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☆ US Air Force special operators' search for new runways is expanding from highways to beaches
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The growing reach of the Chinese military has the US Air Force worried about its bases. Air Force special operators are widening the search, seeking more roads and even beaches to land on. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Royal Air Force Atlas A400M lands on a beach during at Pembrey Sands in Wales in June 2023. Royal Air ForceNew technology and eventually new aircraft are also helping to expand Air Force Special Operations Command's "runway-agnostic options." Air Force officials say that capability allows the MQ-9s to go to more bases and reduces the number of airmen needed for support.

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[1/2] Aeromexico aircrafts and other planes are parked at gates at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Mexico's government plans to cap flights at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) to 43 an hour, according to an internal government document order seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The cuts follow previous flight caps at the airport last year, as the government attempts to reduce saturation in the Mexican capital's airspace. Earlier on Wednesday, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged Mexico to take alternative measures to its plans to announce flight reductions at AICM. Mexico last year moved to diversify its airspace around the capital, opening the Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA) north of Mexico City and turning back to the largely forgotten Toluca airport to the west of town.

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☆ US asks Mexico to review cargo airline pilots' rights
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 30 (Reuters) - The United States is asking Mexico to review whether the labor rights of pilots at a small cargo airline are being infringed, the eight such request Washington has made this year, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. Since the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on trade took effect in 2020, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative has now launched a total of 13 labor rights complaints against facilities in Mexico. The United States wants Mexico to probe if pilots at Mas Air, a Mexico City-based cargo airline, are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining. "Today's action highlights the United States is committed to safeguarding the labor rights enshrined in the USMCA across industries and sectors," Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in a statement. Mexico has 10 days to agree to conduct a review and, if it agrees, 45 days from Wednesday to complete the review.

Persons: Katherine Tai, Washington, David Ljunggren, Sandra Maler Organizations: U.S . Trade Representative, United, Mas Air, Thomson Locations: United States, Mexico, Washington, U.S, Canada, Mexico City

☆ The US Air Force is tinkering with an unusual design for its biggest planes as it prepares for a potential long-range war with China
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The US Air Force sees all those qualities as vital for success in a war in the Pacific region. US Air Force/Air Force AssociationThe design blends the wings and the fuselage, "decreasing aerodynamic drag by at least 30% and providing additional lift," the Air Force said in a release. A US Air Force flight engineer guides an R-11 Refueler next to a C-5M cargo plane at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware in March. A C-130 Hercules lands at Northwest Field, next to Andersen Air Force Base on Guam in February 2010. JetZero has already unveiled a Blended Wing design that the company says will provide a midmarket commercial airliner that's more efficient than the planes it seeks to replace.

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☆ Boeing front-runner in wide-body jet talks with IndiGo -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Aditi Shah | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A person is seen inside an IndiGo airlines ticketing office at Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai, India, May 30, 2023. IndiGo (INGL.NS) is in talks to buy Boeing's 787 family of twin-aisle aircraft, which has been pitted against Airbus A330neo jets, said the sources who are familiar with the matter. Reuters first reported in March that IndiGo was in talks with Airbus and Boeing for the wide-body jets. So far, IndiGo has been an exclusive buyer of Airbus narrow-body jets and a deal for wide-body planes would be a departure from that strategy. Earlier this year it began international operations with a Boeing 777, its first twin aisle aircraft taken from partner Turkish Airlines, which provides the pilots.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, IndiGo, Aditi Shah, Jason Neely, Conor Humphries Organizations: REUTERS, Boeing, Reuters, India's, Airbus, Air India, Turkish Airlines, KLM, Thomson Locations: Chhatrapati Shivaji International, Mumbai, India, Africa, West Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe

☆ Japan's military is thinking about how to drop long-range cruise missiles from its biggest panes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( David Cenciotti | The Aviationist | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Japan is considering using its Kawasaki C-2 tactical transport aircraft to drop stand-off missiles. A Kawasaki C-2 flies around the Hawaiian Islands in September 2022. The Rapid Dragon allows the deployment of long-range cruise missiles using standard airdrop procedures from a cargo aircraft. After successful extraction, the AGM-158B JASSM-ER (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range) missiles extend their wings and turn on the engine. The Kawasaki C-2 is a long range twin-engine transport aircraft designed to replace the old C-1.

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In his address, Xi said the military must broaden its combat capability and readiness, the official Xinhua news agency reported. "We need to push for new equipment and new forces to accelerate forming combat capabilities and integrate into the combat system," Xi told the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force's western theatre command during a visit last Wednesday, Xinhua reported on Sunday. Marking the anniversary on Tuesday, an editorial in the official PLA Daily newspaper said the military had "enhanced its ability to carry out diversified military tasks in a wider space". "When the Chinese military conducts an exercise, it is showing force - it is bestowing or sending a message to other countries," he said. At sea, China is readying its aircraft carriers to extend and assert its power beyond its home waters.

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☆ Go First gets claims worth $2.9 bln from creditors - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Siddhi Nayak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MUMBAI, July 22 (Reuters) - Go Airlines (India) Ltd has received claims worth 240 billion rupees ($2.9 billion) from operational and financial creditors so far as part of the carrier's ongoing insolvency, two banking sources told Reuters. Once the claims are filed, the resolution professional has to check its authenticity. "Claims from the lenders are around 50 billion rupees, while lessors' claims amount to 180 billion rupees so far," a banker with a state-run bank, who has exposure to Go Airlines said, after a meeting of the committee of creditors on Friday. Go Airline's resolution professional has yet to verify the veracity of the claims and did not immediately respond to a Reuters' email seeking comment. The resolution professional is waiting for banks to disburse funds for which in-principal approval was given last month to resume operations, the banker said.

Persons: lessors, Whitney, Siddhi Nayak, Stephen Coates Organizations: Go Airlines, Reuters, Airbus, Raytheon, Airlines, Siddhi, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, India

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☆ India's Go First airline seeks investor interest as part of insolvency process
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, July 10 (Reuters) - India's Go Airlines (India) Ltd has invited investor interest in the company through a court-appointed administrator as part of the carrier's ongoing insolvency, a newspaper advertisement showed on Monday. Two bankers aware of the developments told Reuters on Monday that they expect Indian conglomerate Wadia Group - which used to own Go Airlines before it started bankruptcy proceedings - to be part of its insolvency process. Go Airlines and Wadia Group's Ness Wadia did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. "They (Wadia Group) are not disqualified by law to bid for the airline because there has technically been no default," this banker said. Right after the bankruptcy filing, the airline's then chief executive had told Reuters that the Wadia Group was completely committed to the company.

Persons: Ness Wadia, Whitney, Yagnoseni Das, Rama Venkat, Nivedita Organizations: Go Airlines, Wadia, Airbus, Reuters, Wadia Group, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU, India, Bengaluru, Siddhi Nayak, Mumbai

☆ Airbus books record India orders, confirms higher deliveries
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An Air India Airbus A320-200 aircraft takes off as an IndiGo Airlines aircraft waits for clearance at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India, July 7, 2017. Picture taken July 7, 2017./File PhotoPARIS, July 7 (Reuters) - Record demand from India sharply increased Airbus (AIR.PA) orders in June to leave the European planemaker with 1,044 net orders in the first half of the year, data showed on Friday. In a bulletin, Airbus officially booked orders for 500 jets from budget carrier IndiGo (INGL.NS) and 250 from Air India that were announced or finalised at last month's Paris Airshow. Airbus gross orders before cancellations stood at 1,080 aircraft in the first half. By comparison, Airbus won 442 orders or a net total of 259 after cancellations in the first half of 2022.

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☆ Chicago Air Quality Plummets as Canadian Wildfire Smoke Returns to U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Factbox: World's largest commercial jet purchase orders by number of aircraft
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] An IndiGo Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft is pictured parked at a gate at Mumbai's Chhatrapathi Shivaji International Airport February 3, 2013. INDIGO - 500 JETS - 2023IndiGo on Monday agreed to buy 500 single-aisle jets from Airbus, making it the single largest order of any aircraft. The Tata-owned airline's order comprises 400 narrowbody and 70 widebody planes. AMERICAN AIRLINES - 460 JETS - 2011American Airlines (AAL.O) in 2011 placed orders with Airbus and Boeing for a total of 460 airliners. INDIGO - 250 JETS - 2015India's biggest airline in 2015 finalised an order for 250 Airbus A320neo aircraft.

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☆ Airbus and India's Indigo airline clinch biggest plane deal in history
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Airbus has just landed the biggest-ever aircraft order in the history of commercial aviation. The French aerospace giant announced Monday that budget Indian airline IndiGo had placed an order for 500 of its A320 planes, to be delivered between 2030 and 2035. The deal sets “the record for the biggest single purchase agreement in the history of commercial aviation,” Airbus (EADSY) said in a statement, and brings the total number of Airbus (EADSY) planes IndiGo has ordered to 1,330. Founded in 2006, IndiGo is India’s top airline by market share, according to its website. In February, IndiGo’s rival Air India ordered more than 470 jets from Airbus and Boeing (BA).

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☆ Canada just seized one of Russia's dwindling supply of massive heavy-lift cargo planes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The aircraft was an Antonov An-124, one of the biggest transport aircraft in the world. It was one of the few heavy-lift transport aircraft that Russia's military still has in operation. This month, Canada confiscated an Antonov An-124, one of the biggest transport aircraft in the world. Soon afterward, Canada closed its airspace to Russian aircraft in response to Moscow's attack on Ukraine on February 24. A Volga Dnepr Airlines Antonov An-124 grounded at Canada's Pearson International Airport in May 2022.

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☆ Air India says plane carrying passengers stranded in Russia takes off for San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] An Air India Airbus A320-200 aircraft takes off as an IndiGo Airlines aircraft waits for clearance at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India, July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Amit DaveJune 8 (Reuters) - Air India said on Thursday that its replacement flight has taken off from Russia's Magadan for San Francisco, carrying all passengers and crew. The flight is expected to arrive at San Francisco at 12:15 a.m. PDT (0715 GMT) on Thursday, the airline said in a tweet. loadingAir India has mobilised additional support at San Francisco airport to carry out clearance formalities for passengers upon arrival, the tweet added. Air India sent an aircraft to Russia on Wednesday to pick up passengers whose Delhi-to-San Francisco flight was diverted to Russia's Far East after their Boeing (BA.N) 777 plane developed engine trouble.

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☆ India appeals tribunal upholds Go First bankruptcy in setback for lessors
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - An Indian appeals tribunal on Monday upheld insolvency proceedings against cash-strapped airline Go First, making it tougher for its lessors to repossess their aircraft. At least three leasing companies, including GY Aviation Lease and SMBC Aviation Capital, had challenged a tribunal ruling granting Go Airlines (India), widely known as Go First, bankruptcy protection earlier this month. The appeals tribunal said on Monday the National Company Law Tribunal will decide whether lessors who terminated their leases before the bankruptcy proceedings began can repossess their aircraft. Go First Chairman Varun Berry did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Reporting by Arpan Chaturvedi and Tanvi Mehta Editing by David GoodmanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ US weighs suit against Korean Air’s planned acquisition of Asiana -Politico
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

May 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is considering suing to block Korean Air's (003490.KS) planned acquisition of Asiana Airlines (020560.KS), Politico reported on Thursday. In response to the report, Korean Air said the Justice Department had not made any official decision, adding the South Korean airline would continue its dialogue with the U.S. government until a final decision is made. "Korean Air has made, and continues to make, every effort to obtain all necessary approvals," the company said in a statement to Reuters. EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday that Korean Air Lines' proposed acquisition of rival Asiana may restrict competition in passenger and cargo air transport services between Europe and South Korea. The merger between South Korea's no.1 and no.2 airlines would see Korean Air become the biggest shareholder in indebted Asiana.

☆ U.S. weighs suit against Korean Air’s planned acquisition of Asiana, Politico reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is considering suing to block Korean Air's (003490.KS) planned acquisition of Asiana Airlines (020560.KS), U.S. news website Politico reported on Thursday. The U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating the November 2020 deal for roughly two years, and is concerned that it will hurt competition on overlapping routes to the United States, the report said citing three people with knowledge of the deliberations. EU antitrust regulators also said on Wednesday that Korean Air Lines' proposed acquisition of rival Asiana may restrict competition in passenger and cargo air transport services between Europe and South Korea. The deal, announced by Korean Air in late 2020, would see it become the biggest shareholder in indebted Asiana, the biggest shake-up in the country's aviation industry in nearly three decades. Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ No Singapore Airlines group A320neos with Pratt engines grounded - exec
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - None of the Airbus (AIR.PA) A320neo planes in the Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI) group with Pratt & Whitney engines are currently grounded over a lack of spares, Leslie Thng, CEO of Scoot, the airline's low-cost subsidiary, said on Wednesday. The engines have been under scrutiny since Go Airlines (India) Ltd filed for bankruptcy protection this month, blaming "faulty" Pratt engines for the grounding of about half its 54 Airbus A320neos. Scoot has 15 A320neo family planes in its fleet, while premium brand Singapore Airlines instead operates the rival Boeing Co (BA.N) 737 family. India's IndiGo (INGL.NS), Germany's Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) and Air New Zealand (AIR.NZ) have said some of their aircraft have been grounded over issues with Pratt GTF engines at a time when spares are in short supply. Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes said in February that the GTF engines' reliability has not been up to expectations and that the company was working to fix problems.

☆ India’s airline turbulence will be felt abroad
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Shritama Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

India’s Go First has gone into bankruptcy – the country’s second airline to do so since 2019. Its subsequent public and messy spat with engine suppliers and lessors will have ripple effects across the industry and abroad. Go, the country’s third largest airline with a 7% market share, blames Raytheon Technologies-backed (RTX.N) Pratt & Whitney’s “faulty” engines. A global industry association, Aviation Working Group, has put India on a watchlist for violating global conventions on repossession of airplanes. The trouble at Go may not put them off but it promises some extra turbulence ahead.

☆ Korean Air's Asiana bid may restrict competition -EU regulators
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BRUSSELS, May 17 (Reuters) - Korean Air Lines's (003490.KS) proposed acquisition of rival Asiana (020560.KS) may restrict competition in passenger and cargo air transport services between Europe and South Korea, EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday. The European Commission said it had sent a statement of objections outlining its concerns, confirming a Reuters story last week. The EU competition enforcer said it had sought feedback from rival airlines, potential market entrants and customers on the potential impact of the deal. "The transaction may reduce competition in the provision of passenger transport services on four routes between South Korea and France, Germany, Italy and Spain," it said in a statement. It said the deal may also reduce competition in the provision of cargo transport services between all of Europe and South Korea.

☆ India's Go First backs emergency arbitration in Pratt & Whitney dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

May 15 (Reuters) - Go Airlines in a filing on Monday backed emergency arbitration and said Pratt & Whitney's argument that arbitration awards are unenforceable in the U.S. since they do not fully resolve all issues between the parties, "fails," following the engine maker opposing the Indian airline's push to enforce an arbitration ruling in an engine dispute. Pratt's obligation to provide engines per awards was "independent and separate from the remaining issues" before the merits tribunal, Go Airlines said in a filing with Delaware court. Reporting by Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ India's Go First Airlines backs emergency arbitration in Pratt & Whitney dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 15 (Reuters) - India's Go Airlines said on Monday it needed an emergency arbitration in its dispute with engine maker Pratt & Whitney to be enforced in Delaware to prevent it from going out of business. Last week, Pratt & Whitney argued in the Delaware court that Go First's claim was "unfounded" and the dynamics of the dispute had changed. Pratt's argument "fails," Go Airlines said in a filing with the Delaware court. The stay that Pratt sought would cause the harm that the emergency arbitration awards were designed to prevent, the filing added. Pratt & Whitney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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