All Airlines articles – Page 227
-
NewsUK bookings surge on lockdown exit plan
Airlines have seen a jump in UK ticket sales in the hours after the government published information on the national plan for exiting lockdown.
-
NewsGulf Air to make Singapore return in April
Gulf Air is to launch a weekly service from Bahrain to Singapore in April, reviving a route it last operated more than a decade ago. The Bahraini carrier will deploy a Boeing 787-9 on the service to Singapore, which it describes as a ”boutique destination”. Source: Soos Jozsef/Shutterstock.com ...
-
NewsUK bans operations with PW4000-powered 777s
UK regulators have imposed a ban on operating Boeing 777s fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112 engines until protective action is carried out, following the powerplant failure on a United Airlines 777-200 over Denver. The UK Civil Aviation Authority says it is taking the “precautionary measure” until “appropriate safeguards” are ...
-
NewsTalks on Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble continue
The governments of Hong Kong and Singapore are continuing discussions over a quarantine-free travel bubble between the two cities that was delayed last year after Hong Kong experienced a surge in Covid-19 cases.
-
NewsJapan grounds 31 PW4000-powered 777s after United incident
Japan has grounded Boeing 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines, following the PW4077 failure aboard a United Airlines 777-200 on 20 February.
-
NewsUS airlines throw support behind voluntary Covid-19 contact tracing
US airlines are joining together to support a comprehensive contact-tracing programme to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.
-
NewsMexico’s low-cost Volaris tracks ‘strongest recovery’ in the industry
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris is on track for one of the fastest recoveries in the industry even though the coronavirus continued to drag on results in the fourth quarter 2020, the airline says on 19 February.
-
Airline BusinessBoeing 737 Max service return in the Americas gathers pace
Airlines across the Americas are first to test customer appetite for the aircraft in much-changed operating climate
-
NewsAtlas reports $495 million profit for 2020
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings generated an operating profit of $495 million for the full year 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic downturn making it the worst year in history for air cargo demand, reversing its fortunes from an operating loss of $461 million in 2019.
-
NewsChief economist Pearce to retire from IATA in July
IATA chief economist Brian Pearce is to retire from the airline trade body in July.
-
NewsA320 veered off runway as late hydraulic failure 'surprised' pilots
Pilots of an Airbus A320 were caught out by a hydraulic failure as the aircraft landed at Burgas, their reaction leading the twinjet to veer off the runway and come to rest on rough ground. Operating for Smartwings, the Greek-registered Orange2Fly aircraft had suffered a leak in its green hydraulic ...
-
NewsEastar eyes service return following fresh investment: report
Eastar Jet is reportedly eyeing a comeback, with several investors apparently interested in buying the grounded South Korean low-cost carrier.
-
AnalysisNok tests leasing market ahead of filing rehab plan
The restructuring of Thai Airways International has dominated headlines in the Kingdom, but a smaller, privately held carrier is also reorganising under the same business rehabilitation protection as the flag carrier.
-
NewsAmerican and JetBlue unveil first phase of collaboration
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways have unveiled new routes as they begin to consummate their strategic partnership.
-
NewsLufthansa targets more ‘needs-based’ pilot-training model
Lufthansa is restructuring its in-house flight school programme to facilitate a “more needs-based” pilot supply for the group’s different operators.
-
NewsAir Cote d’Ivoire receives first A320neo
African carrier Air Cote d’Ivoire has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo.
-
NewsQatar pitches touchless IFE initiative to allay post-Covid travel concerns
Qatar Airways is highlighting its steps towards offering full touchless in-flight technology onboard its aircraft in a further sign of how airlines are adapting their product and marketing in light of customer sensitivities to flying in the post-pandemic environment.
-
NewsAir France-KLM aims to emerge leaner from Covid-19
Air France-KLM has warned that, with no sign of a recovery from currently dire trading conditions, it plans to shrink and become a leaner, more efficient outfit.
-
NewsAirbus encouraged by rising export-credit support for deliveries
Airbus is encouraged by evidence of increasing engagement with export-credit agencies to support aircraft deliveries. Chief financial officer Dominik Asam, speaking during an 18 February briefing, said the airframer was trying to “resuscitate” export-credit financing, stating that the proportion of deliveries with such support has risen to 10% from 2% ...
-
NewsFinnair looks to summer recovery as loss run continues into 2021
Finnair expects first quarter losses to be comparable to the levels lost in the three quarters since the pandemic hit after today disclosing a full-year operating loss of €595 million ($718 million).