News from FlightGlobal – Page 1271
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Delta to launch Haiti, Bermuda from New York
Delta Air Lines will launch two new routes from New York to Caribbean markets, with its first service to Haiti since the 1950s. The non-stop flights to Port-au-Prince...
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Business Briefs
A $300 million goodwill impairment charge pushed B/E Aerospace into the red for...
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Authorities clear ATR 72 for London City operations
ATR has secured approval for its ATR 72 turboprop to operate to London City Airport, clearing the way for Ireland's Aer Arann to use the type for its Isle...
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This Week Briefings
Europe's first low-cost air-taxi company, Bikkair, has collapsed, citing inability to secure finance....
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Harbin Embraer appears closer to new ERJ-145 deal with Hainan
Embraer believes its Chinese joint venture Harbin Embraer is closer to reaching agreement with Hainan Airlines on the remaining 39 ERJ-145s earmarked for...
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Lufthansa sells remaining Condor shares to Thomas Cook
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has exercised its put option to place a 24.9% share of holiday carrier Condor with tour operator Thomas Cook. Thomas...
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Air taxi company Bikkair folds
Europe's economic recession has claimed another scalp with the collapse of Europe's first low-cost air-taxi company Bikkair because of its inability to secure...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
LUFTHANSA The German flag carrier expects to turn in a full-year operating profit of €1.3 billion ($1.7 billion), up from its earlier forecast of €1.1 billion....
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Ryanair 737 inquiry to explore similarities with Hudson A320 bird-strike
Investigators are to strip down the engines of a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 next week to examine the extent of damage caused when the jet struck birds on approach...
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Cancellations exceed orders at both Airbus and Boeing
Both Airbus and Boeing have dipped into negative net orders for the year to date, having suffered more cancellations than secured sales.
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WhiteKnightTwo second flight with vortex generators added
WhiteKnghtTwo, the twin-fuselage carrier aircraft that will lift Virgin Galactic's suborbital SpaceShipTwo to its 50,000ft (15,150m) launch altitude, is...
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Cape Air sets 24 March launch for daily Lancaster-BWI flights
Lancaster airport in Pennsylvania will see the return of commercial service when Cape Air inaugurates five daily roundtrips to Baltimore/Washington International...
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Volaris accelerates US launch plans, selects Fort Lauderdale
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has selected Fort Lauderdale as its first US destination and has accelerated the launch of transborder services by about...
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PICTURE: Spain's AeBal to rebrand as Quantum Air
Former SAS Group operator Aerolineas de Baleares (AeBal) is to rebrand as Quantum Air and relocate its headquarters from Palma de Mallorca to Madrid. The...
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BA's nine-month operating profit falls 88%
British Airways has turned in an 88% drop in operating profit to £89 million ($131 million) for the first nine months of this year, and generated a pre-tax...