News from FlightGlobal – Page 105
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NewsIATA to assess recent events, but turbulence ‘not a new issue’: Walsh
IATA director general Willie Walsh says the association will assess recent high profile turbulence events, but flags existing efforts to better understand and help airlines avoid the issue.
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NewsOman Air set to simplify fleet
Oman Air is set to simplify its fleet over the coming months and is likely to base its widebody operations around one type.
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NewsIndiGo to host 2025’s IATA AGM in Delhi
IATA is to hold its next annual general meeting, the 81st edition of the event, in Delhi in 2025.
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NewsIATA boosts airline profit forecast to $30.5bn
IATA is now forecasting that the global airline industry will this year exceed the profitability it achieved in 2023, although it notes that margins remain thin.
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NewsFiji Airways to become Oneworld’s 15th full member airline
Fiji Airways will transition from being the Oneworld Alliance’s connecting partner to its 15th full member carrier.
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NewsEmirates has observed rise in turbulence incidents: Clark
Emirates has observed an increase in the amount of turbulence on its flights, prompting the industry to ‘up its game’, according to airline president Tim Clark.
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NewsSAS chief sees ‘no issues’ with approval of Air France-KLM minority stake
Chief executive of Scandinavian operator SAS, Anko van der Werff, does not expect any issues with securing European Commission approval for Air France-KLM’s planned minority investment in the carrier.
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NewsSAS still feeling impact of Russian airspace closure
Chief executive of Scandinavian carrier SAS, Anko van der Werff, sees no light at the end of the tunnel at present when it comes to the impact on its Asian flights from the ongoing closure of Russian airspace following the invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago.
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NewsPIA awaits restoration of EASA approval as Pakistani regulator shows safety progress
Pakistan International Airlines is still waiting for European regulators to restore its third-country operator approval, although the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority is progressing with safety-oversight improvements.
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NewsIATA launches SAF registry as production set to triple in 2024
IATA has established a Sustainable Aviation Fuel registry for the accounting and reporting of emission reductions from SAF.
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NewsCathay to announce mid-sized widebody replacement ‘within the year’
Cathay Pacific intends to make a decision on its future mid-sized widebody fleet by the end of the year, as it maintains its full recovery projection for the first quarter of 2025.
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NewsNigeria pays up but airlines still face $1.8bn in blocked funds
Blocked airline funds have fallen by 28% after Nigeria cleared most of its backlog but the issue continues to be acute in several countries, particularly Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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NewsEuropean regulators maintain safety-oversight pressure on Egyptian authority
Egyptian safety oversight capabilities are being kept under scrutiny by the European Commission, although it has not moved to blacklist any of the country’s carriers. The Commission states, in a 30 May blacklist update, that it held a technical meeting with Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority representatives in mid-April as part ...
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NewsQantas mulls ‘Project Sunrise’ flights from Perth following A$5bn airport expansion deal
Qantas could operate ultra-long-haul flights from Perth – under its ‘Project Sunrise’ programme – as part of a wider ramp-up to expand the west Australian city into its second-largest international hub.
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NewsTUI 737 overflew road at low height during take-off with insufficient thrust
UK investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 737-800 crew manually selected insufficient thrust after the autothrottle disengaged during take-off from Bristol, resulting in the jet’s belatedly becoming airborne and overflying a major road at less than 100ft.
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NewsWestJet Encore avoids potential network disruption as deal with pilots’ union secured
A looming lockout and threatened pilots’ strike could prompt a work stoppage at WestJet Encore as soon as 1 June, as negotiations between the airline and its union continue acrimoniously.
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NewsIsrair Group outlines plan to acquire remainder of MRO firm Bird Aviation
Israeli leisure operator Israir Group has outlined plans to acquire the remaining shares of Cypriot-based maintenance company Bird Aviation. The group took a 50% shareholding in Bird Aviation early last year. Israir Group, in parallel with a first-quarter results disclosure, says its board has reached an agreement in principle to ...
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NewsBelarusian flag-carrier Belavia fails to convince EU court to lift flight ban
Belarusian flag-carrier Belavia has failed to convince the European General Court to lift restrictions on the carrier, imposed after the airline was accused of aiding illegal migration to the EU for political purposes.
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NewsCurrency effects mask SAS’s improved half-year performance
Scandinavian carrier SAS’s first-half pre-tax losses have deepened by 7% to SKr4.1 billion ($384 million), which the company attributes to currency effects.
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NewsAirAsia Aviation posts record quarterly earnings amid strong passenger growth
AirAsia Aviation reported its highest-ever quarterly financial results, on the back of sharp rise in revenues, and despite operational costs increasing.