All air transport news – Page 141
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Lufthansa facing strike action by pilots as negotiations stall
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is facing the prospect of strike action by pilots, after failing to reach a collective agreement with union Vereinigung Cockpit. The union says it was recently engaged in four days of discussions about a framework under which to continue negotiations. But these ended without agreement and the ...
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Half of Boeing self-certification staff see improvement on improper company interference
Employees within Boeing’s self-certification division are split nearly evenly on whether the company has made progress in addressing the problem of improper interference into certification matters.
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Crew of fuel-leak A330 did not shut down engine before suboptimal diversion
French investigators have found that an Air France Airbus A330-200 crew did not follow standard procedures for a fuel leak, choosing not to shut down the affected engine before diverting to an airport with a shortened runway and suboptimal weather conditions. The aircraft had departed Brazzaville for Paris Charles de ...
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Airline Business
Airline Business Index surges towards 2019 baseline as travel demand returns
The latest Airline Business Index shows the global airline industry’s progress towards its pre-Covid size accelerated rapidly during the second quarter of 2022, as revenues in particular surged alongside passenger numbers.
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Impairment reversal from 737 Max order pushes Norwegian into second-quarter profit
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian benefited from the partial reversal of an impairment loss in the second quarter, enabling it to turn in an operating profit of NKr1.36 billion ($141 million) for the period. Norwegian generated NKr4.87 billion in revenues for the three months to 30 June, but the rise in ...
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Ex-Nokia executive takes top financial post at Finnair
Finnair has named former Nokia finance head Kristian Pullola as its new chief financial officer, succeeding Mike Stirkkinen. Pullola worked at Nokia for some 21 years and became chief financial officer of the mobile communications firm in early 2017, leaving the company in August 2020. He will join Finnair on ...
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Brussels Airlines studies options for expansion as it reinforces winter staffing
Brussels Airlines is analysing a number of development paths to expand its fleet and staff base, as passenger demand returns and it looks to capitalise on its restructuring initiative. The carrier has been implementing a restructuring programme, known as ‘Reboot Plus’ and says it has achieved a “very strong and ...
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French start-up Happy crowdfunds to establish Strasbourg-based operation
Proposed French start-up Happy Airways is seeking investors – including financing through crowdfunding – in order to establish an operation from Strasbourg. Happy Airways argues that Strasbourg’s network is “undeveloped” in comparison with demand, and is aiming to set up ATR 72-600 turboprop services to 14 potential destinations. The start-up’s ...
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Reliable Robotics clears early certification hurdle for pilotless Caravan
US autonomous technology developer Reliable Robotics has cleared an early milestone toward achieving certification of an autonomous Cessna 208 Caravan.
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Eve to simulate its planned eVTOL service in Chicago next month
Air taxi developer Eve intends to test its “urban air mobility” concept in Chicago next month using helicopters through a partnership with Blade Air Mobility.
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Aer Lingus and British Airways sign for sustainable fuel at San Francisco
IAG carriers British Airways and Aer Lingus will both benefit from a sustainable aviation fuel agreement covering their operations to San Francisco. The airlines have reached a deal with Californian renewable fuels firm Aemetis which involves its delivering 78,400t – around 26 million gallons – of fuel to the carriers ...
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US Air Force launches $5bn initiative to develop ‘adaptive’ engine for sixth-gen fighter
The Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion programme will give five companies the opportunity to develop an engine to power the service’s sixth-generation air dominance platform.
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Iceland’s Play poised to start generating profits later this year
Icelandic budget carrier Play has turned in a first-half net loss of $25.6 million, of which the second quarter accounted for $14.3 million. The airine attributes the interim losses to the carrier’s having yet to achieve economies of scale. Play generated revenues of $42.2 million over the six months to ...
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Harbour Air flies first ‘point-to-point’ flight of all-electric DHC-2 Beaver
Canadian regional carrier Harbour Air recently completed the first point-to-point flight of its heavily modified, all-electric De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.
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Leonardo confident that changes will bear fruit at aerostructures unit
Restructuring and improving market outlook – plus diversification – should yield positive results for aerospace firm.
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Podcast
Airline Business Podcast: 787 return, supply-chain impact and Farnborough thoughts
Graham and Lewis discuss the resumption of Boeing 787 deliveries and the impact of supply-chain issues on fleet planning.
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Budget carrier Wizz Air names new chief financial officer
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has named Ian Malin as its new chief financial officer, following the decision by Jourik Hooghe to step down. Malin will join the airline from the beginning of October. He has formerly served in finance roles with tenures at companies including KPMG, Allco Finance ...
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El Al seals efficiency pact with maintenance and engineering personnel
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has reached an agreement with its maintenance and engineering personnel as part of its efforts to tighten the airline’s efficiency. El Al says the pact, signed on 16 August, will run until the end of 2026. It will cover El Al’s plans to introduce wet-leased passenger ...
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Cargojet 767 freighter dodged glider on approach to Hamilton
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 767-300ER freighter took evasive action to avoid a glider during its approach to Hamilton. The incident occurred on 12 August, says a bulletin from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. It states that the Cargojet aircraft had been operating from Vancouver and was ...
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GE and P&W jockey for advantage as Pentagon weighs F-35 engine improvements
P&W and GE are pitching new-engine options, while P&W is also offering an F135 core update.