Aviation Daily Roundup: Jan. 10
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Spirit AeroSystems Laying Off At Least 2,800 Over MAX Halt
Credit: Spirit Aerosystems
Spirit AeroSystems, the leading aerostructures provider and Boeing’s top supplier, announced Jan. 10 it is laying off 2,800 of its employees in Wichita due to the open-ended production halt at both companies over the 737 MAX.
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China Eastern Morphs Frequent Flyer Program To Revenue-Based Earning
Credit: China Eastern Airlines / Twitter
China Eastern Airlines will begin revamping its frequent flyer program “Eastern Miles” from a mile-based system to a revenue-based one in the second half of 2020.
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Lufthansa Group Postpones Flights To Tehran Until Jan. 20
Credit: Joe Pries
Lufthansa and its subsidiary Austrian Airlines have postponed operations to Tehran, effective immediately, until Jan. 20, a spokesperson in Vienna confirmed to Aviation Daily.
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Ryanair Raises Full-Year Guidance After Strong Holiday Period
Credit: Boeing
Ryanair raised its full-year financial guidance Jan. 10 after what it described as stronger than expected figures over the busy Christmas and New Year period.
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Bek Air Fokker 100 ‘Only Partially De-Iced’ Prior To Crash, Official Says
Credit: Rob Finlayson
Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar said ice buildup on a Fokker 100 operated by Bek Air has been identified as the main cause of the Dec. 27, 2019 crash at Almaty International Airport.
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AerCap Transactions Fell 19% In 2019; New Lease Agreements Down
Credit: AerCap / Twitter
Lessor AerCap handled transactions involving 353 aircraft over 2019, the Dublin-based company said Jan. 9.
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Wizz Air Launches ACARS Over IP Service In Europe
Credit: Wizz Air
Hungarian LCC Wizz Air has launched SITAOnair’s internet protocol (IP)-based airline operations messaging service in Europe.
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House Lawmakers Assail Boeing Following Latest Email Dump
Credit: Ben Goldstein
U.S. House lawmakers investigating the design and development of the Boeing 737 MAX issued their sternest rebuke of the embattled manufacturer to date, following the release of a trove of internal documents late Jan. 9 that drew widespread condemnation on Capitol Hill.
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PS752 Probe: Foreigners Invited, Even As Wreckage Is Cleared
Credit: Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies
An infrared image taken by the WorldView-2 satellite on Jan. 9 shows a debris field about 400 m in length.
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