All Airlines articles – Page 153
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NewsUS NTSB releases preliminary report on Austin near-miss
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a preliminary report of a near-miss involving a Fedex Boeing 777-300ER and a Southwest Airlines 737 in Austin last month.
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NewsTurkish Airlines preparing but in no rush to spin out Anadolu Jet
Turkish Airlines is continuing work on establishing its low-cost unit Anadolu Jet as a standalone operation, though has set no firm plans on a possible IPO for the carrier.
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NewsAircraft delivery issues ‘no significant bottleneck’ for 2023 plan: Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines believes it is well-placed to ride out any aircraft delivery issues this year as it aims to boost capacity by up to 20% in 2023.
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NewsAura Aero lines up €150m Toulouse Francazal factory for 2025 production
French hybrid-electric aircraft start-up Aura Aero has detailed plans for a new 40,000sq m (431,000sq ft) factory at Toulouse Francazal airport capable of building up to 150 aircraft per year.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic formally joins SkyTeam
Virgin Altantic has formally entered SkyTeam today, joining transatlantic joint venture partners Delta Air Lines, Air France and KLM in the global alliance.
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Airline Business‘Bigger, better, stronger’: Cebu Pacific targets gains in post-pandemic market
Cebu Pacific’s new chief executive Mike Szucs sees the opportunity to outstrip its pre-crisis financial performance in the years ahead as the Philippine budget carrier emerges from the pandemic.
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NewsLufthansa extends Spohr’s contract for five more years
Lufthansa Group has extended the contract of chief executive Carsten Spohr for another five years, alongside that of chief financial officer Remco Steenbergen.
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NewsDominican Republic’s Arajet applies to US DOT to launch routes to the USA
Arajet, a new low-cost start-up carrier based in the Dominican Republic, has applied to the US government to launch routes between the Caribbean country and the United States.
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NewsDelta pilots approve new contract
Pilots at Delta Air Lines have approved a new contract that will give them a 34% pay increase by 2026.
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NewsTurkish Airlines doubles revenues and operating profits in 2022
Turkish Airlines almost doubled revenues and operating profits last year as a sharp return in passenger demand helped it to record profitability
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NewsAir India confirms Vistara brand to be dropped after merger: CEO
Air India has confirmed it will not be retaining the Vistara brand when it merges with its sister unit, though the national carrier intends to “keep some of the heritage” of Vistara.
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NewsAirAsia Aviation's China capacity to surpass pre-Covid levels by year-end
A bullish AirAsia Aviation Group expects to surpass pre-pandemic capacity to Mainland China by the year-end, with its Malaysian and Thai units leading the ramp-up in the coming months.
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NewsFAA examining ‘close call’ at Boston involving Learjet and JetBlue E190
The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating what it calls another “close call” involving two aircraft coming way too close, this time at Boston Logon International airport.
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NewsSuperJet International plots return on back of UAE investment and Al Ain factory for SSJ100
SuperJet International (SJI), the former joint venture between Italian firm Leonardo and Russia’s United Aircraft (UAC), is bidding to make an unlikely comeback, including plans to relaunch production of the SSJ100 regional jet at a new site in the United Arab Emirates.
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Airline BusinessLufthansa banks on seating options with €2.5bn long-haul product upgrade
German carrier Lufthansa will equip more than 80 new widebodies and retrofit other aircraft as part of a €2.5 billion ($2.6 billion) long-haul product revamp revealed in Berlin today.
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NewsBullish Virgin Australia eyes international ramp-up
Virgin Australia is to focus on a significant international ramp-up in the coming year, with the airline also seeing strong inbound travel demand from Chinese travellers.
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NewsAviation companies fight for female talent in ‘buyer’s market’
With women making up less than 5% of pilots and less than 3% of aviation mechanics, airlines and other aerospace companies came to Long Beach, California to search for talent at the world’s largest convention that aims to get more female workers into the industry.
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NewsPorter Airlines to support construction of new terminal at Montreal Saint-Hubert airport
Porter Airlines plans to expand at a secondary airport near Montreal that now has relatively few commercial flights.
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NewsCarlyle takes stake in SpiceJet after debt-for-equity swap deal
SpiceJet has agreed a debt-for-equity deal with Carlyle Aviation Group under which the aircraft lessor will take a stake in the Indian low-cost carrier and cargo unit SpiceXpress and Logsitics.
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NewsQantas picks former Air NZ executive as international chief in reshuffle
Qantas has appointed former Air New Zealand revenue chief Cam Wallace to lead its international unit from July, as part of a wider senior management shake-up and as the airline sees continued recovery across its network.