All Airlines articles – Page 332
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News‘Definitely not in situ’: Tower confirms wheel missing to fly-by A319
Canadian investigators are probing the loss of a main landing-gear wheel from an Air Canada Airbus A319, confirmed during a tower fly-by as the aircraft prepared for arrival at Toronto. The aircraft (C-GAQL) had been operating the AC715 service from New York LaGuardia on 18 February. Its crew had advised ...
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NewsSingapore extends support for aviation industry amid coronavirus outbreak
Singapore is rolling out a six-month support package for the country’s aviation industry, with an aim of safeguarding Changi Airport’s air connectivity, reducing business costs, and protecting jobs, amid the coronavirus outbreak that has affected airlines worldwide. The S$112 million ($80.5 million) package will comprise rebates on aircraft landing and ...
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NewsAir Canada posts higher 2019 results, despite 737 Max grounding
Air Canada revenue and net profit rose slightly in 2019, but results were tempered by the ongoing grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft and the start of the coronavirus crisis in Asia, the airline says.
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Airline BusinessHow Martin Gauss carved a European niche for Air Baltic
Walk into Air Baltic’s boardroom at its Riga International airport headquarters, and your eyes are immediately drawn to a table featuring dozens of tiny Airbus A220-300 models adorned with the carrier’s distinctive green livery.
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NewsFinnair explores pilot furloughs amid China pullback
Finnair has begun talks about temporary layoffs with its long-haul pilots following a reduction in its services to China because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsThai Airways’ Nok stake further diluted after new share issue
Thai Airways’ stake in Nok Air has been diluted from 16% to 13.3% after the budget operator completed a Bt1.55 billion ($49.7 million) capital-raising exercise.
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NewsRussian analysis highlights recent upward trend in hard landings
Russian safety analysis has revealed a disturbing upward trend in the number of hard landings by large transport aircraft which, it concludes, is not simply the result of a rise in traffic. The federal Aviaregister Russia – through a decision by air transport regulator Rosaviatsia – conducted a study into ...
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NewsSIA selectively cuts non-China flights amid coronavirus outbreak
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and SilkAir are selectively cutting several flights outside of China for the next three months due to weak demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak. On 17 February, SIA switched its Singapore-Hong Kong-San Francisco service to a non-stop Singapore-San Francisco service, which will operate until 28 March. It ...
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NewsAir Lease ready to accommodate clients hit by coronavirus crisis
Air Lease is willing to support customers affected by flight cancellations and falling passenger traffic amid fears over the coronavirus. The US lessor says it can help airlines by purchasing aircraft, either for cash or via sale-and-leaseback, or by allowing temporary lease-payment reprieves. “It’s only in the last five or ...
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NewsUdvar-Hazy hits out at European politicians over ATC inefficiency
Air Lease executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy has criticised European politicians for failing to address air traffic control inefficiency as part of their efforts to limit aviation’s environmental impact. “You have all these politicians making a lot of noise about airlines polluting the earth, but they can’t get a united skies ...
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NewsSecond Austral E190 suffers nose-wheel detachment
Argentinean investigators have opened a probe after an Embraer 190 apparently lost its left-hand nose-wheel in Rosario. The Austral Lineas Aereas twinjet (LV-CHQ) had arrived at Rosario following a service from Buenos Aires on 16 February. Argentinean accident investigation authority JIAAC says the incident occurred at about 23:10 local time ...
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NewsCathay flags ‘significantly’ lower first half results from coronavirus hit
Embattled Hong Kong-carrier Cathay Pacific has warned that its first half results for 2020 will be “significantly down” compared to the same period last year, as the outbreak of the coronavirus compounds an already challenging market.
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NewsMalaysia Airlines inks codeshare pact with LATAM
Malaysia Airlines has signed a codesharing agreement with LATAM Airlines, extending its reach into South America starting this month. The Malaysian carrier will codeshare on LATAM-operated flights from points in Australia and New Zealand to Santiago, and LATAM will codeshare on Malaysia-operated flights to Kuala Lumpur. Cirium ...
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NewsTariff hike only deepens US airlines’ misery: Airbus
Airbus has criticised the US government’s decision to increase tariffs on imported aircraft, claiming it simply exacerbates problems for the country’s own airlines. The US Trade Representative decision – which hikes tariffs from the previous 10% to a level of 15% – is a consequence of the long-running transatlantic subsidies ...
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NewsEgyptAir receives first A320neo
EgyptAir has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, the initial aircraft in a batch of 15 being acquired by the Middle Eastern flag-carrier. Airbus has confirmed the handover of the twinjet, powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines. Source: Airbus Three EgyptAir A320neos – SU-GFK, SU-GFJ and SU-GFL ...
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NewsAmerican cancels Max flights through mid-August
American Airlines says it expects it will not have the Boeing 737 Max in its schedule until mid-August, the last major US airline to plan through the lucrative summer peak travel season without the new generation aircraft, which has been grounded since March 2019.
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NewsSpiceJet third quarter profits up a third despite 737 Max grounding costs
Indian budget carrier SpiceJet saw a 33% year-on-year uptick in operational profit during the third quarter following the expansion of its fleet and addition of new routes in 2019. Operating profit rose to Rs732 million ($10 million) during the third quarter ending in December, up from Rs550 million for the ...
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NewsTurkey’s aviation regulator confirms AtlasGlobal suspends flights
Turkey’s directorate general of civil aviation has confirmed that struggling carrier AtlasGlobal has suspended flights and is to file for bankruptcy.
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NewsUnited cancels Max into September
United Airlines has taken the Boeing 737 Max out of its summer peak schedule as the beleaguered aircraft’s path to return to revenue service remains unclear.
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NewsWorld gradually shifting to resist corrupt practices: Airbus chief
Airbus chief Guillaume Faury believes there is an increasing global resistance to corrupt practices from which the airframer is set to benefit in its efforts to combat risks of non-compliance. The company is recovering from a hefty €3.6 billion penalty imposed through a deferred prosecution agreement to settle allegations of ...