All Airlines articles – Page 256
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NewsPoor communication led Finnair flight attendant to fall from mobile stairs
Finnish investigators have determined that poor communication regarding signals to ground vehicles led a flight attendant to fall from a mobile staircase as it pulled away from a Finnair Airbus A320. The flight attendant was seriously injured in the 3.5m fall at Helsinki Vantaa airport on 13 January. Finland’s Safety ...
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NewsMax absence has propped up 737-800 values and utilisation rates: Ascend
Although the grounding of the 737 Max has been a disaster for Boeing, its absence has had the effect of propping up utilisation levals and values for the earlier-generation 737-800.
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NewsSouthwest’s O’Hare service to take flight on Valentine’s Day
Southwest Airlines will commence operating flights for its new Chicago O’Hare service on 14 February, with 20 total departures to Nashville, Baltimore/Washington International, Denver, Dallas Love Field and Phoenix.
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NewsPandemic speeds retirement of older, high-maintenance aircraft
The coronavirus travel downturn is accelerating the retirement of aircraft that are older, less fuel-efficient, and higher maintenance, including Boeing 777 aircraft, Airbus A330 and A380 aircraft, as airline capacity may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024, if at all. Airlines will have to reduce costs by selling or ...
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NewsTaiwan’s Starlux launches new routes to Bangkok, Osaka, Tokyo
Taiwanese carrier Starlux has announced three new destinations in Thailand and Japan to bolster its fledgling operation. Starlux started flying in January with three routes from Taipei Taoyuan, to Macau, Da Nang and Penang. Source: Wikimedia Commons A Starlux A321neo in February 2020 It was due to ...
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NewsNok receives no objections to entering business rehabilitation
Nok Air looks set to be allowed to restructure under court supervision, after nobody raised objections during a court hearing today, according to a 27 October filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The Thai budget carrier says the order on its business rehabilitation petition will be issued at 09:00 ...
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NewsHawaiian posts $97m Q3 loss, details 787 delivery delays
Hawaiian Airlines posted a $97 million loss in the third quarter, as the state’s coronavirus-driven quarantine requirements hampered air travel demand – and the airline’s recovery.
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NewsJetBlue reports sharply lower Q3 but sees leisure rebound
JetBlue Airways reported sharply declining third-quarter financial results but remains optimistic that the coming weeks will bring recovery as customers begin planning travel for the end-of-year holiday season.
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NewsBOC Aviation, Malaysia Airports challenge AirAsia X restructuring
Two of AirAsia X’s creditors – BOC Aviation and Malaysia Airports (Sepang) (MASSB) – have taken legal action to challenge its proposed debt restructuring, according to the airline group. AirAsia X was served on 15 October a sealed copy of BOC Aviation’s application in the High Court of Malaya, dated ...
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NewsANA Group plans new airline, big fleet cuts
The All Nippon Airways (ANA) Group will conduct a major revamp of its business model that involves launching a new airline brand and retiring far more aircraft than originally planned. The group will make these and other significant changes as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic that has ...
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NewsArgentine LCC protests ongoing closure of El Palomar
Argentine low-cost carrier Flybondi has strongly protested the government’s decision to keep Buenos Aires’ secondary airport El Palomar closed as the country slowly reopens following the coronavirus crisis.
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Airline BusinessSouthwest flirts with Airbus in fleet renewal
Southwest Airlines, an all-Boeing carrier since its inception almost 50 years ago, is again flirting with the idea buying aircraft from a competing airframer.
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Airline BusinessDo airlines have the management to thrive in the post-crisis market?
While industry analysts have been busy predicting how airlines might navigate their way through the crisis, Peter Davies, founder of Airline Management Group, argues the big challenge will be finding the exceptional talent and imagination in leadership needed to deliver on plans in the new normal
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NewsAmerican Eagle ERJ-145 damaged in Bahamas excursion
Investigators in the Bahamas are probing a runway excursion involving an American Eagle service from Miami which badly damaged the aircraft. The Embraer ERJ-145 – identified as N674RJ – had landed on runway 06 at Grand Bahama airport following the short 100nm flight from Miami on 24 October. It arrived ...
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NewsANA signs SAF deal with Neste as Japan sets new climate goals
All Nippon Airways has signed a deal to procure sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Finland’s Neste, with the first flights using the fuel to take off from Japan this month. It comes as Japan’s new prime minister Yoshihide Suga brings forward climate targets, pledging today to achieve a carbon-neutral society ...
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NewsAirAsia Group secures loan for logistics pivot
Malaysia’s AirAsia Group has secured a MYR300 million ($72 million) loan from the Sabah Development Bank, mainly to enhance its logistics network within the state. “This loan is in line with AirAsia’s pivot into the digital business. The main purpose of the loan is to enhance logistics in Sabah by ...
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NewsHoneywell sees behaviour shift among Asia-Pacific airlines
Honeywell’s airline support business has observed significant changes among its Asia-Pacific customers as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic ripple through the industry. One major change relates to spare parts, with airlines electing to keep parts ‘on wing’ for longer, and showing greater openness to relying on used parts. ...
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NewsMalaysia Airports justifies AirAsia X lawsuit
Malaysia Airports (MAHB) has defended its decision to sue AirAsia X (AAX) for RM78.2 million ($19 million) in unpaid charges, stating that it is only defending its core interests. The airport operators’ defence follows a 24 October report in The Star newspaper, which suggested that the airport operator is seeking ...
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NewsIsraeli-Sudanese agreement to enable shorter flights: Netanyahu
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has referenced further airspace efficiencies as a benefit of the new agreement to normalise relations with Sudan. Netanyahu had previously indicated that the Israeli government had made political contact with Sudanese counterparts in the past couple of years. “The skies of Sudan are open to ...
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NewsUS DOT approves WestJet-Delta transborder joint venture
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively approved a joint venture application from Delta Air Lines and Canada’s WestJet for transborder travel, under certain conditions.