Aviation

SpaceX conducts dress rehearsal for Starship rocket system

Bloomberg SpaceX filled its Starship rocket and massive booster with extremely cold propellant for the first time stacked together, a crucial test of its new deep-space launch system ahead of its first orbital launch attempt. The procedure, conducted at the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, is known as a wet dress rehearsal and is meant to run through ...

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Lufthansa eyes stake in Italy’s ITA

  Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG said it aims to buy a minority stake in ITA Airways, seeking to advance an industry consolidation that would give the German airline a stronger foothold in a major European aviation market. The German carrier didn’t disclose financial details, or lay out the size of the stake it wishes to buy in the successor of ...

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Qantas back in spotlight after flurry of mechanical issues

  Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd, the airline whose stellar safety record was made famous by Hollywood, is back in the spotlight after a flurry of mechanical malfunctions. The Australian airline has been hit by a spate of in-flight issues since the middle of last week, starting with a mayday alert and engine shutdown on a plane from Auckland to Sydney. ...

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Amazon beginning air freight services in India

  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc is beginning air freight services in India, expanding in Asia even as global online sales growth stalls following a pandemic-era boom. The e-commerce retail giant will use cargo capacity in a Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by partner Quikjet Cargo Airlines Pvt to begin shipments in Hyderabad, Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai, said Akhil Saxena, a vice ...

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Fog forces flight cancellations at London’s Heathrow airport

  Bloomberg London’s Heathrow airport was forced to cancel some departures on Monday amid thick fog and freezing temperatures. There may be “minor changes” to schedule as a result of poor visibility at the airport as well as across the southeast of England, a Heathrow spokesperson said. Airlines are working to rebook passengers on alternative services later in the day, ...

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Ryanair to hire 200 cabin crew in Ireland

  Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc said it will hire an additional 200 cabin crew in Ireland as it gears up for a surge in demand this summer. The Irish low-cost carrier, which has been touting extremely strong demand for travel this summer, said that it will organize a mass recruitment event this month at its headquarters near Dublin. Ryanair has ...

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Germany budgets 43.2b for next-generation fighter jet

Bloomberg The German government has earmarked about €40 billion ($43.2 billion) in spending by 2040 for its next-generation fighter jet, part of a European effort to upgrade the region’s defense capabilities. The German-French project, called Future Combat Air System (FCAS), was among discussion points between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, said the people, asking ...

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Air India’s mega jet deal held up by engine-cost debate

  Bloomberg Air India Ltd.’s order for as many as 500 aircraft from Airbus SE and Boeing Co. is being held up by an impasse with engine makers powering the 737 Max, dragging out what stands to be one of the biggest single purchases in civil aviation history. CFM International, the General Electric Co. and Safran SA joint venture, is ...

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China air travel returns to pre-pandemic levels

  Bloomberg Air travel in China has returned to January 2019 levels ahead of the important Lunar New Year holidays, according to aviation data provider Cirium. Airlines in China are scheduled to operate 99.8% of January 2019’s flights this month, Cirium said, although the recovery has been largely driven by domestic travel. Domestic seating is 9.5% higher than 2019 levels, ...

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Cathay flags worse-than-expected loss amid slow Covid comeback

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. expects to report a larger-than-forecast loss in 2022 — around double what analysts were looking for — as the carrier claws its way back from Covid-19. Hong Kong’s main airline said in an exchange filing on Friday that it expects to report an annual net loss of between HK$6.4 billion ($817 million) to HK$7 billion, ...

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