News from FlightGlobal – Page 263
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NewsEthiopian A350 wing-tip strike left 110m scar on Johannesburg runway
South African investigators have disclosed that an Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900 crew was attempting a go-around in gusty conditions at Johannesburg when the twinjet’s right wing-tip struck the runway. The aircraft, arriving from Addis Ababa on 6 November, had been cleared for the OKPIT 4A arrival pattern and ILS approach ...
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NewsCape Air names Linda Markham as new chief executive
US commuter airline Cape Air has named Linda Markham to be its next chief executive officer after founder and long-time CEO Dan Wolf steps down in January.
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NewsAir Baltic A220 suffers landing excursion on snowy Riga runway
One of Air Baltic’s Airbus A220s has been involved in a runway excursion while landing in poor weather at Riga airport. The aircraft “slid off the runway” while arriving from Stockholm as flight BT102 on 3 December. It conducted its approach to runway 36 at around 12:00. Meteorological data for ...
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NewsBA to take sustainable fuel from UK plant from early 2022
British Airways is to source sustainable aviation fuel from a UK-based refinery under a supply agreement with energy firm Phillips 66. The fuel will be produced at the Humber refinery in Immingham, in the east of the country, and be used within the airline’s fleet from early next year. British ...
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NewsBelavia rethinks fleet sourcing as EU imposes sanctions over Lukashenko support
Belarusian flag-carrier Belavia is looking for alternative fleet arrangements as political issues put additional pressure on the airline’s operations, already strained by the impact of the pandemic. Belavia is among 11 entities against which restrictive sanctions have been imposed by the European Council, which has accused the Belarusian government of ...
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NewsITA and Italian unions agree labour pact to support new airline’s development
Newly-launched Italian national airline ITA Airways has reached a collective labour agreement with trade unions, which the carrier says will support its strategic development including workforce growth potentially from early next year. The carrier aims to expand in accordance with the recovery of the air transport sector and offer development ...
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NewsVietjet to launch A330 Moscow service in July 2022
Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet plans to start flights to Europe, with services to Moscow starting in mid-2022.
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NewsP&W optimising ‘GTF Advantage’ for in-development A321XLR
Modifications being made by Pratt & Whitney to its PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) partly reflect an effort by the engine maker to optimise the powerplant for Airbus’s in-development, longer-range A321XLR.
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NewsUSA tightens Covid testing requirements for international inbound travel
In response to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the US government has tightened its testing requirements for inbound international air travellers, and extended the federal mask mandate.
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NewsRyanair focused on summer as fresh restrictions bring ‘challenging’ Christmas
European budget carrier Ryanair is putting its focus on meeting an uptick in summer travel as it sees demand until Christmas likely stifled by fresh travel restrictions. Ryanair, which Eurocontrol data showed earlier in November surpassed pre-Covid flight activity for the first time since the pandemic, today disclosed it carried ...
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NewsPilots’ lack of flying explored after serious 737 go-around incident at Aberdeen
UK investigators are examining whether lack of line flying, as a consequence of the pandemic, is directly linked to a serious go-around incident involving a TUI Airways Boeing 737-800 at Aberdeen. Neither pilot had flown for significant periods during the 18 months prior to the 11 September incident, and the ...
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NewsCitilink ATR hits fence during approach to Indonesia’s Ende airport
Indonesian investigators are probing a serious incident involving a Citilink ATR 72-600 which hit an airport fence on landing. The turboprop (PK-GJR) was arriving at Ende airport after a service from Halim, in east Jakarta, on 19 November. But French investigation authority BEA, citing Indonesian counterparts, states that the aircraft ...
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NewsOmicron impact ‘too early to say’: Cathay Pacific
It is still “too early to say” if the Omicron variant of the coronavirus will have a significant impact on travel demand, says Cathay Pacific, as it acknowledges that it is “lagging behind” its regional rivals as a result of the city’s strict zero-infection strategy.
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NewsVirgin Australia reboots Sydney-Canberra with Link Saab 340Bs
Virgin Australia will re-launch services on the Sydney-Canberra route, but will use Link Airways aircraft and crew for the operation.
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NewsAvianca emerges from bankruptcy protection
Colombian carrier Avianca is the first of three Latin American airlines to complete its financial restructuring process and emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
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NewsOmicron is a setback, but won’t stop airline recovery: United’s Kirby
United Airlines chief executive Scott Kirby believes Omicron – the highly mutated variant of Covid-19 recently discovered in South Africa – will be a short-term setback for airlines, but won’t stop the industry from moving toward full recovery.
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NewsOman reaches agreement with EU on liberalising air transport
Oman’s government has initialed a comprehensive air transport pact with the European Union, aiming for a five-year implementation which will eventually lead to a full ‘open skies’ arrangement. The Middle Eastern sultanate has bilateral third- and fourth-freedom rights with a number of EU countries – among them France, Germany and ...
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NewsITA firms Airbus order for 28 aircraft
New Italian national carrier ITA Airways has firmed its commitment for 28 new Airbus aircraft.
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NewsAllegiant and Viva Aerobus apply to DOT for joint venture
Allegiant Air and Mexico’s Viva Aerobus have applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for approval of a commercial alliance that would expand low-cost flying between the USA and Mexico, and give the Las Vegas-based carrier an equity stake in the Mexican carrier.
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NewsUnited to demonstrate passenger flight of jet powered partly with 100% SAF
United Airlines intends today to operate a demonstration flight – with non-paying passengers – using an aircraft powered partly with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).