carrier Israir is expecting to commence long-haul services with Airbus A330s in the second half of this year, later than its previous mid-May estimate. The airline is acquiring two aircraft and, having made an advance payment, is intending to complete the $74 million transaction in the second quarter. Israir, which has shown off the type in the carrier’s colours, says the acquisition is a “necessary step” in the airline’s development.
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United CEO Kirby warns of prolonged high fuel prices as airline trims near-term capacity

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By Alfred Chua Verified
| Flightglobal Verified
United Airlines is to trim its near-term capacity – by as much as five percentage points – as it anticipates a prolonged period of elevated fuel prices brought about by conflict in the Middle East. In a note to employees, airline chief Scott Kirby says “our plans assume” that fuel prices will remain elevated (at around $175 a barrel) for the rest of the year and through 2027. “If prices stayed at this level, it would mean an extra $11 billion in annual expense just for jet fuel.
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Dash 8 excursion at Nairobi Wilson spurs politician to demand airport’s closure

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By David Kaminski-Morrow Verified
| Flightglobal Verified
All 39 occupants of a De Havilland Dash 8-100 have escaped serious injury after a runway excursion and landing-gear collapse at Nairobi’s Wilson airport. But a Kenyan politician who was among those on board the 20 March flight insists that the airport should be shut in order to take “urgent” safety action.
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El Al estimates financial impact of flight suspension from Iranian conflict

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By David Kaminski-Morrow Verified
| Flightglobal Verified
Israeli flag-carrier El Al estimates that disruption from the Middle East conflict has been directly costing the operator some $4 million daily. El Al suspended regular flights on 28 February in the wake of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Its estimate for the financial impact covers days on which it was unable to conduct any flights.
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Ramp agent seriously injured by A319 jet blast after misunderstanding signal

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By David Kaminski-Morrow Verified
| Flightglobal Verified
US investigators believe a ramp agent was seriously injured by jet blast from a parked Airbus A319 after misinterpreting signals from the aircraft’s marshaller at Santa Barbara airport. The United Airlines aircraft had arrived from San Francisco on 18 July last year but its crew received several electrical fault indications while taxiing in. These faults, as the aircraft approached the gate, included an auxiliary power unit generator fault.
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Air Baltic writes off A220 badly damaged during APU test incident

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By David Kaminski-Morrow Verified
| Flightglobal Verified
One of Latvian carrier Air Baltic’s early Airbus A220-300s has been confirmed by the carrier as having been written off after a maintenance incident last year. The airline had taken delivery of the twinjet (YL-AAO) in March 2019, an arrival which took its fleet of the type to 15. But the airframe underwent heavy maintenance in the middle of last year and on 14 June, shortly after the work was completed, the auxiliary power unit was run prior to the jet’s release.
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AerCap orders 100 A320neo-family jets in Frontier-linked transaction

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By David Kaminski-Morrow Verified
| Flightglobal Verified
Irish-based leasing giant AerCap is ordering another 100 Airbus A320neo-family jets, delivery of which will commence in 2028. It indicates that the acquisition is linked to fleet modernisation for US low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines. AerCap says the purchase comprises new orders for 55 jets and the exercising of previously-held options on 45 of the single-aisle models. According to Airbus, the 100 jets include 77 A321neos and 23 A320neos.
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Indian carriers told to offer majority of domestic seats without extra fees

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By David Kaminski-Morrow Verified
| Flightglobal Verified
Indian regulators are seeking to improve air transport accessibility by instructing carriers to offer at least 60% of seats on flights free of additional charges. The country’s ministry of civil aviation states that passenger facilitation remains its “highest priority”, building on its UDAN domestic regional connectivity scheme. It says India has developed the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market, encouraged by initiatives intended to support ease of travel.
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Flightglobal Journalists

Chua, Alfred
Finnerty, Ryan
Glowacki, Bartosz
Harper, Lewis
Hemmerdinger, Jon
Hoyle, Craig
Kaminski-Morrow, David
Learmount, David
Morrison, Murdo
Perry, Dominic
Waldron, Greg
Wolfsteller, Pilar