Hazelton Airlines says it is to continue efforts to seal a deal with Ansett for sale of the regional operation despite a decision by the Australian competition authorities to block bids by Ansett and Qantas unless they surrender a large number of slots at Sydney airport. Qantas has withdrawn, but Ansett, which has secured 36 per cent of Hazelton's stock and already has a partnership agreement , says it will battle to overcome objections.
Source: Flight International
US airlines are working to get their operations back into gear after a global computer outage forced some carriers to halt all departures overnight.
Virgin Atlantic will drop its Shanghai service this winter after 25 years as it further cuts its Asia-Pacific network amid the longer flying times necessitated by not being able to overfly Russia.
Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding to create air taxi networks in and around cities in California served by the carrier.
