News from FlightGlobal – Page 27
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NewsAir India begins widebody cabin upgrades with first 787 retrofit
Air India has commenced cabin upgrading works on its widebody fleet, with its first of 26 Boeing 787s inducted in July following a series of delays. The 787-8 (VT-ANT) flew to Boeing’s Victorville, California facility in July for retrofit works. Air India says a second aircraft will be inducted in ...
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NewsPlay expects model shift to cut winter losses and generate profits next year
Icelandic budget carrier Play insists its underlying performance remains strong, despite higher losses over the second quarter, as it transitions to a combined model of point-to-point services and wet-leasing. The carrier is expecting “significantly reduced” losses for the upcoming winter season and “profitable operations” in 2026. Four of its 10 ...
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NewsTurkish Airlines intends to submit binding offer for Air Europa stake
Turkish Airlines is to submit a binding offer to take a minority stake in Spanish carrier Air Europa, having previously indicated interest last year. The Star Alliance carrier has not given any further indication as to the size of the proposed investment. But it says that the “complementary nature” of ...
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NewsAir Transat completes sale-leaseback of Pratt GTF engines as A321LRs remain on ground
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat has sold and leased back a pair of Pratt & Whitney geared turbofans (GTFs), part of its strategy to manage ongoing groundings of A321LR aircraft powered by those engines.
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NewsLufthansa shows off paint scheme for vintage Lockheed Starliner
Lufthansa has teased the final appearance of its Lockheed L-1649A Starliner, after carrying out painting work on the restored vintage airliner. The four-engined, triple-finned aircraft is shown disassembled following painting but it carries the German carrier’s former 1950s livery, the registration ‘D-ALAN’, and the ‘Super Star’ logo used on the ...
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NewsAir France-KLM Group switches most A350-1000s to -900s
Air France-KLM Group has reduced its order for Airbus A350-1000s, opting to convert most of them to the smaller -900 variant. The company had ordered 50 of the twinjets in 2023 – an initial commitment to six -900s in July, followed by 33 more in December alongside 11 of the ...
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NewsFunding for Syrian Arab A320 fleet features in Qatari-led Damascus airport investment
Syrian Arab Airlines is in line to receive $250 million in financing in order to acquire Airbus A320s, as part of a Qatari-backed project which includes redevelopment of Damascus airport. Qatari construction specialist UCC Holding – part of the diverse Power International Holding conglomerate – is leading a five-company consortium ...
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NewsBoeing’s recent 737 Max deliveries to Copa Airlines came ‘week or two’ early
Copa chief Pedro Heilbron says Boeing has been handing over jets earlier than anticipated.
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NewsFlorida-based airline start-up Argentum plans to revive Silver Airways brand in Alaska
Newly established Argentum Airways has stepped in with a plan to acquire Silver’s air operator’s certificate and restart operations, after Silver ceased flying across its network in the Southeast USA and Caribbean in June.
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NewsCebu Pacific laments ‘sufferance’ from GTF issues with groundings higher than expected
Supply chain snags remain the ‘single biggest risk’ to Cebu Pacific’s growth strategy, as airline executives acknowledge that its ongoing engine reliability issues have “persisted longer than expected”.
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NewsMartinair A350F trimmed from Air France-KLM backlog
One of KLM cargo division Martinair’s Airbus A350 freighters has been dropped from the carrier’s backlog, in line with Air France-KLM Group’s plans to trim its commitment to the cargo jet. Air France and Martinair each had orders for four A350Fs, but the group indicated earlier this year that it ...
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NewsAir Astana completes fleet rationalisation but GTF engine fallout persists
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana Group has highlighted improvements in the Pratt & Whitney engines being delivered for its Airbus fleet, but believes remedy measures will still be needed over the course of this year and next. The carrier has achieved its simplest fleet structure for more than two decades following the ...
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NewsAir Lease spotlights cargo market uncertainty as it confirms A350F order cancellation
US lessor Air Lease has referred to uncertainty in the cargo markets as it confirmed its cancellation of orders for the Airbus A350 freighter. It had been a launch customer for the twinjet in late 2021, with an order for seven. But FlightGlobal reported in July that all seven had ...
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NewsUnited restores flights after ‘underlying technology issue’ forces ground stop
United Airlines has resolved the “underlying technology issue” that led to the grounding of its flights nationwide, as it rules out any cybersecurity breach in the outage.
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NewsUnited grounds all flights at US airports following ‘technology issue’
United Airlines has halted all flights nationwide after being hit by an unspecified “technology issue”.
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NewsITA Airways, United secure approval for codeshare partnership
ITA Airways is working to establish a codeshare relationship with United Airlines, following last month’s announcement of a similar pact with Air Canada.
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NewsCathay has ‘confidence’ about 2027 delivery for first 777-9: airline executive
Cathay Pacific says it has “confidence” that it will take delivery of its first Boeing 777-9 in 2027, as it confirms its older -300ERs will remain in service for at least 10 more years.
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NewsCathay to purchase 14 more 777-9s in first Boeing order since 2013
Cathay Pacific Group has ordered 14 more Boeing 777-9s, marking its first aircraft purchase with the North American airframer in almost 12 years.
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NewsNolinor introduces another 737-200 approaching half-century in service
The jet rolled off Boeing’s production line in Renton and took its first flight in March 1981, followed by delivery to original operator Air Florida.
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NewsAlaska Airlines targets two more European cities, rolls out new-look 787 livery
Alaska Airlines is planning to launch flights to London and Reykjavik, Iceland next spring as part of its ambitious international expansion from Seattle.