News from FlightGlobal – Page 242
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Alex Cruz joins WestJet’s board of directors
Canada’s WestJet has appointed ex-British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz to its board of directors.
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Azul posts record Q4 revenue on domestic recovery and cargo boom
Brazil’s Azul achieved record revenue during the fourth quarter of 2021 as it continued to build out its domestic passenger and cargo operations.
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UK bans Aeroflot as part of sanctions response to Ukraine invasion
Russian carrier Aeroflot has been banned from UK airpace as part of measures disclosed by the country’s prime minister Boris Johnson today in response to the invasion in Ukraine.
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Kuwait Airways turns to A330-900 in fleet rejig
Kuwait Airways has rejigged its aircraft orders with Airbus, including a notable switch to the A330-900, to match more closely its development plans over the next few years. The carrier will also take a batch of A321neos including long-range versions of the twinjet. Kuwait Airways had eight A330-800s on order ...
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Singapore Airlines posts first quarterly profit since pandemic
Singapore Airlines Group posted a net profit of S$85 million ($63 million) for the three months ending December 2021, as the opening of international travel lanes during the quarter helped it out of the red for the first time since the pandemic.
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Air Baltic to reconfigure A220 fleet with increased seating capacity
Air Baltic has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220 with an increased seating configuration allowing it to accommodate up to 148 passengers. The Latvian carrier is aiming to take delivery of eight A220-300s this year – part of its overall order for 50 of the type. It had previously ...
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Royal Jordanian posts another heavy full-year loss
Royal Jordanian has turned in full-year net losses of JD74.2 million ($105 million), less than half the JD161 million figure of the previous year. The airline managed to transport some 1.6 million passengers, double the number from 2020. This enabled it to increase revenues to JD357 million. But the company’s ...
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Ukrainian airspace closes as EASA declares region ‘active conflict’ zone
Ukrainian authorities have closed the country’s airspace over the risk to civil air traffic, with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency declaring the area an active conflict zone. The Ukrainian state air navigation service UkSATSE says the airspace was closed at 02:45 Kiev time on 24 February. “Provision of air ...
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Qantas Group expects domestic capacity recovery by mid-year
Qantas Group is optimistic that it will be able to keep ramping up capacity as Australia’s domestic travel market reboots, but indicates that an international recovery will take longer.
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Air New Zealand revenue drops, losses balloon in tough first half
Air New Zealand had a challenging first six months for its 2022 financial year, with operating revenues down and profits falling sharply.
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Travel restrictions crush Thai AirAsia’s 2021 results
Thai AirAsia parent Asia Aviation saw revenues drop sharply and operating losses balloon in 2021, as it continued to grapple with travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Qantas losses widen in 'rollercoaster' first half
Qantas Group saw losses widen in the first half of its 2022 financial year, with coronavirus continuing to play havoc with both domestic and international markets.
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FAA’s latest 5G order targets 737NGs, warns of more cockpit effects
A new Federal Aviation Administration order targeting earlier-generation 737s – including 737NGs – reveals that 5G interference might affect other aircraft systems, potentially even causing false landing gear indications.
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Lufthansa Cargo outlines initial A321 freighter services
Lufthansa Cargo is to open Airbus A321 converted freighter flights from mid-March, and has unveiled a set of destinations on which it will operate the jets. The company had disclosed last year that it would introduce A321Fs on its route network, enabling it to address increasing e-commerce demand. Lufthansa Cargo ...
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Swiss to coat Boeing 777 fleet in sharkskin film to reduce drag
Swiss will apply a new kind of aerodynamic coating on some long-haul aircraft that promises to lower frictional resistance and thereby increase fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.
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Wizz accuses pilot unions of pushing labour agenda in objections to US services
Wizz Air has rejected US pilot unions’ claims about its operations as irrelevant and untrue, accusing them of attempting to interfere in regulatory processes to further their own pro-union agenda simply because they disagree with the airline’s labour policies. The carrier is seeking to serve US destinations with an Airbus ...
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El Al looks to exploit assets in order to strengthen financial position
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is looking at the possibility of using its assets to continuing strengthening its balance sheet, although it has yet to confirm whether these include its landing slots. The airline says it is examining “various outlines” and “all the options available”, working in co-operation with a number ...
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China Southern takes first pair of A319neos
China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of a pair of Airbus A319neos, becoming the first airline operator of the smallest and least-popular Neo variant.
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Heathrow incurs more heavy losses in 2021 but eyes Terminal 4 summer reopening
London Heathrow Airport’s operator is working with airlines on reopening Terminal 4 this summer as demand picks up after depressed passenger numbers – the hub’s lowest figure for 50 years – contributed to a pre-tax loss of £1.8 billion ($2.4 billion) in 2021.
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Malaysia Airlines expands partnership with Qatar Airways
Malaysia Airlines has deepened cooperation with fellow Oneworld alliance member Qatar Airways, with the two carriers partnering in areas such as cargo and airline operations.