Aviation Daily Roundup: Feb. 25
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ANA Switches To GE Engines For New Boeing 787 Order
Credit: Boeing
All Nippon Airways on Feb. 25 placed an order for 15 more Boeing 787s, and has made a significant change in engine supplier for the new aircraft deliveries.
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Thai AirAsia Gets IOSA Nod; Parent AirAsia Pursues Full Group Certification
Credit: AirAsia
AirAsia Group subsidiary Thai AirAsia has received IATA Operational Safety Audit certification bringing the Malaysian group a step closer to having all its carriers IOSA certified.
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South Africa’s Comair Defers MAX Deliveries
Credit: Boeing
South African carrier Comair has deferred delivery of five Boeing 737 MAX 8s to 2024-25, in response to the type’s global grounding.
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South Korean Carriers Scramble To Address Growing COVID-19 Threats
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South Korea has seen a dramatic spike in COVID-19 coronavirus cases, with major carriers Korean Air and Asiana Airlines both announcing measures to mitigate the effects of the outbreak and stem losses.
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Future Delivery Demand Dominated By Narrowbody Engines
Credit: Sean Broderick / AWST
Narrowbody engine types will inevitably be the most in-demand engine types. Aviation Week forecasts the LEAP-1B will lead this with 10,828 units expected to be delivered from 2021 to 2030. This is followed by the LEAP-1A (7,498) and Pratt & Whitney's GTF (3,240).
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United Pulls Guidance As COVID-19 Headwinds Hit 15% Of Capacity
Credit: Joe Pries
United Airlines has withdrawn its full-year financial guidance, citing uncertainty over the ramifications from the COVID-19 coronavirus on travel demand, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region where the airline had 15% of its planned full-year capacity.
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Outbreak Begins To Affect Gulf Airlines, Connections
Credit: Qatar Airways
The growing cluster of COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Iran has sparked a series of precautionary moves in the Gulf states.
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American, Qatar Signal Detente With New Codeshare Agreement
Credit: Qatar Airways
American Airlines and Qatar Airways have reached a rapprochement following their long-standing dispute over alleged government subsidies to the Gulf carrier.
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Eurocontrol Reports Ease In January Air Traffic Delays
Credit: Amsterdam Schiphol / Twitter
Average delays to flights in Europe eased in January, compared to the same month a year earlier, as traffic decreased 0.5%, Eurocontrol said in a Feb. 25 report.
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