All articles by Graham Dunn – Page 38
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CDB Aviation adds 12 more A330 freighter conversions amid Chinese customer demand
Aircraft lessor CDB Aviation has committed to a further dozen Airbus A330 passenger to freighter conversions with German aircraft modification joint venture EFW after securing lease commitments with Chinese operators.
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India’s Alliance Air to add pair of ATR 42s for Himalayan routes
Indian regional carrier Alliance Air is to acquire a pair of new ATR 42-600s via lessor TrueNoord, adding to the airline’s existing fleet of larger ATR 72 turboprops.
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Former Turkish Airlines chairman to head revamped Air India
Air India’s new owners Tata Sons has appointed former Turkish Airlines chairman Ilker Ayci as the carrier’s new chief executive and managing director.
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Aviation Capital and Jazeera firm Airbus narrowbody orders
Aircraft lessor Aviation Capital Group has firmed its tenative commitment for 20 Airbus A220s, while Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways has finalised its order for 28 A320neo family aircraft.
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Revamped AirAsia X takes further step in boosting cargo revenues
Malaysian long-haul, low-cost operator AirAsia X has further bolstered efforts to build its cargo revenues under its restructured business model with a belly-space utilisation deal covering a third of its Airbus A330-300 fleet with the logistics venture of Capital A, formerly AirAsia Group.
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Korean eyes March launch of Boeing 737 Max flights
Korean Air aims to begin Boeing 737 Max operations from the start of March after taking delivery of its initial example on 13 February.
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Summer demand hopes prompt Gatwick to reopen South Terminal
London Gatwick airport will reopen its South Terminal in late March, after almost two years of dormancy due to the sharp drop in traffic caused by the pandemic.
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Regulator backs Condor in Lufthansa feeder flight access dispute
German competition regulators have preliminarily backed leisure carrier Condor in its claim that it should have access to Lufthansa feeder flights for its long-haul operations after the latter terminated a partnership agreement.
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Redmond to succeed Gallagher as Allegiant chief executive
Long-standing Allegiant Travel chairman and chief executive Maurice Gallagher is to hand the chief executive role to company president John Redmond from June.
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American firms $200m Gol investment plan
American Airlines has firmed its planned $200 million investment in Gol, under which it is taking a 5.2% stake in the Brazilian budget carrier.
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Frontier Airlines to buy and merge with low-cost rival Spirit Airlines
Frontier Airlines is to acquire and merge with US ultra-low-cost carrier rival Spirit Airlines in a $6.6 billion deal announced today. Under the terms of the merger agreement, which has been unanimously approved by both companies’ boards of directors, Spirit is valued at $2.9 billion and the transaction has a ...
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Low-cost unit helps Air Astana top pre-crisis traffic levels in 2021
Air Astana Group topped pre-crisis passenger levels last year in carrying a record 6.62 million, almost half of which flew on its low-cost unit FlyArystan.
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ANA turns small profit in third quarter while Japan Airlines narrows loss
Japan’s two biggest airline operating groups both reported progress in their recovery from the pandemic in the third quarter, including All Nippon Airways returning to the black for the first time in two years.
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Recovering Swiss to end short-time working and recruit cabin crew
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss International Air Lines is to end the short-time working for all staff brought in to counter the pandemic and is to begin recruiting new cabin crew.
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Omicron hit sees Ryanair post weakest traffic month since June
Irish budget operator Ryanair carried 7 million passengers in January, at the top end of projections that had been revised downwards following capacity cuts due to Omicron travel restrictions.
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Ethiopian resumes Boeing 737 Max flights
Ethiopian Airlines has today brought its Boeing 737 Max back into service, almost three years after a fatal crash of one of its aircraft prompted the global grounding of the type.
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Icelandic start-up brings Stewart airport back into transatlantic Play
Icelandic start-up Play Airlines is set to launch the first transatlanic flights to New York Stewart International airport since Norwegian cut its fledgling services there in 2019.
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AirAsia X takes first step with Sydney service in scheduled flights return
Restructuring Malaysian long-haul, low-cost operator AirAsia X is to resume scheduled passenger services in February for the first time since the pandemic.
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UK consults on new delay compensation rules
UK ministers are consulting on new compensation rules covering delays faced by airline passengers on domestic flights under which claims would be based on the length and cost of travel.
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Norwegian to operate 54 routes out of reopened Stockholm base this summer
Restructured low-cost carrier Norwegian is to set to operate 54 routes from Stockholm Arlanda after it reopens it base at the Swedish airport this summer for the first time since the pandemic.