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Hold-up to AOC forces start-up Green Africa to postpone initial flights

21 June

Nigerian start-up carrier Green Africa Airways has been forced to postpone initial services, after a delay to its air operator’s certificate. source:flightglobal

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Boeing 737 Max 10 makes maiden flight

21 June

Boeing’s 737 Max 10 lifted off from Renton Municipal airport at 10:07 local time on 18 June, beginning a maiden flight expected to last 2h.

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JAL conducts flight with two types of Japan-made SAF

21 June

Japan Airlines operated its first commercial flight loaded with two different types of Japan-made sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on 17 June. This was conducted on flight JL515, from Tokyo Haneda international airport to Sapporo’s New Chitose airport, JAL says in a statement. It was part of a biojet fuels programme under a national research and development agency. The aircraft was loaded with 3,132 litres (827 USgal) of SAF blended with...

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London City expands testing facilities ahead of potential summer restart

18 June

London City Airport is expanding its testing capabilities with a new, larger facility in partnership with Collinson. The brand-new facility, located less than a minute from the airport terminal, will be able to administer over 200 tests per hour and will be available to meet increased demand from passengers. Passengers will be offered a full range of government-approved Covid-19 testing solutions, and for passengers returning from amber...

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Emirates continues to rebuild passenger network

18 June

Emirates hopes to have recovered close to 90 per cent of its pre-pandemic network by the end of next month, operating 880 weekly services across 124 cities. The Dubai-based carrier, which this week announced huge losses for the past year, currently serves 115 global passenger destinations. The airline will resume services to seven cities in July including: Venice on July 1st; Phuket, Nice, Orlando and Mexico City on July 2nd; Lyon on July...

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