News from FlightGlobal – Page 229
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NewsColombian transport authority steps in to manage Viva Air re-organisation
Colombia’s transportation superintendent, the oversight authority for the sector, has taken control of troubled budget airline Viva Air and is seeking to submit the carrier to a business recovery process. The superintendent states that the control decision sets out tasks including drawing up, within two days, an immediate improvement scheme ...
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NewsHeathrow lashes out as regulator orders it to cut charges
London Heathrow will be forced to cut passenger charges next year following a final decision from the UK Civil Aviation Authority on price caps for the five-year period ending December 2026.
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NewsQatar to start introducing 737 Max 8s on short-haul network
Qatar Airways is to start introducing its own Boeing 737 Max jets, to support capacity growth in short-haul sectors. The airline says it recently had an “opportunity” to acquire a “small number” of 737 Max 8s, without elaborating on the details of the agreement. Qatar Airways says the twinjets – ...
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NewsJAL tests durability of new riblet coatings
Japan Airlines (JAL) is conducting durability tests with “riblet” coatings that can be applied directly over the paint of an aircraft.
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NewsCathay brings back aircraft stored overseas
Cathay Pacific Airways removed 24 aircraft from overseas storage in 2022, as Hong Kong’s air traffic recovery got underway.
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NewsCathay swings to 2022 operating profit on Hong Kong reopening
Cathay Pacific Airways swung to an operating profit of HK$3.5 billion ($450 million) in 2022, in a year marked by Hong Kong’s abrupt abandonment of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCanada’s Cargojet squeezes C$2.6m profit in fourth quarter of 2022
Canadian operator Cargojet squeezed out a C$2.6 million profit in the fourth quarter of 2022 as expenses rose 30% over the previous year and global demand for air cargo trailed off.
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NewsUS government sues to block JetBlue’s proposed acquisition of Spirit
The US Department of Justice has sued to block JetBlue Airways’ proposed acquisition of rival discount carrier Spirit Airlines after months of scrutinising a deal that would eliminate a low-cost carrier from the market.
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NewsQatar Airways A350 and A321neo orders restored to Airbus backlog
Qatar Airways’ order for 23 Airbus A350-1000s and 50 A321neos has been reinstated on the airframer’s backlog as part of its activity in February. Airbus had previously cancelled the orders during the legal row over skin-paint deterioration on Qatar’s A350 fleet. But the two sides eventually avoided a high-profile trial ...
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NewsANA to take over Nippon Cargo Airlines
Logistics specialist NYK has entered into an agreement to transfer all shares in Boeing 747 freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways Holdings (ANA).
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NewsSAS recruits BA executive as chief operating officer
Former British Airways chief operating officer Jason Mahoney is to take up an equivalent role at Scandinavian carrier SAS. Mahoney will take up the post at SAS on 1 May, succeeding Simon Pauck Hansen who stepped down in January. While he served as chief operating officer at BA, Mahoney’s most ...
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NewsDeliveries key as Qatar Airways adds seven new routes in major expansion
Qatar Airways will add seven new services and restore flights to 11 more destinations as part of a major expansion, though chief executive Akbar Al Baker acknowledges launch dates will be dependent on when the carrier receives its new aircraft deliveries.
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NewsStrong yields drive Pegasus to profits high in 2022
Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines jumped back to the black last year in posting a record operating profit of €633 million ($674 million) driven by a more than doubling in revenues.
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NewsPortugal dismisses TAP chief and chairman
Portugal’s finance minister has dismissed TAP Portugal’s chairperson Manuel Beja and chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener following a report into a controversial severance payment to a former TAP administrator.
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NewsIcelandair backs domestic sustainable fuel initiative with offtake agreement
Icelandair is to support a domestic initiative to produce sustainable aviation fuel by provisionally agreeing to an offtake of the fuel. It has entered the memorandum of understanding with IdunnH2, a company established in 2020 which is developing a commercial-scale synthetic fuel facility in Helguvik Harbour, close to Icelandair’s base ...
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NewsCargojet pushes back 777 freighter conversions citing slowdown risk
Canadian operator Cargojet is to defer freight conversion of several Boeing 777s and 767 in response to forecasts of slower global economic growth rates. It had been planning to introduce eight 777s to expand its international charter reach and reinforce its domestic network. Cargojet allocated four of these, all 777-200s, ...
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NewsNorthern Pacific appears set to launch flights between Los Angeles and Las Vegas
US start-up carrier Northern Pacific Airways appears set to launch its first route between Ontario International airport in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and Las Vegas.
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NewsExpanding WestJet plans to step up summer flight frequencies
Canadian airline WestJet continues plotting an “ambitious growth strategy” with an expanded summer schedule that includes greater flight frequencies to popular destinations in its network.
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NewsAzul posts record R$15.9bn revenue in 2022
Brazil’s Azul notched record fourth-quarter revenue as passenger travel demand remained strong and cargo continued booming.
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NewsEl Al plots five-year fleet expansion including 737 replacement
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is considering options to increase its fleet by up to 13 aircraft to keep up with its targets for passenger traffic and market share over the next five years. It is aiming to align the expansion with plans to replace its older Boeing 737 jets from ...