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Resurrected Flybe takes delivery of first Dash 8-400
Relaunched UK regional carrier Flybe has taken delivery of its first De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 twin-turboprop at its new Birmingham airport home. The aircraft is the first of 12 of the type to be leased from Nordic Aviation Capital, Flybe said on 26 November. Cirium fleets data shows that ...
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Airline share prices fall as governments restrict flights in response to Covid variant
Airline share prices fell on 26 November as governments around the world imposed restrictions on travel from several countries in southern Africa in response to a new variant of Covid-19.
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Air Baltic switches UAE codeshare from Etihad to Emirates after Dubai launch
Air Baltic has announced a codeshare with Emirates as it seeks to leverage the connectivity advantages of switching its UAE services from Abu Dhabi to Dubai.
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Ryanair chief says ‘panic’ over Covid-19 cases could undermine recovery
Recent government “panic” over rising Covid-19 cases across Europe threatens to undermine the recovery in air travel, according to Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary. “We’re in for a fraught period between now and Christmas where it looks like Europe is going to get very nervous again at the worst ...
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Ryanair chief cites ‘Brexit disaster’ as UK airline recovery lags mainland Europe
The group chief executive of Ryanair has praised the role of the European Union’s Digital Covid Certificate in the recovery of air travel in the region, while suggesting the UK’s departure from the bloc is behind its slower progress in that regard.
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AirAsia Group hopeful of ‘fast recovery’ as Q3 operating losses narrow
AirAsia Group cut its red ink for the third quarter of the year despite a plunge in revenue, as cost control efforts paid off.
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JetBlue, American ask judge to throw out DOJ lawsuit
JetBlue Airways and American Airlines have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the carriers’ so-called Northeast Alliance (NEA).
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UK air travel recovery ‘significantly later’ than mainland Europe: KLM chief
KLM chief executive Pieter Elbers says the UK recovery has lagged that in mainland Europe amid “not very helpful” government travel policies.
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Airline sustainability challenge ‘does not preclude third Heathrow runway’
The pressure on airlines to address their environmental footprints does not mean a third runway at Heathrow airport should be ruled out, according to UK industry representatives.
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Canada’s Air Transat and WestJet launch transatlantic codeshares
Canada’s second- and third-largest passenger carriers, WestJet and Air Transat, have entered into a codeshare agreement for transatlantic travel.
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Air Canada exits government financial aid programme
Air Canada will soon be leaving a government-sponsored financial aid programme that was established to help it manage through the coronavirus-driven slump.
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Dubai air show reinforces pandemic recovery themes among airlines
Organisers and visitors alike will be hoping that the biennial Dubai air show has bookended the worst of the Covid-19 crisis, proving the maxim that ‘timing is everything’.
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Copa to restore entire network in 2022
Copa Holdings, parent of Panama’s Copa Airlines, expects to restore the carrier’s full network next year as more countries discard coronavirus-driven travel restrictions and vaccination rates across Latin America inspire customers to travel.
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A year after exiting administration, optimistic Virgin Australia adds seven 737s
Virgin Australia has signed letters of intent to acquire seven more Boeing 737-800s, amid optimism about meaningful travel recovery a year after emerging from voluntary administration.
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Atlas transitions Southern Air onto a single operating certificate
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has completed the transition to bring its subsidiary Southern Air onto a single operating certificate.
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New Canadian low-cost carrier Lynx Air set to launch in early 2022
A new Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier called Lynx Air is set to launch flight operations the first quarter of 2022.
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Business travel patterns have shifted: American CEO
American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker says the carrier has seen business travel patterns shift amid the pandemic, and that smaller companies are now on the leading edge of the return in corporate travel.
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Upbeat Emirates boss sees no structural change to travel demand
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark does not expect there to be any structural change to travel demand citing the strong take-up from passengers in the markets it has so far been able restores services to since the pandemic.
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Air Baltic navigates Latvia lockdown with capacity and IPO plan intact
Latvia-based Air Baltic made it through its home country’s recent four-week lockdown without adjusting its capacity – or its plans for an IPO in the coming years.
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Delivery plan for Emirates 777-9s a ‘work in progress’: Clark
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark describes as a “work in progress” efforts to pin down a firm delivery date for its delayed Boeing 777-9s and braced to wait for nine months to a year before the manufacturer is able to give a definitive date amid the ongoing certification process.