News from FlightGlobal – Page 134
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NewsPlay shifting from rapid expansion to ‘surgical’ network tightening: CEO
Icelandic low-cost airline Play’s chief executive, Birgir Jonsson, appears prepared to turn off the seat-belt sign nearly two years after the carrier embarked on its rapid ascent through an uncertain and tempestuous air transport sector.
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NewsCockpit oxygen system suspected in Hangzhou Tu-204 fire
Russian investigators believe the fire on a Tupolev Tu-204 freighter which broke out in Hangzhou in January last year started in the aircraft’s cockpit. The aircraft, operated by Russian carrier Aviastar-Tu, was being prepared for a service to Novosibirsk with 22t of freight. Eight personnel were on board the twinjet ...
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NewsBOC Aviation’s upbeat outlook weighed down by Russia write downs
Lessor BOC Aviation is optimistic about the global airline market, although its exposure to Russia hurt profitability in 2022.
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NewsAggressively expanding GlobalX posts $4.4m Q4 loss
Fledgling US carrier Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) lost $4.4 million during the fourth quarter of 2022 as it pursues an aggressive expansion plan.
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NewsRevenue surges as Air Transat posts C$57m loss in first fiscal quarter
Fiscal first-quarter revenue for Transat AT – parent company of Canadian leisure airline Air Transat – reached C$667 million ($483 million), more than triple the company’s C$202 million revenue during the same quarter in 2022.
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NewsAir Transat expects delivery delays for three Airbus A321LRs
Canadian leisure airline Air Transat now expects delayed delivery of three Airbus A321LRs as chief executive Annick Guerard said “the industry supply chain is experiencing sporadic difficulty”.
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NewsGreener propulsion technologies present opportunities and challenges: panel
New propulsion technologies including hybrid-electric, hydrogen and modified turbofans have a number of challenges to overcome but offer huge opportunities for decarbonising aviation in the future, according to panellists on a FlightGlobal webinar. The ‘Disruptive Propulsion Technologies’ webinar on 9 March examined the pros and cons of hybrid-electric aircraft, hydrogen ...
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NewsDelta Air Lines says Airbus jet not hit by gunfire in Santiago
Delta Air Lines says the Airbus A350 that was parked near the location of a foiled heist at Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benitez International airport on 8 March was not, in fact, hit by gunfire.
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NewsEthiopian Airlines to return to Karachi after 20-year hiatus
Ethiopian Airlines will resume flights between Addis Ababa and Karachi in Pakistan from the start of May, almost 20 years after it axed the route for a second time.
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NewsAirports ‘should cope’ with demand this summer: ACI Europe
European airports “should cope” with demand for air travel this summer, according to trade body ACI Europe, following a spate of headline-hitting delays and cancellations during last year’s peak travel season.
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NewsFraport ups goal for cutting carbon at Frankfurt airport
Germany’s Fraport has upped its target to cut its directly-controlled carbon dioxide emissions at Frankfurt airport.
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NewsAir Baltic A220 inspected after landing incident in snowy Riga
Latvian carrier Air Baltic is inspecting one of its Airbus A220-300s after a landing incident at Riga during poor weather. The incident involved the airline’s BT694 service from Paris Charles de Gaulle, which touched down on runway 18 at 23:17 on 8 March. According to Air Baltic the aircraft’s nose-wheel ...
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NewsCathay Pacific opens throttles on capacity growth
The Cathay Pacific Group continues to add capacity, and is recruiting the manpower to help drive Hong Kong’s air travel recovery after three long years of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsANA unit reveals cabin products; set for February 2024 launch
AirJapan, the newly-launched medium-haul unit of Japan’s ANA Holdings, will commence operations in February 2024, flying to unspecified points in Southeast Asia.
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NewsAustralian competition watchdog flags high airfares, tepid domestic recovery
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has called on airlines to continue lowering their domestic airfares, especially with the decline of jet fuel prices in recent months.
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News‘This is not Pepsi buying Coke’: JetBlue chief downplays DOJ lawsuit blocking Spirit deal
The US government’s lawsuit to block JetBlue Airways’ acquisition of competitor Spirit Airlines has prompted a range of strong reactions. But Robin Hayes, chief executive of JetBlue, has downplayed the legal action.
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NewsDelta Air Lines Airbus A350 jet appears to have been hit by gunfire in Santiago
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 appears to have been hit by gunfire during a failed armed robbery on the apron at Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benitez International airport.
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NewsBrazil’s Gol reports higher earnings amid rise in ‘bleisure’ travel
Brazil’s Gol says the rise of ‘bleisure’ trips – a combination of business and pleasure travel – boosted earnings during the fourth quarter of 2022.
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NewsUS DOT fines Eurowings for holding passengers on aircraft for 5h after landing
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Eurowings $225,000 for keeping passengers on an aircraft for more than five-and-a-half hours after it had landed in Fort Lauderdale from Germany.
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NewsAmerican Airlines promises pilots significant pay raises
American Airlines’ chief executive Robert Isom has told the carrier’s pilots that the airline “is prepared to match” pay rates and profit-sharing scheme conditions that mainline peer Delta Air Lines’ pilots recently ratified in a new contract.