News from FlightGlobal – Page 216
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NewsSurging costs and slower demand leave Alaska with $142 million Q1 loss
Alaska Air Group on 20 April become the latest US airline to report a first-quarter loss, swinging $142 million into the red during the three months ending in March.
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NewsJet2 hikes full-year profit outlook while summer bookings stoke optimism
UK leisure carrier Jet2 has hiked its full-year profit expectation for the year just closed, while expressing optimism over the forward booking trend for the current summer season. Jet2 is forecasting a group profit of £387-392 million ($481-487 million) – before taxation and foreign-exchange revaluation – for the year to ...
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NewsLarge batch of American A320s to receive cockpit-display upgrades
Airbus is to upgrade the cockpit displays of more than 100 A320-family jets operated by US carrier American Airlines. The airline has agreed to fit liquid-crystal displays and new display computers to the twinjets. Airbus will upgrade the aircraft with the enhanced EEIS2 instrument system, it states, replacing cathode-ray tube ...
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NewsAustralian watchdog opposes Qantas’s Alliance acquisition
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has stated its opposition to Qantas Airways’ plan to fully acquire Alliance Aviation Services.
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NewsSilver Airways narrowly avoids lease termination at South Florida base
US regional carrier Silver Airways has struck a last-minute deal to avoid eviction from its base at South Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood international airport due to owing more than $1.4 million in back rent and late fees.
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NewsMomentum grows in Washington for changes to 1,500h pilot-experience rule
A push is underway in Washington for lawmakers or regulators to tweak a controversial rule requiring new commercial airline pilots have 1,500h of flight time.
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NewsCorporate customers are back: United Airlines
United Airlines executives say corporate travel has fully returned following an almost-three-year downturn due to Covid-19.
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NewsWalsh cites ‘milestones along the way’ as next step on airline net-zero journey
IATA director general Willie Walsh believes the airline industry will need to provide evidence to critics that it is on the way to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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NewsAustrian to modernise fleet with 787s over next five years
Lufthansa Group carrier Austrian is expecting to modernise its entire long-haul fleet with Boeing 787-9s over the next five years. It will introduce its first of 10 787-9s from next year, increasing the airline’s overall fleet to 66 aircraft for the 2024 schedule. As the remaining nine 787s arrive, they ...
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NewsShed parts from 747-400 freighter’s unmodified engine caused property damage and injuries
Investigators have determined that a Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400 converted freighter that shed turbine parts over a town after departing Maastricht had not been modified with cooling features which might have prevented the incident. The aircraft’s left outboard Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine suffered a contained failure but several pieces ...
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NewsUK long-haul start-up Sentra seeks operating licence
UK long-haul start-up Sentra Airways has formally applied for an operating licence with the country’s aviation regulator. Sentra is intending to open services to West Africa – identifying an initial route from Manchester to Accra in Ghana – and last year agreed to acquire an Airbus A330-200 from US lessor ...
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NewsARJ21 makes low-key Indonesian service entry
The Comac ARJ21 has entered commercial service internationally, with Indonesian low-cost carrier TransNusa using the aircraft on the Jakarta-Bali Denpasar sector.
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NewsAustralian regulators re-allow Jetstar co-operation for five more years
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted authorisation to Qantas and Jetstar for the continued cooperation with Jetstar units in Singapore and Japan.
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NewsAirbus chief highlights importance of China market
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has underlined the importance of the China airliner market, which he feels will continue to grow strongly.
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NewsUnited Airlines loses $194m in Q1, international travel demand returns
United Airlines lost $194 million during the first quarter of 2023, in line with previous estimates, as the carrier’s post-Covid-19 recovery continues.
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NewsWizz Air’s Varadi looks to London-Gulf flights with A321XLRs
Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi says the low-cost airline may use incoming Airbus A321XLRs for direct flights from London to the Gulf, where it already has a joint venture operation in Abu Dhabi. Source: Vytautas Kielaitis Shutterstock Varadi sees opportunities for Wizz Air in the Middle East ...
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NewsFormer FAA administrators call for pilot training regime overhaul
Two former FAA administrators are calling on the US government to overhaul training requirements for airline pilots amid a shortage of flight deck professionals that threatens to hinder the industry’s growth for years to come.
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NewsWestJet pilots vote to strike as contract talks continue
WestJet pilots have voted to strike if needed as they continue to negotiate a new contract with the airline.
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NewsVirgin readies for ground-breaking transatlantic SAF flight
Virgin Atlantic Airways is gearing up for a milestone transatlantic flight later this year that will be powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) under a UK government-funded initiative.
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NewsEuropean Parliament votes to revise aviation emissions-trading scheme
European Parliament members have voted in favour of revising the emissions-trading system for aviation, including phasing out free allowances for the sector by 2026. The revision will also promote the use of sustainable aviation fuels. Members cast 463 votes in favour, and 117 against, with 64 abstentions during the ballot ...