News from FlightGlobal – Page 274
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NewsBelarusian An-12 crashes during approach to Irkutsk
Russian investigators have opened a probe into an accident which destroyed a Belarusian-registered Antonov An-12BK in the vicinity of Irkutsk. The aircraft was operated by the carrier Aircompany Grodno – located in the city of Grodno, in western Belarus – and was conducting a freight service from Keperveyem to Yakutsk ...
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NewsAir cargo demand still high but ‘tangled’ global trade a concern: IATA
Airlines are continuing to benefit from high demand for air cargo, according to industry association IATA, but rising consumer and producer prices could eventually weigh on growth.
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NewsLufthansa capacity to top 70% of pre-crisis levels in 2022 as US demand booms
Lufthansa Group expects its capacity to increase to more than 70% of pre-crisis levels next year as it flags strong demand in the key transatlantic market, particularly in premium cabins.
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NewsRestructured Eurowings leads profit recovery for Lufthansa passenger units
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr believes the Covid crisis has accelerated the recovery of Eurowings, the low-cost unit it now expects to continue in profit after reaching that milestone in the third quarter.
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NewsDeparting with ice contamination 'normalised' before fatal West Wind ATR 42 crash
Canadian investigators believe the unsafe practice of departing from remote airports with a degree of icing contamination on critical surfaces had become normalised, before a fatal accident involving a West Wind ATR 42-300 at Fond-du-Lac. This normalisation resulted partly from the inadequacy of de-icing equipment or services at these remote ...
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NewsEASA to examine safety concerns and risk-mitigation for single-pilot operations
Safety aspects of two potential scenarios for single-pilot operations in commercial aircraft are to be assessed under a new research project initiated by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. The project is intended to provide a “qualitative and quantitative” assessment of the main safety hazards as well as examine whether ...
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NewsLufthansa sees positive trend after returning to profit in third quarter
Lufthansa Group posted a positive adjusted operating profit for first since the pandemic and expects to avoid cash drain in the seasonally tough final quarter of the year.
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NewsJazeera claims ‘worst behind us’ after early return to profitability
Kuwaiti carrier Jazeera Airways returned to profitability in the third quarter, earlier than the airline had forecast, and managed to break even over the first nine months of the year. The airline turned in a third-quarter net profit of KD11.8 million ($39 million), after generating revenues of KD31.7 million. Chairman ...
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NewsAirAsia logistics unit takes first freighter, eyes Airbus orderbook conversion
AirAsia Group’s logistics arm Teleport is considering converting a ‘meaningful chunk’ of AirAsia’s massive order book to freighters in the future, as it takes delivery of its first dedicated cargo aircraft.
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NewsIndiGo sees strong demand as international routes open up
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is seeing strong demand on international routes as they start to open up with India’s emergence from the pandemic.
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NewsUS bankruptcy court approves Avianca reorganisation plan
A US court has confirmed Colombian flag carrier Avianca’s reorganisation plan, clearing the way for the airline to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings by the end of the year.
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NewsVietnam Airlines eyes scheduled USA flights from end-November
Vietnam Airlines expects to commence scheduled direct flights between Vietnam and the USA from end-November, after it secures regulatory approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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NewsFAA proposes to extend required rest for flight attendants
The Federal Aviation Administration is moving forward with a rule mandating that airline flight attendants be given at least an extra hour of rest following duty periods.
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NewsUK regional Loganair narrows full-year loss
Scottish regional carrier Loganair’s turnover for the 12 months to 31 March more than halved to £81 million ($110 million) compared with the previous year, but the airline has credited its adaptability amid the Covid-19 pandemic with helping it reduce its full-year pre-tax loss.
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NewsMaersk orders first 777Fs and leases more 767-300Fs for cargo unit Star Air
Danish logistics firm Maersk has ordered two Boeing 777 Freighters and will lease three more 767-300 Freighters.
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NewsAir Canada recovery ‘decisively underway’
Air Canada’s post-coronavirus recovery progressed in the third quarter after Canada relaxed travel restrictions and travellers began booking air travel in higher numbers.
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NewsCroatia Airlines reduces losses but still faces liquidity pressure
Croatia Airlines recorded 11% more flights over the course of the first nine months of this year, with a 20% increase in turboprop activity offsetting a slight reduction in jet operations. The carrier operated a fleet of 13 aircraft – including seven Airbus single-aisle jets and six Bombardier Q400s – ...
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NewsQatar Airways moves A380 to Hamad International airport ahead of service return
Qatar Airways has returned one of its Airbus A380s to Hamad International airport ahead of the type’s return to service for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsEuropean budget carriers retain traffic momentum in October
Wizz Air passenger levels remained steady at just under 3 million in October as stronger travel demand was sustained into the shoulder season.
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NewsReshaped CargoLogicAir looks for expansion avenues after turning profitable
UK-based freight operator CargoLogicAir turned around heavy losses to post a full-year pre-tax profit of $41.2 million for 2020 – a year in which it underwent a management overhaul and a strategic review of its business. CargoLogicAir, which has ties to Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, generated a net profit of $45.4 ...