All Airlines articles – Page 109
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NewsVirgin Australia leases cargo facility in Tasmania
Virgin Australia has signed a 10-year lease for a new cargo facility at Launceston airport in Tasmania, in its first major cargo-related announcement since exiting administration in 2020.
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NewsUS NTSB subpoenas American Airlines pilots involved in JFK runway incursion
US aviation accident investigators have subpoenaed an American Airlines flight crew involved in a near-miss at New York’s John F Kennedy International airport last month after attempting to interview the individuals three times without success.
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NewsHawaiian Airlines pilots accept new contract with 32% pay raise
Pilots at Hawaiian Airlines have approved a new contract which will give them an average pay raise of 32% over four years.
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NewsMesa Airlines reports fiscal Q1 loss, braces for breakup with American Airlines
Mesa Airlines Group, parent of US regional carrier Mesa Airlines, reports a modest loss in the first quarter of its fiscal year as it prepares to separate from longtime partner American Airlines in favour of a new deal with United Airlines.
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News‘We messed up’: Southwest executive testifies on airline’s holiday meltdown
A Southwest Airlines executive faced grilling from Washington lawmakers regarding the carrier’s system-wide operational meltdown that resulted in the cancellation of 16,700 flights and stranded hundreds of thousands of air travellers at the end of 2022.
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NewsMango administrator launches legal bid to secure rescue decision
Mango Airlines’ administrator is launching a legal bid to secure a decision from the South African public enterprises minister to unblock a planned potential rescue deal for the airline.
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NewsGaruda restructuring continues despite legal flak
Garuda Indonesia says its restructuring is proceeding apace, despite a fresh lawsuit from a pair of lessor special purpose vehicles (SPVs).
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NewsUnexpected severe icing preceded Dash 8’s dual-engine flame-out
Norwegian investigators have disclosed that a Wideroe De Havilland Dash 8-300 momentarily lost power in both engines when they flamed out on approach to Bergen, after the aircraft was inadvertently routed through a region of severe icing. The turboprop had departed Kristiansund on 20 January 2020, and its crew was ...
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NewsFrontier reports $40m profit in Q4, capitalises on ‘strong leisure market’
Ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines reports a $40 million profit in the fourth quarter of 2022 as it continues to see strong demand for leisure travel.
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NewsSpirit names CFO Scott Haralson as executive vice-president following lacklustre Q4
Shortly after reporting a hefty fourth-quarter loss, Spirit Airlines has moved Scott Haralson into the role of executive vice-president and chief financial officer.
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NewsCanada Jetlines appoints Rossen Dimitrov to board of directors
Start-up leisure carrier Canada Jetlines has appointed longtime airline executive Rossen Dimitrov to its board of directors.
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NewsBritish Airways fills South African partner gap with Airlink codeshare
British Airways has sealed a codeshare agreement with South African carrier Airlink, helping to fill the void left by the collapse of long-standing franchise partner Comair last summer.
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Airline BusinessHow supply-demand crunch has given A380 a fresh lease of life
After initially looking as though the pandemic was going to bring an unceremonious end to several carriers’ Airbus A380 operations, a capacity shortage means the ultra-large jet will be flying far more widely this summer than previously expected
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NewsUK must preserve Heathrow slots for domestic connectivity: Loganair chief
Loganair chief executive Jonathan Hinkles is calling on the UK government to ringfence prized London Heathrow slots held by collapsed regional airline Flybe for domestic connections.
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NewsEverts seeks MD-88 converted freighter from Aeronautical Engineers
While US modification specialist Aeronautical Engineers’ recent activity has been primarily focused on Boeing 737-800 work, the company has received a request for an MD-88 cargo conversion. Everts Air Cargo, based in Alaska, is seeking the MD-88SF freighter for fleet expansion. Aeronautical Engineers says it will begin modifying the twinjet ...
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NewsL3Harris to train ANA pilots in UK
L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract from Japan’s All Nippon Airways to train pilots in the United Kingdom.
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NewsAirAsia teases two new Southeast Asia units; eyes lease of 15 new A321neos
AirAsia Aviation has confirmed plans to lease 15 Airbus A321neos – its first major fleet expansion since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic – as the group looks to launch two more units in Southeast Asia.
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NewsUS DOJ decision on proposed JetBlue-Spirit tie-up expected within a month
Spirit Airlines is expecting a decision from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on its pending acquisition by rival low-cost airline JetBlue Airways within the next 30 days.
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NewsAir NZ adds trio to Mission Next Gen Aircraft partners
Air New Zealand has added Heart Aerospace, Embraer and Universal Hydrogen to a list of long-term partners, alongside ATR and Airbus, who are working with the carrier to replace its fleet of domestic turboprops with a greener option from 2030.
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NewsYeti ATR 72 crash inquiry examines feathering of both propellers
Investigators are trying to understand why the propellers of both engines on a Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 transitioned to the feather position before the turboprop crashed during its approach to Pokhara. The aircraft, arriving from Kathmandu, had been conducting an approach from the west to runway 12 on 15 January, ...