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MIAMI – Qatar Airways (QR) CEO Akbar Al Baker has decided to cut the ten-strong quad-engined A380 fleet by half due to environmental concerns. Today, QR’s chief executive reiterated his views on the A380 at the online CAPA Centre for Aviation conference, stating that the Doha-based airline will only operate half of its Airbus A380s fleet even after travel demand returns to levels that can easily support the superjumbo. The airline had previously warned that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, its A380s could be grounded indefinitely and stated it had no plans to fly the planes until t...

MIAMI – Indian regional airlines Star Air (OG), Alliance Air (9I), TruJet (2T), Air Heritage (4H) and Zoom Air (ZO) are ready to resume full operations in 2021. Though Bangalore-base commuter airline OG, Air India’s (AI) subsidiary 9I and Hyderabad-based 2T have begun flying again, plans are being made by Heritage Aviation’s 4H and New Delhi-based scheduled carrier ZO to restart services. After flights were interrupted due to the pandemic, all these airlines took a hit and still face problems such as lack of preparation, mismanagement of their fleets routes that are not viable. Star Ai...