All articles by Cirium – Page 72
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NewsJet Airways to sell Dutch business to KLM
Jet Airways has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with KLM for its businesses in the Netherlands. The carrier said in a stock exchange disclosure that the deal was inked on 13 January with Dutch resolution professionals, but gave no details on the transaction value or timeline. Jet ...
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NewsThai Airways appoints new chairman
Thai Airways International’s vice-chairman Chaiyapruk Didyasarin has taken up the role of chairman, effective 16 January. Didyasarin was appointed acting chairman after Ekniti Nitithanprapas resigned at the start of November, amid pressure from the loss-making carrier’s financial performance. Thai’s third-quarter results published later in the month showed it narrowed operating ...
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NewsChina Aircraft Leasing orders 40 A320neos
China Aircraft Leasing has placed an order for 40 Airbus A321neos. The lessor states in a stock exchange disclosure that the aircraft will be delivered in stages up to 2026. Chief executive, Mike Poon says: “We see enormous market appetite for this single-aisle aircraft with lower operational cost, and the ...
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NewsSpirit adds Oakland to Fort Lauderdale route
Spirit Airlines in April will add nonstop daily flights between Oakland International airport and its headquarters hub in Fort Lauderdale amid its plans to expand its network and Airbus fleet in 2020. The ultra-low-cost carrier on 16 January announced the new seasonal route to complement its year-round service to Oakland ...
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NewsXiamen Airlines seeks to lease 10 A321neos
Xiamen Airlines is seeking 10 Airbus A321neos on operating leases, to be delivered between 2021’s second half and 2023. The Chinese carrier is inviting bids from lessors with a net worth of at least $50 million, and the tender closes on 10 February. Xiamen is majority-owned by China Southern Airlines. ...
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NewsSingapore's Changi airport to begin multi-year T2 expansion
Singapore Changi airport airport is poised to start multi-year expansion work at Terminal 2 which will increase overall handling capacity by 5 million to 90 million passengers per annum by 2024. Changi Airport Group (CAG) says the work will get under way in the coming weeks. Terminal 2 began ...
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NewsRyanair demands industry-wide UK passenger duty exemption
The UK will be in breach of competition and state-aid laws unless it extends the exemption of air passenger duty it has promised Flybe to the wider industry, Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary has argued.
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NewsSouth African Airways to sell nine A340s as part of restructuring effort
South African Airways has put more than half of its Airbus A340 fleet and a variety of spare parts up for sale, as part of efforts to restructure following the carrier’s decision last month to voluntarily enter business rescue proceedings.
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NewsBritish Airways offers promotional prices on Flybe-contested domestic routes
British Airways has included domestic routes in a ticket sale launched two days after the UK government disclosed a rescue deal for regional carrier Flybe.
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NewsCALC receives two 787s converted from 737 Max orders
China Aircraft Leasing has received two Boeing 787s, converted from earlier orders for 737 Max aircraft. The lessor says these are the first widebody aircraft in its orderbook. They were delivered to an Asian airline last month and this month, in line with earlier expectations that these would arrive by ...
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NewsMalaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways expand codeshare agreement
Malaysia Airlines will boost its European coverage through an expanded codeshare agreement with fellow Oneworld member Qatar Airways. From 27 January, Malaysia will place its code on Qatar-operated services between Doha and 12 European cities. Qatar will codeshare Malaysia-operated flights between Kuala Lumpur and four cities in Malaysia and Indonesia. ...
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NewsQatar Airways unveils eight new destinations for 2020
Qatar Airways will add eight new destinations to its network from Doha later this year.
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AnalysisWhy Flybe’s market role created a UK political quandary
Struggling UK regional carrier Flybe operates more than a third of the country’s domestic flights and carries more than a quarter of domestic passengers, Cirium schedules data shows.
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NewsIndiGo to add low-cost Doha and Dubai services from Kolkata
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is set to launch Doha and Dubai services from Kolkata in the coming weeks, bringing low-cost competition to the routes.
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NewsUK considers domestic aviation tax cut to save Flybe: reports
The British government is considering a removal of air passenger duty on domestic flights in a bid to help regional carrier Flybe, the BBC reports.
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NewsEtihad joins EasyJet’s connection platform
Etihad Airways has become the latest carrier to join the Worldwide by EasyJet connections platform, enabling the two airlines’ passengers to seamlessly connect between their respective networks.
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NewsLufthansa agrees to mediation talks with cabin-crew union
Lufthansa Group has accepted a flight-attendant union’s proposal that a long-running labour dispute be addressed through mediation talks.
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NewsAirbus begins BelugaXL operations
Airbus has started operating the first of the six BelugaXL high-capacity transports it is building to facilitate production ramp-up.
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NewsQatar Airways to codeshare with German rail company
Qatar Airways and German rail company Deutsche Bahn have signed a codeshare agreement that will enable the Middle Eastern carrier’s passengers to connect from Frankfurt to eight cities across Germany.
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NewsAvation expands into engine leasing
Avation is making a foray into engine leasing, having completed the purchase of a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M powerplant. The Singapore-based lessor describes the powerplant as “virtually new”, having accumulated only 54 hours. It adds that it is currently establishing marketing plans for engine leasing as well as the ...