News from FlightGlobal – Page 1238
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Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air building pilot training school
Indonesian carrier Sriwijaya Air is adding eight more aircraft and is building its own flying school and flight simulator training centre.
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Cathay says goverments and regulators hinder airlines
Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Tony Tyler says governments and regulators make life more complicated for an industry that's already suffering from dire economic...
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NewsUnited confirms aircraft order talks with Airbus and Boeing
United Airlines could place a significant aircraft order with Airbus or Boeing during the fourth quarter if the carrier determines it can garner a proper...
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NewsAeroflot-Nord castigated in wake of Perm crash inquiry
Russia's federal air transport authority, Rosaviatsia, is to restrict the operations of carrier Aeroflot-Nord, after a final investigation report into the...
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Taiwan's TransAsia to add new aircraft
Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways plans to add more aircraft now that Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has decided exactly how many flights...
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Brazilian bank BNDES confirms TRIP Embraer funding
Brazilian state-owned development bank BNDES has granted TRIP Linhas Aereas a R$199.2 million ($102.4 million) loan facility covering 85% of the purchase...
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Air India to sell older A320s and return leased aircraft
Air India plans to sell 11 of its 20-year-old Airbus A320 aircraft and return another 11 to leesors in the coming year as part of its fleet renewal process.
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AirAsia X order for Airbus A350s imminent
AirAsia X, the Malaysia-based long-haul low-cost airline, is likely to place an order for the Airbus A350 shortly as part of its expansion plans. The...
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Aviacsa seeks to quickly resume operations following grounding
Mexican authorities have temporarily grounded Aviacsa and the carrier's fleet of Boeing 737s over alleged safety violations.
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NewsStakeholders hopeful FCC opens discussion on in-flight cell use
Several in-flight connectivity stakeholders are hopeful the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the FAA will open the discussion about overturning...
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India's SpiceJet eyes domestic low-cost carriers
India's SpiceJet is mulling over the purchase of a rival domestic airline in the coming...
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India's SpiceJet eyes domestic low-cost carriers
India's SpiceJet is mulling over the purchase of a rival domestic airline in the coming year as part of its expansion plans.
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Volaris adjusts domestic schedule ahead of US launch
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris plans to cut capacity on some its high frequency domestic routes to free up aircraft for its new services to California...
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Delta’s new flights to Africa crimped by the US government
New flights scheduled for launch this month by Delta Air Lines to Kenya and Liberia have been delayed after the US government told the carrier it needed...
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Niki sees strong traffic growth as first Embraer 190 arrives
Austrian low-fare carrier Niki is presenting a bullish outlook for trading through the remainder of 2009 and into next year as it places its first Embraer...
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Carriers prepare for first European emissions deadline
US airlines that will be subject to the European Union's emissions trading scheme from 2012 are preparing for the first ETS deadline on 31 August. These...
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ANA and Virgin Atlantic to codeshare on London to Tokyo
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Virgin Atlantic Airways will be codesharing on the Tokyo Narita-London Heathrow route starting in August.
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Continental sees $30 million revenue hit from H1N1
Continental Airlines estimates a $30 million reduction in its consolidated May revenues due to falling demand triggered by the H1N1 flu that originated in...