All Airlines articles – Page 138
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NewsRyanair pulls more routes over Hungarian tax row
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has hit out at what it calls Hungary’s “idotic excess profits tax” after citing the move as a reason for scrapping seven more routes from its Budapest base this winter.
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Airline BusinessHow Alexis von Hoensbroech is taking WestJet back to its roots
As he leads WestJet out of a punishing pandemic period, Alexis von Hoensbroech is doubling-down on the carrier’s low-cost legacy and its deep roots in the Canadian West
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NewsSpirit Airlines’ shareholders to vote on JetBlue’s acquisition proposal
Spirit Airlines’ shareholders will vote on whether to approve JetBlue Airways’ $3.8 billion bid to purchase the low-cost carrier on 19 October, according to Spirit’s 12 September filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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NewsEthiopian Airlines leases three Boeing 767-300ERs for growing cargo operation
Ethiopian Airlines continues to pursue aggressive growth of its freighter fleet with long-term leases of three converted Boeing 767-300ERs from lessor Titan Aircraft Investments.
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NewsSecurity staff shortages prompt fresh round of Schiphol flight cancellations
Staffing issues are causuing fresh disruption at Amsterdam Schiphol airport as the operator has today asked several airlines to cancel flights amid a shortage of security personnel.
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NewsLufthansa finalises terms with pilots to prevent strike action
Lufthansa Group has agreed terms on a pay deal with its pilots which rules out further industrial action before 30 June next year.
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NewsVietravel Airlines to stand up cargo carrier
Vietnam’s Vietravel Airlines aims to stand up a new cargo airline in response to the country’s increasing importance as a manufacturing location, with supply chains shifting away from Mainland China.
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NewsTeleport to add three A321 freighters
Teleport, the logistics arm of Malaysia-based Capital A, is to add three Airbus A321 freighters, as it looks to beef up capacity to key markets such as India and China.
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NewsAir India, Air India Express, AirAsia India to consolidate offices
Tata Group carriers Air India, Air India Express, and AirAsia India will be co-located in a bid to promote collaboration.
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NewsVietjet 737 Max deliveries set for 2024-28
Vietnam low-cost carrier Vietjet Air has signalled that it will receive Boeing 737 Max aircraft from 2024 to 2028, having recently reaffirmed orders for 200 examples.
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NewsRomania’s Blue Air delays service restart until 10 October
Romanian low-cost carrier Blue Air has pushed back its resumption of flights until 10 October, having initially cancelled flights until 11 September.
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NewsRussian government prolongs loan subsidy scheme for lessors taking domestic aircraft
Russia’s government is extending a loan subsidy programme to ease the process through which lessors acquire domestically-built aircraft to lease to carriers. The programme – which was initiated a decade ago, in October 2012 – had applied to loans taken by lessors from 2008-21 but it will be extended, under ...
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NewsVietjet swings to operating loss in first half of 2022
Vietnam low-cost carrier Vietjet Air swung to an operating loss of D192 trillion ($8 million) in the first six months of 2022, compared with an operating profit of D157 trillion a year earlier.
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NewsAir Transat gains ground, still posts Q3 financial loss
Transat AT, the parent company of Canadian airline Air Transat, reports stronger third-quarter financial results compared with the pandemic-stunted figures of last year but still operated at a loss during the three-month period.
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Airline BusinessUS start-up Connect sees niche in bringing touch of class to turboprops
Connect Airlines may not be a household name in North America, but that could change if Australian airline veteran John Thomas has his way.
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NewsAir Transat orders four Airbus A321XLRs
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat has placed long-term lease orders for four new Airbus A321XLRs that will be delivered within several years, US lessor Air Lease Corporation (ALC) said on 8 September.
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NewsAn-24 wing-strike probe warns over pressing approaches in poor weather
Russian investigators have established that an Antonov An-24B which landed at Ust-Kut with a damaged wing had been attempting a non-precision approach in poor weather before sustaining a serious left-hand wing-strike. The Angara Airlines aircraft (RA-47848) had been conducting a second approach to runway 30, following a go-around initiated by ...
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Airline BusinessChina’s ‘zero-Covid’ policy saps otherwise upbeat Southeast Asian rebound
Air travel to Southeast Asia is rebounding following the elimination of many travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, but traffic from China remains effectively non-existent.
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NewsMost United PW4000-powered 777s back in air
United Airlines has reintroduced 44 of its 52 of Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered Boeing 777s, marking a significant milestone in the company’s recovery from an in-flight engine failure that grounded the fleet in February 2021.
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NewsUnited Airlines warns of withdrawal from JFK airport
United Airlines may suspend service at New York’s John F Kennedy International airport at the end of October due to a lack of permanent slots.