All Airlines articles – Page 233
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NewsJetBlue extends flights to London Heathrow through October 2022
JetBlue Airways has extended its daily flights between New York and London Heathrow airport through October 2022 after securing the required take-off and landing slots.
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NewsTUI 737 crew faced unreliable airspeed after improvised static-port cover left in place
Investigators probing an unreliable airspeed incident on a Boeing 737-800 have traced the event to technicians’ using transparent film, instead of high-visibility stickers, to protect static ports during storage. High demand for the orange stickers, as a result of the large number of aircraft being stored, meant none was available ...
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NewsAir NZ looks to replace turboprops with zero emissions aircraft
Air New Zealand has outlined its plans to eventually eliminate carbon emissions on its short-haul domestic network, where it now operates a fleet of turboprops.
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Airline BusinessHow far through the crisis are Asia-Pacific’s biggest airlines?
Airlines in Asia-Pacific paradoxically, are both among the hardest hit yet also the most profitable since the crisis hit. No region’s international passenger business has been harder by the pandemic than Asia-Pacific’s airlines, as international borders have remained all but shut and only started reopening in the last quarter of ...
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NewsInquiry highlights pilots’ lack of activity before unstable A318 approach incident
French investigators believe the pilots of an Air France Airbus A318 unnecessarily took the opportunity to shorten an approach to Paris Orly, placing them under time pressure and resulting in an unstable descent that triggered ground-proximity alarms. The inquiry has highlighted the possible effect of reduced flying activity by the ...
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Airline BusinessHow far through the crisis are Europe’s biggest airlines?
For European airlines, momentum had been growing across the year, in line with the successful roll-out of vaccination programmes. European short-haul travel began opening up in the summer with the lifting of quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers. That notably stepped up in the second half of the summer and into an extended shoulder season for leisure travel.
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NewsUK urges EU-licensed personnel to apply early to ensure approval continuity
UK authorities have embarked on a campaign to prepare aviation personnel for the cessation of recognition of European Union licences and approvals at the end of next year. The campaign follows the UK’s withdrawal from European Union Aviation Safety Agency membership at the beginning of 2021, following the country’s ‘Brexit’ ...
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NewsPeach takes delivery of Japan’s first A321LR
Japan low-cost carrier Peach Aviation has taken delivery of an Airbus A321LR, making it the first carrier in the country to operate the type.
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NewsUS court clears PAL’s recovery plan
A US court has cleared the recovery plan for Philippine Airlines (PAL), which expects to emerge from a court-supervised bankruptcy process by the end of 2021.
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Airline BusinessLatin American airlines facing long road to recovery
Latin America’s airlines had a tougher pandemic than most, with little direct government support despite tight travel restrictions. Can they build back?
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NewsSouthwest’s Kelly tests positive for Covid-19 two days after DC testimony
Southwest Airlines’ chief executive officer Gary Kelly has tested positive for coronavirus just two days after he and other US airline executives appeared in-person to testify in front of US congressional committee.
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NewsWestJet names Austrian’s Alexis von Hoensbroech to be its new CEO
WestJet has named Austrian Airlines chief executive Alexis von Hoensbroech to be its new CEO.
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NewsRitter takes helm of Lufthansa Airlines as part of wider leadership rejig
Eurowings chief operating officer Jens Ritter is to take the helm of Lufthansa Airlines, while the airline group’s head of corporate responsibility Annette Mann will lead Austrian Airlines as part of a series management changes
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Airline BusinessAirlines keep eyes on the summer prize despite winter worries
It has been almost two decades since there was a direct transatlantic flight operating out of St Louis. That Lufthansa should announce plans to serve the Missouri city in 2022 at a time when the Omicron variant is casting such a pall over near-term demand illustrates the continued faith airlines have in the next northern hemisphere summer.
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NewsAir France-KLM signs for up to 160 A320neos and eight A350 freighters
Air France-KLM has signed for up to 160 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, including 100 firm orders, and has become the fourth customer to commit to buying the manufacturer’s new A350 Freighter.
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NewsJetBlue and American forge ahead with alliance despite lawsuit
JetBlue Airways and American Airlines have expanded their collaboration, with plans to operate some 700 daily flights from New York’s John F Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports, and from Boston Logan International airport, by next summer.
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NewsEmerald to launch Aer Lingus franchise flights from March
Irish start-up Emerald Airlines has reached agreement to begin flights under the Aer Lingus Regional brand from March next year, bringing forward a franchise agreement originally set to start in 2023.
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NewsEastern promises SAF use will grow as availability rises
UK regional operator Eastern Airways will wait for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to become more widely available before instituting its use in regular operations.
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NewsUK regulator sticks with current thinking in lifting interim Heathrow price cap
UK regulators have stuck with their provisional proposal under which the cap on London Heathrow airport charges would be raised by a third from the start of next year ahead of its longer-term pricing decision.
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NewsQantas expects stiff domestic competition, as international restart stalls
Qantas expects domestic competition to heat up over the next six months as state borders reopen, but has remained upbeat about its prospects.