News from FlightGlobal – Page 107
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NewsJetBlue and British Airways plan codeshare pact
JetBlue Airways and British Airways plan to implement a broad codesharing arrangement under which they intend to link their networks by jointly selling flights within the USA and between London and Europe.
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NewsCargo revenue helps push Turkish Airlines to first-quarter profit
Turkish Airlines posted another profitable first quarter, with its revenue climbing 10% thanks partly to strong cargo sales
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NewsRiyadh Air to start certification flights around September: chief
Saudi Arabian start-up carrier Riyadh Air is aiming to begin certification flights in September, as it seeks to commence commercial services next year. The airline’s chief executive, Tony Douglas, stated at the Future Aviation Forum in Riyadh on 20 May that it had hired its initial cadre of 38 pilots ...
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NewsSingapore 777 encountered fatal turbulence in cruise over Myanmar
Singapore Airlines has disclosed that the Boeing 777-300ER involved in a fatal turbulence event encountered the disturbance as it overflew Myanmar at 37,000ft. The upset occurred over the Irrawaddy river basin, some 10h after the twinjet departed London Heathrow for Singapore with 211 passengers and 18 crew members. Full details ...
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NewsAer Lingus to add Las Vegas seasonal service
Aer Lingus is to begin seasonal flights from Dublin to Las Vegas this winter, running until after the end of the Easter holiday in late April.
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NewsBrazil’s Levu to introduce A321 converted freighter through SmartLynx
Wet-lease specialist SmartLynx Airlines is to provide one of its Airbus A321 freighters to Brazilian firm Levu Air Cargo, which will be the first Latin American company to operate the type.
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NewsAustralian competition watchdog bemoans Bonza collapse
Australia’s antitrust regulator has warned of “detrimental” effects to the domestic airline sector if Bonza – the start-up which collapsed in late April – is unable to resume services.
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NewsWestJet’s integration of Sunwing delayed at least six months
Canadian airline company WestJet Group faces a delay of at least six months in completing its integration of Sunwing Airlines’ small fleet of Boeing 737s.
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News‘New Frontier’: US discounter eliminates change fees and ‘gimmicks’
Amid a broad shift in network strategy, US discounter Frontier Airlines is embracing changes to its product offerings by introducing “transparent pricing” and eliminating most change and cancellation fees.
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NewsSaudia and Flyadeal unveil order for over 100 A320neo-family jets
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia and its budget spin-off Flyadeal are ordering another 105 Airbus A320neo-family jets.
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NewsIberia to launch A321XLR with Boston and Washington DC routes
Iberia has named Boston and Washington DC as the likely inaugural destinations for the Airbus A321XLR when it becomes the first carrier in the world to launch flights with the long-range narrowbody later this year.
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NewsS7 Airlines to take batch of A321s from Russian state lessor
Russian carrier S7 Airlines is to increase its capacity through the lease of Airbus A321s from state lessor GTLK.
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NewsGaruda, SIA eye revenue sharing arrangement as partnership deepens
Garuda Indonesia and Singapore Airlines have deepened their commercial cooperation, with the signing of new agreements covering frequent flyer programmes, and a potential revenue sharing arrangement.
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NewsRyanair confident its Max 10 deliveries will begin on schedule
Ryanair is hopeful that delivery of its initial Boeing 737 Max 10s will take place on schedule in spring 2027, despite the intensified regulatory scrutiny which has pushed back certification.
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NewsRyanair expects to be 23 737 Max jets short of planned summer capacity
Ryanair hopes to increase its fleet of Boeing 737 Max jets to 158 by the end of July this year, although this will be 23 aircraft short of the initial delivery schedule. The airline gave the figure as it turned in a full-year net profit of €1.92 billion ($2.09 billion), ...
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NewsASL Airlines Australia receives country’s first Boeing 737-800BCF
ASL Airlines Australia – the operator formerly known as Pionair Australia – has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF), which it expects to put into commercial operations in the coming months.
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NewsPAL taps Wamos Air for A330 capacity boost amid supply chain crunch
Philippine Airlines will lease two Airbus A330-200s from charter operator Wamos Air, as it faces “additional maintenance requirements” on the back of a global supply chain crunch.
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NewsPrivate Libyan carrier Berniq agrees to take A320neo-family jets
Libyan carrier Berniq Aviation has signed an agreement covering the purchase of six Airbus A320neo and A321neo twinjets. Privately-owned Berniq initially emerged in 2018, and commenced operations in 2021. It says it signed the purchase agreement for the new aircraft on 16 May. Berniq has not identified an engine selection ...
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NewsDana MD-82 excursion crew received warning indication for nose-gear
Nigerian investigators have disclosed that the crew of a Dana Air Boeing MD-82, involved in a runway excursion while landing at Lagos, had received a nose-gear fault indication during approach, and conducted a flypast to check its status. Although the crew cycled the landing-gear, and executed an emergency checklist, the ...
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NewsPortugal formally selects military airfield site for new Lisbon international hub airport
Portugal’s government has selected the military airfield of Alcochete as the site for a new airport in Lisbon with the capability of meeting projected demand of 100 million passengers annually by 2050.