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Vietnam Airlines plans one-way 787 flights to Tokyo Narita
Vietnam Airlines plans to operate several one-way flights to Japan later this month with Boeing 787s. The flights will depart Hanoi at 23:45 on 18, 25 and 30 September. Flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Narita will depart at 00:00 on 30 September. Cirium fleets data show ...
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British Airways competes head on with Virgin Atlantic in Lahore
British Airways will compete with Virgin Atlantic on its recently-announced London Heathrow-Lahore route, having disclosed its own plans to serve the Pakistani city from October. The IAG-owned carrier will operate four flights a week to Lahore from 12 October, using a Boeing 787-8 aircraft. The carrier’s announcement comes less than ...
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Emirates deploys A380 on Moscow route to meet ‘strong demand’
Emirates has upgauged the aircraft deployed for its newly restarted Dubai-Moscow service to an Airbus A380.
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Italy again cites Ryanair over compliance with Covid measures
Italy’s civil aviation authority is meeting with Ryanair on 16 September to discuss allegations of non-compliance with the country’s Covid-related health measures.
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In depth
Why 1970 fundamentally redefined air transport
However you look at it, 1970 was an epoch-making year for commercial aviation. The revolution in aircraft design heralded in that year would be the springboard for the airline industry to accelerate capacity growth in a way it could only dream about previously.
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IATA encourages Canada to relax travel restrictions
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on the government of Canada to relax its stringent travel restrictions and allow air travel within, to and from the country to return to a semblance of normalcy.
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Swedavia cites commercial case for early closure of Stockholm’s Bromma airport
Swedish state-owned airports operator Swedavia has set out the commercial case for the early closure of Stockholm’s Bromma airport in an impact assessment carried out for the government in the light of the global pandemic.
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European Commission agrees to waive 80:20 airline slot rule for winter
The waiver conditions agreed between airlines, airports and slot coordinators earlier in September will be applied immediately, “pending the adoption of fully enforceable conditions”, says European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Valean.
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Ryanair closes Dusseldorf base
Ryanair will close its Dusseldorf base in October after the German airport’s operator and a ground handling provider refused to lower their fees.
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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi postpones launch to 16 October
Wizz Air has delayed the launch date of its new Abu Dhabi operation by two weeks, citing ongoing Covid-19-related travel restrictions.
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Airline Business
Airports face long wait for air traffic return
Whilst the crisis facing airlines has dominated most of the headlines since the collapse of air transport demand from the global pandemic, the symbiotic nature of their relationship means airports are facing their own financial pressures from the slump in passenger numbers.
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Airline Business
Why transatlantic return matters so much to airlines
When Virgin Atlantic broke the news it would need to cut over 1,000 more jobs, even having secured its future within £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) in refinancing commitments, it underlined just how damaging the failure to reignite the key transatlantic market was.
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JetBlue adds 24 leisure routes in move to generate cash
JetBlue Airways is launching 24 domestic and international routes as part of a strategy to quickly generate cash from an expected growth in demand for leisure travel.
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Airline Business
United plans new long-haul non-stop flights to Africa, India, Hawaii
United Airlines will launch seven new long-haul widebody non-stop routes – five international and two domestic – as the airline shifts its focus away from business travel to the leisure segment, which it believes will be the first to rebound after the coronavirus global health pandemic.
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Airline Business
Winter of disconnect ahead for Europe’s airlines
There are few crumbs of comfort for European airlines as they look back on a worse-than-expected summer season and forward to what could be a bleak winter.
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Finnair slashes planned October capacity
Finnair is more than halving the number of flights it intends to operate during October as resurgent coronavirus cases and heightened travel restrictions hit passenger demand.
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Oman Air to resume scheduled flights from October
Oman Air is to resume scheduled international passenger flights next month after a six-month break because of the global pandemic.
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‘Last chance to save UK airline industry’: EasyJet chief
The chief executive of UK-based low-cost carrier EasyJet has warned that the lack of government support for the airline industry is threatening the sector’s long-term competitiveness.
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Wizz chief sees network diversification key to easing crisis impact
Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi believes the airline’s network diversification in recent months will help the low-cost carrier better ride out the coming months of the coronavirus crisis.
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Walsh hands over IAG reins – and challenges – to Gallego
Willie Walsh signed off as chief executive of British Airways and Iberia parent IAG during the group’s AGM today, while also confirming he is leaving the aviation industry after a four-decade career.