All Fleets articles – Page 102
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NewsPortuguese state takes control of TAP to prevent bankruptcy
Portugal’s government has agreed to pay €55 million ($62 million) to increase its stake in national carrier TAP to 72.5% in order to prevent the airline from going bankrupt.
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NewsSIA Group sends another two A380s and two 787s to Alice Springs
Singapore Airlines Group recently parked another four aircraft – two Airbus A380s and two Boeing 787-8s – at Alice Springs Airport in Australia. The company tells Cirium it now has a total of 22 aircraft parked there, at Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage. This comprises seven A380s and three 777-200ERs from ...
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NewsAfrica and Middle East need ‘layered’ measures for restart: IATA
African and Middle Eastern countries should adapt their quarantine measures to enable the aviation sector to begin a recovery while containing spread of the coronavirus, IATA has urged.
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Airline BusinessHow air transport sector is dragging itself back from the brink
Few if anyone could have predicted the sudden and far-reaching destruction being wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic during 2020 – but the airline sector has already picked itself up and is still in the ring, fighting its way towards a recovery.
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Airline BusinessHow airlines are facing a new world order
A significantly reduced market until at least 2022 is broadly accepted, with widespread implications for the industry
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NewsNear-halving of EasyJet’s German operation in prospect: union
Trade union Verdi believes EasyJet is planning to almost halve its operation at its sole German base in Berlin.
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NewsPandemic resurgence threatens to choke off recovery: IATA
Recent growth in the number of coronavirus cases is harming the recovery in air passenger demand and could lead IATA to downgrade its passenger estimates for the remainder of the year, the association has warned.
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NewsUK-based Ryanair pilots accept temporary pay cuts
UK pilot union BALPA has disclosed that members employed by Ryanair have voted 96% in favour of taking temporary pay cuts to save under-threat jobs.
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NewsCORSIA airline emissions baseline to exclude 2020 data, says ICAO
The ICAO Council has decided to disregard data from 2020 when calculating the baseline emissions for its CORSIA global carbon offsetting scheme for commercial aviation, in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsTAP to cut more aircraft as losses mount
TAP Air Portugal has disclosed plans to further reduce its fleet after first-quarter net losses almost quadrupled to €395 million ($443 million) amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsLufthansa’s reactivated fleet to reach 380 aircraft during summer
Lufthansa Group plans to have reactivated half of its fleet by October as it sees increased booking demand following an easing of travel restrictions in several countries.
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NewsNorwegian cancels 97 Boeing aircraft orders
Norwegian has cancelled orders for 97 Boeing aircraft including examples of the troubled 737 Max and the 787 Dreamliner, and is claiming compensation for financial losses related to the two jets.
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NewsJetstar Asia to dispose of aircraft, cut staff
Singapore low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia will cut five Airbus A320s and axe 180 staff as it seeks to ride out the coronavirus pandemic. The move will reduce the carrier’s fleet to just 13 aircraft, it says. The carrier made the adjustments after consultations with shareholders. Qantas Group owns 49% of ...
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NewsBritish Airways takes delivery of first 787-10 after delay
British Airways finally receives its first Boeing 787-10 months later than planned.
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NewsDe Havilland Canada delivers first Dash 8-400 to TAAG Angola Airlines
De Havilland Canada has delivered the first of six Dash 8-400 aircraft to TAAG Angola Airlines, the state-owned national carrier of Angola, as it builds out its networks to that country’s smaller communities.
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NewsSingapore Airlines confirms NokScoot returning leased aircraft
Singapore Airlines has confirmed that it is taking back Boeing 777-200s it is leasing to joint venture airline NokScoot. NokScoot said on 24 June that it will return three aircraft to their lessor by the end of June, as part of a rationalisation of its business amid the pressures of ...
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NewsEmirates converts 10 777-300ERs into temporary freighters
Emirates is temporarily removing more than 3,000 economy-class seats from 10 of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to make room for cargo while it waits for passenger demand to return.
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Airline BusinessQantas ends its long, long affair with the 747
A half century of aviation history ended at Qantas with the premature retirement of its last six Boeing 747-400ERs.
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NewsKorean carrier Hi Air buys two second-hand ATRs for growth
Korean start-up Hi Air has purchased two ATR 72-500s from the turboprop manufacturer.
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NewsEmirates to return A380 to service on 15 July
Emirates will begin reactivating its Airbus A380 fleet in mid-July with the reintroduction of the superjumbo on flights to Europe.