News from FlightGlobal – Page 278
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NewsHNA Group creditors approve restructuring plans
Creditors to HNA Group have voted to approve four plans relating to its restructuring, according to a 23 October WeChat post published by the Chinese conglomerate.
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NewsThailand to expand quarantine-free travel from November
Thailand will widen the scope of its 1 November international tourism reopening to 46 low-risk countries, up from 10 countries as previously announced.
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NewsALTA elects LATAM CEO Alvo as next executive committee president
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) has elected LATAM Airlines’ chief executive Roberto Alvo to be the next president of its executive committee.
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NewsCopa Airlines’ recovery depends on regional reopening
Panama’s Copa Airlines’ recovery depends in large part on factors it can’t control, including Latin American countries’ approaches to relaxing their pandemic-related travel restrictions.
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NewsALTA looks to send message of harmonisation
Aviation executives from across Latin America and the Caribbean are meeting in Bogota for the ALTA Airline Leaders’ Forum, as the region’s air travel industry seeks to climb out of the coronavirus pandemic trough.
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NewsAmerican chief pledges to fight DOJ suit challenging JetBlue partnership
American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker is taking a fighting stance with the DOJ, signalling no intention of backing down or even of pursuing a settlement with the US government.
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NewsKenya Airways strikes codeshare with British Airways
Oneworld carrier British Airways is to begin a codeshare with SkyTeam operator Kenya Airways, after the recent resumption of flights between London and Nairobi.
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NewsSiberian regional carrier overhauls management after An-28 and L-410 accidents
Russian regional operator Siberian Light Aviation has overhauled its management structure, following two serious accidents, one of them fatal, in the space of two months. SiLA had been operating a PZL-Mielec An-28 on the Kedrovy-Tomsk route on 16 July when the aircraft suffered a dual engine failure, flipping over while ...
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NewsPandemic exposes vulnerability in airspace charges model: Eurocontrol
Pan-European air navigation organisation Eurocontrol believes the pandemic has exposed a vulnerability in airspace charging policies, with the collapse in traffic forcing a rethink of the ‘user pays’ model. Charging policies based on availability of services and traffic forecasts, rather than actual service provision, means airlines “will end up paying ...
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NewsQantas to bring forward A380 re-launch; eyes earlier 787-9 deliveries
Qantas will reactivate a pair of Airbus A380s sooner than planned, as it also seeks to bring forward the arrival of three brand new Boeing 787-9s. The two re-activated A380s will operate the Sydney-Los Angeles route from April 2022, with one aircraft likely to fly to Sydney by the end ...
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NewsVolaris Q3 net profit more than doubles over 2019 level
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris reports strong earnings during the third quarter of 2021 as tourists flocked to the country in greater numbers, and more domestic passengers chose to travel by air.
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NewsSouthwest and American will not fire unvaccinated workers despite federal mandate: CEOs
Neither Southwest Airlines nor American Airlines plan to fire workers who fail to receive coronavirus vaccines, as mandated by the US government for government contractors.
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NewsAmerican turns Q3 profit with nearly $1b in government aid
American Airlines remained profitable in the third quarter of 2021 thanks to US government pandemic-related aid, as executives predict business travel will recover in 2022.
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NewsSouthwest keeps profitable with government aid in ‘messy’ third quarter
Southwest Airlines has described its third-quarter performance as “messy” and warned its troubles could persist as it struggles to match increasing demand with capacity and staffing.
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News787 delivery delays prompt American to revise winter schedule
American Airlines has removed some Boeing 787s from its winter flight schedule due to Boeing’s ongoing pause of 787 deliveries which have quality issues.
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NewsAlaska’s Q3 marked ‘significant stride’ to recovery
Alaska Air Group made a “significant stride forward” to recovery in the third quarter of 2021, despite the coronavirus’ Delta variant hitting the company’s revenue in last months of the year.
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NewsStart-up Ultra Air plots key role in Colombian market reaching 50m passengers
The chief executive of Colombian start-up Ultra Air believes the airline can play a significant role in growing the country’s air transport market to 50 million passengers over the next five years, citing similar trends in other Latin American countries.
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NewsIcelandair seeks to add more 737 Max jets to bolster summer 2022 capacity
Icelandair is considering adding up to three more Boeing 737 Max 8s to its fleet to provide additional capacity ahead of next year’s summer season. The airline has nine of the type in its fleet – comprising six Max 8s and three Max 9s – and is preparing to take ...
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NewsSAF producer LanzaJet sees jet fuel price parity ‘just around the corner’
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer LanzaJet is “just around the corner” from bringing the cost of its fuel down to match that of regular jet fuel, according to the firm’s chief executive.
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NewsIcelandair turns in profitable third quarter despite virus variant impact
Icelandair Group has defied the impact of new coronavirus variants to post a net profit of nearly $20 million for the third quarter. The operator expanded its network in the three months to 30 September to cover 34 destinations – comprising 23 in Europe and 11 in North America. It ...