News from FlightGlobal – Page 284
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NewsIATA chief cites 9/11 lessons as he calls for travel restrictions to end as soon as possible
IATA director general Willie Walsh has cited lessons from 9/11 as he called on governments and regulators to adopt “risk-based measures” for Covid-related travel restrictions – and to drop them as soon as the health situation allows.
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NewsIrish start-up Emerald secures four ATR 72 turboprops
Irish regional start-up Emerald Airlines is to lease four ATR 72-600 turboprops from Nordic Aviation Capital.
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News‘This must stop’: IATA chief slams increases in ANSP and airport charges
The IATA director general Willie Walsh has criticised the airline industry’s “so-called partners” for planning to increase charges during the recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsAirlines to lose over $200bn between 2020-22 as IATA flags deeper Covid hit
Airlines are now expected to lose $51.8 billion this year, remain in the red as an industry next year and rack up collective losses of over $200 million between 2020 and 2022, IATA’s latest economic forecast shows.
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NewsLufthansa to start using fuel from electricity-based kerosene plant
Lufthansa Group has highlighted the opening today of what it describes as the world’s first industrial plant producing “CO2-neutral, electricity-based kerosene”.
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NewsLufthansa leases four more Airbus A350-900s
Luthansa Group is to lease four more Airbus A350-900s in the first half of next year, taking to 21 the number it will have in the fleet.
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NewsRyanair and Wizz record second-strongest traffic months since pandemic
Ryanair passenger numbers more than doubled from last year in September to 10.6 million, but remain 4 million below pre-crisis levels.
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NewsQantas, Emirates to extend joint venture to 2028
Qantas and Emirates plan to extend their joint venture arrangement for five more years to 2028.
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NewsNok Air to boost capital as creditors seek to claw back Bt27.3 billion
Embattled low-cost carrier Nok Air plans to inject fresh funds in 2022, to pay for “necessary capital expenditure”, as well as repay liabilities.
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NewsAir NZ operating chief leaves airline to lead Auckland airport
Air New Zealand’s chief operating officer Carrie Hurihanganui has resigned from the carrier, and will take helm of Auckland Airport in early 2022.
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NewsPAL secures approval for US Chapter 11 process
The United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York has granted Philippine Airlines the final order authorising its Chapter 11 case.
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NewsDelta Air Lines continues to resist vaccination mandate for employees
Delta Air Lines continues to resist requiring employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus even as a nationwide mandate is set to go into effect.
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NewsUnited needs two aircraft that do not exist: 757-300 and 50-seat jet replacements
A fleet conundrum is looming at United Airlines, driven by the simple fact that no aircraft manufacturers currently produce two categories of aircraft that United intends to retire by end-decade.
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NewsDelta Air Lines ‘in conversation’ with Italy’s ITA: CEO
Delta Air Lines is speaking with the new flag carrier of Italy, Italia Trasporto Aero (ITA), about possible joint ventures, the US-based airline’s chief executive says.
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NewsAeromexico files restructuring plan with US bankruptcy court
Grupo Aeromexico, the parent company of Mexico’s legacy carrier, has filed a restructuring plan with a US court as it works through bankruptcy proceedings. The Mexico City-based carrier said on 2 October that the filing of the plan, to the bankruptcy court for the Southern District of New York, is ...
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NewsQatar A350-1000 crew received speed alert after conflict with level-bust MD-83
Iranian investigators have determined that an Airbus A350-1000’s speed declined to a low-energy state as it climbed to avoid conflict with a Boeing MD-83 that had exceeded its cleared altitude after a trim malfunction. The Caspian Airlines MD-83 – operating from Tehran to Kish at 33,000ft – adjusted its heading ...
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NewsVertical confident on 2024 certification for VA-X4 as first flight shifts into next year
UK start-up Vertical Aerospace remains confident that it can gain certification for its VA-X4 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft by 2024, although first flight has has now slipped into 2022. Meanwhile, the company’s orberbook has now hit 1,350 units thanks to a recent trio of commitments.
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NewsAeroflot enhances long-haul fleet with another pair of 777-300ERs
Aeroflot Group is leasing another pair of Boeing 777-300ERs, sourcing the twinjets from a division of state lessor GTLK. The Russian operator already has 30 777s in its consolidated fleet. Aeroflot’s main operation has 20 777-300ERs while Rossiya has five -300ERs and five -300s. Aeroflot will receive the two additional ...
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NewsIcelandair seals financing agreements for last three 737 Max deliveries
Icelandair Group has entered financing agreement covering three more Boeing 737 Max twinjets. The agreement with lessor Aviation Capital Group centres on two 737 Max 8s – which will be covered by sale-and-leaseback – and a single Max 9, which will be under a finance lease. Icelandair’s arrangement will complete ...
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NewsErosion of skills during pandemic cited in Maldivian DHC-6 accident probe
Investigators believe lack of flying currency during the sharp pandemic-driven decline in air transport operations contributed to a Trans Maldivian Airways floatplane landing accident at Male in October last year. The Viking Air DHC-6-300 sustained substantial damage to both wings and its left-hand propeller after it rapidly rolled to the ...