All Airlines articles – Page 169
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NewsGol reports wider Q3 loss, prepare to resume international flights
Gol reported a net loss of R$2.5 billion ($455 million) in the third quarter of 2021, but says that higher vaccination rates and the opening of borders across the hemisphere will boost travel in the coming busy summer holiday season.
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NewsFrankfurt airport operator raises outlook amid improving demand
Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport sees passenger numbers at Germany’s biggest hub reaching the upper end of its 20-25 million forecast for the full year after strong recovery in leisure travel during the third quarter.
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NewsASL signs for fuel cell-powered ATR 72 freighter conversion with ZeroAvia
ASL Aviation Holdings has signed an agreement with advanced propulsion developer ZeroAvia for the conversion of ATR 72 freighters to hydrogen-electric power, the group’s second such modification pact.
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Airline BusinessQR quandary trips up re-boot of USA-Singapore air travel
Singapore’s acceptance of only one form of accreditation for travelers vaccinated in the USA highlights the thorny questions governments can encounter when reopening air travel.
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NewsAsia-Pacific to lead air traffic growth through 2040: Boeing
Boeing sees the Asia-Pacific region leading demand for new aircraft in the 2020s and 2030s, forecasting that air traffic growth in the region will outpace both world air traffic growth and world gross domestic product (GDP) growth.
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Airline BusinessWhy airline leaders must plan beyond the short-term pressures
Peter Davies, founder of Airline Management Group, on how the cost implications of pandemic-hit balance sheets and meeting environmental goals means management teams needs to embrace longer term thinking than their business plans show today
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NewsItaly’s ITA Airways seals codeshare with Air Europa
New Italian carrier ITA Airways has struck a codeshare deal with Spain’s Air Europa, as it continues to fill the gap left after Alitalia ceased flights last month.
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NewsSydney Airport agrees to A$23.6 billion buyout
Sydney Airport has agreed to a A$23.6 billion ($17.4 billion) takeover offer from an investor consortium.
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NewsVietJet confirms A330 fleet plans; first jet to be delivered in November
Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air has confirmed it will lease up to three Airbus A330s, as part of fleet development plans “to better meet travel demand” in the future.
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NewsANA, Virgin Orbit to use Japan as Asian base for 747 RocketOne launches
ANA Holdings plans to enter the space launch business through a tie up with Virgin Orbit, which has developed the capability to launch its LauncherOne rocket from a 747-400.
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NewsSafran signs agreements with Vietnam’s Bamboo, VietJet
Vietnamese carriers VietJet Air and Bamboo Airways have both signed agreements with Safran, during a visit by the country’s prime minister to France.
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Airline BusinessBritish Airways sees US market reopening driving business lift
Continued losses at British Airways and Lufthansa’s network carrier segment reported in the last 48 hours underline why those airlines are pinning so much hope on the reopening of the USA to international travel from Europe on 8 November.
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NewsSpanish carriers offer bright spot as IAG sees ‘inflection point’ in third quarter
IAG posted an operating loss of €452 million ($523 million) for the third quarter though its Spanish carriers Iberia and Vueling did both move out of the red.
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NewsVueling sees long-term returns from opportunistic push into new markets
Vueling chief executive Marco Sansavini believes the carrier’s moves to exploit new international opportunities that have emerged in the European short-haul market since the pandemic will provide long-term returns.
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NewsATR output to hit 50 aircraft per year from 2023, says shareholder Leonardo
Production of ATR turboprops should stabilise at around 50 aircraft per year in 2023, as the market for regional aircraft returns, according to one of the joint venture’s owners.
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NewsBritish Airways aiming to finalise Gatwick plans by end of November
British Airways hopes to finalise talks with unions and London Gatwick airport over a new short-haul operation in time to launch its summer plans around the end of November.
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NewsIAG chief Gallego ‘less optimistic’ about stalled Air Europa deal
IAG chief executive Luis Gallego is “less optimistic” about completing a deal to acquire Spanish carrier Air Europa, but talks are continuing with the latter’s parent company Globalia, regulators and the Spanish government.
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NewsQantas to make narrowbody decision by end of year
Qantas’s discussions for its future fleet of narrowbody aircraft are well advanced, with an aim to order over 100 aircraft.
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NewsAir Lease cancels three Boeing 787s this year; could deliver up to 16 next year
Air Lease Corporation says the company has cancelled three Boeing 787 Dreamliner orders due to the airframer’s ongoing issues with the type.
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NewsUS carriers prepare for influx of international travellers as entry ban is lifted
Major US passenger carriers are bracing for an influx of travellers ahead of the reopening of the country’s borders to fully vaccinated passengers from 33 countries, including most of Europe, scheduled for next week.