News from FlightGlobal – Page 178
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NewsFlybe administrators detail likely creditor payouts
Flybe’s largest creditor DLP Holdings – a Luxembourg company linked to the airline’s owners – is unlikely to receive the entirety of the near £50 million ($63 million) it is owed, according to the administrators of the defunct UK regional carrier.
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NewsAirAsia X marks a year of profitability, eyes China’s ‘massive potential’
AirAsia X expects a three-fold jump in flights to China by the end of the year, amid optimism of the market’s “massive potential”, and as the carrier posts its fourth consecutive quarterly profit.
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NewsTropical Storm Idalia growing into hurricane, poised to impact airports in Florida
Tampa International airport will be closed on 29 August due to fast-moving Tropical Storm Idalia, which is expected to gain force and become a Category 3 hurricane before making landfall in Florida.
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NewsUS DOT fines American Airlines $4.1m for tarmac delay violations
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined American Airlines $4.1 million for violations associated with lengthy tarmac delays, the largest civil fine ever issued for these kinds of transgressions.
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NewsUK air traffic services badly disrupted following flight-data processing failure
UK air navigation service NATS is working to restore normal operations after imposing traffic-flow restrictions, following a serious technical problem which affected the automatic processing of flightplans. Eurocontrol’s network operations centre states that the UK experienced a flight-data processing system “failure”. Both the London and Scottish flight information regions are ...
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NewsAmbitious Saudi lessor AviLease expands with $3.6bn purchase of Standard Chartered leasing arm
Newly-created Saudi Arabian lessor AviLease is to expand substantially with the acquisition of the leasing business of Standard Chartered, in a $3.6 billion agreement. The combination will bring 100 single-aisle aircraft to AviLease, along with 22 managed airframes, meaning it will oversee a total portfolio of 167 aircraft. Riyadh-based AviLease ...
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NewsAAPA warns of travel spending slowdown as strong demand continues
The head of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has flagged potential “cutbacks” in travel spending in the near term, even as then region’s airlines continue to see strong demand.
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NewsJetBlue pushes back on reports that it plans to hike fares 40% after acquiring Spirit
JetBlue Airways is pushing back on media reports that it plans to raise fares after completing its proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines.
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NewsPlay seeks to extract more from ancillaries with ex-Ryanair recruit
Icelandic budget carrier Play is illustrating its stronger focus on ancillary revenues with the recruitment of Ryanair’s former head of ancillary revenues Emilio Chacon Monsant. Play’s first-half ancillary income reached $26.5 million – against $9 million for the same period last year – compared with fare revenues of $74.5 million. ...
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NewsGerman investigators discontinue probe into 737 take-off data-entry error
German investigators have discontinued a probe into a data-entry error involving a departing Boeing 737-700 at Nuremberg earlier this year. The KLM aircraft had been taking off from runway 28 on 11 March. German investigation authority BFU says the 737 rotated 347m before the end of the runway, which has ...
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NewsFAA to consider tightening rules for some charter flight operators
US aviation regulators have signalled intention to examine the public charter “loophole” that pilot and flight attendant unions say allows carriers to skirt safety regulations.
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NewsCourt filing reveals JetBlue plan to hike fares after acquiring Spirit: report
A failure to properly redact sections of court documents has seemingly revealed JetBlue Airways’ plans to hike fares as high as 40% on Spirit Airlines aircraft following its proposed acquisition of the ultra-low-cost carrier.
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NewsAir Antilles Twin Otter collides with parked helicopter during landing excursion
Air Antilles believes no injuries have resulted from a collision between a Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter and a parked helicopter as the turboprop landed at Saint Barthelemy. Video images from an online live web camera captured the helicopter landing at the airport around 11:13 on 24 August. Its occupants ...
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NewsPorter launching first E195-E2 flights to USA with seven new Florida routes
Canadian carrier Porter Airlines is planning to enter the next phase of its North American expansion with its first flights to the USA using its new Embraer 195-E2s.
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NewsNorwegian having ‘one of the best summers ever’ as bookings stay strong
Norwegian is seeing no slowdown in the strong bookings trends it has experienced so far this summer, with its profitable second-quarter performance expected to extend into the current three-month period.
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NewsAir Moldova’s operating certificate suspended over aircraft unavailability
Moldova’s civil aviation regulator has suspended the air operator’s certificate of Air Moldova, apparently at the airline’s request, over a lack of airworthy aircraft. The airline, which embarked on a restructuring programme earlier this year, has effectively been inoperative for several months. According to the civil aviation authority, only one ...
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NewsNorwegian evaluating 737 Max 10 after receiving ‘new information’ on range
Norwegian is “seriously evaluating” converting some of its Boeing options into a 737 Max 10 order, with the variant potentially suitable for destinations such as the Canary Islands and an unannounced new base.
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NewsIsrair Group prepares for expansion as it turns in first-half profit
Israir Group is citing higher demand, expansion of its network and implementation of technological changes for an improvement in its first-half results. The Israeli company generated a pre-tax profit of $7.2 million for the six months to 30 June. Israir Group has disclosed revenues of $198 million, up from the ...
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NewsGaruda indicates support of Pelita merger discussions
Garuda Indonesia says that discussions for a merger with Pelita Air Service are under way, but that the prospects for any merged entity will need to be assessed.
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NewsAir NZ orders two ATR 72-600s and two A321neos
Air New Zealand has ordered two ATR 72-600s and two Airbus A321neos which will enter the carrier’s fleet from late 2024.