News from FlightGlobal – Page 31
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NewsBig three US airlines again delay resumption of further China flights
The three largest US airlines are pushing back until at least late October the resumption of many flights to China that they cut early during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsSafarilink Dash 8 collides mid-air with flight-school Cessna near Nairobi
Kenyan investigators are probing a mid-air collision involving a De Havilland Dash 8-300 operated by regional carrier Safarilink Aviation. Safarilink states that the crew of its domestic flight 053 – from Nairobi Wilson airport to the coastal destination of Diani on 5 March – experienced a “loud bang” shortly after ...
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NewsPegasus Airlines’ full-year operating profit slips in 2023
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines posted a full-year operating profit of €489 million ($530 million) in 2023, down around €100 million on the previous year.
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NewsScoot’s initial E2 network to include new points Samui and Sibu
Scoot has disclosed the initial operating network for its fleet of Embraer E190-E2s, as it prepares to take delivery of its first two jets in April.
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NewsSwiss names new finance chief and adds operations role to management board
Swiss has named a new chief financial officer and is adding a chief operating officer to its management board.
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NewsLeisure operator Israir Group unveils provisional full-year profit
Israeli leisure operator Israir Group is estimating its full-year net profit at $16-18 million, on revenues of around $391 million. The company has given the preliminary results after disclosing plans in February to purchase an additional Airbus A320. Israir Group states that it has yet to finalise the figures covering ...
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NewsUkrainian prosecutors lay formal charges over destruction of An-225
Ukrainian prosecutors and security service SBU have formally accused ex-Antonov officials of obstructing attempts by the country’s military to defend Gostomel airport. The airport was “strategically important”, says the security service, and became the target of an assault in the early days of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict. This attack on 27 ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines orders 260 narrowbody and regional jets in huge boost to fleet plan
American Airlines has placed orders for 260 new aircraft, including those produced by Airbus, Boeing and Embraer, with deliveries expected to begin later this decade.
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NewsIcelandair opts for PW1100G to power Airbus single-aisle fleet
Icelandair Group has opted for the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine to power its fleet of Airbus A320neo-family jets. The operator says the selection covers up to 35 aircraft, including long-range A321LRs and A321XLRs. Icelandair has also chosen a long-term maintenance package, EngineWise, from the manufacturer. The airline is already ...
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NewsJetBlue cancels plan to acquire Spirit, carriers plot standalone plans
JetBlue Airways has called off plans to acquire Spirit Airlines and agreed to pay Spirit a $69 million termination penalty, a move coming after a federal judge in January blocked the carriers’ proposed combination on anti-competitive grounds.
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NewsFormer Jetstar Asia chief to head Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways
Former Jetstar Asia head Barathan Pasupathi is to return to Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways as its new chief executive. Pasupathi is to succeed Rohit Ramachandran who is stepping down from the Middle Eastern operator after seven years. He was formerly Jazeera Airways’ chief financial officer from 2007-10 and played ...
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NewsGlobal Airlines adds former A380 chief engineer to advisory board
Would-be Airbus A380 operator Global Airlines has bolstered its advisory board with the addition of John Roberts, the former chief engineer on the programme.
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NewsSkyWest adds another 20 Embraer E175s to United fleet
SkyWest Airlines will add another 20 aircraft to fly under contract for United Airlines by the end of this year.
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NewsAustralia’s Skytrans to step up to Airbus jets after Avia Solutions acquisition
Australian regional operator Skytrans Airlines has ambitions to branch into large jet services with Airbus single-aisle aircraft following its acquisition by wet-lease specialist Avia Soutions Group. Avia Solutions has appointed a new managing director of Skytrans, Gytis Gumuliauskas, after completing the transaction. “Passenger operations will be our main area of ...
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NewsAirAsia eyes new Southeast Asia unit, as Cambodia launch pushed to mid-2024
AirAsia’s Cambodia unit is expected to commence operations in the middle of the year, half a year later than originally planned, as the airline group mulls launching another carrier in the region.
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NewsSouth Korean LCCs swing to first post-pandemic profit
South Korean low-cost operators Jeju Air and T’way Air swung to their first annual profit since the Covid-19 pandemic, helped by strong demand on Japan and Southeast Asia operations.
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NewsScrapping of recovered Emtrasur 747 irks Venezuelan government
Venezuela’s government has condemned the scrapping of a Boeing 747-300M following its retrieval by US authorities from Buenos Aires, where the jet had been impounded nearly two years. The 747, in the livery of Emtrasur, had been the subject of a legal wrangle after the US government alleged it was ...
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NewsUnited expects 102 fewer aircraft deliveries in 2024
United Airlines expects Boeing to deliver 102 fewer aircraft in 2024 than contractually agreed, forcing the airline to recalculate its fleet plan and delivery expectations in the coming years.
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NewsRyanair cuts traffic target as will get only 40 of 57 planned Max deliveries by June
Irish low-cost giant Ryanair has scaled back passenger number ambitions for its coming financial year to just under 200 million after confirming it now expects to take delivery of only 40 of the 57 Boeing 737 Max jets it was due to take by June.
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NewsClark braced for delayed 777X deliveries to slip into 2026
Emirates may not receive its first Boeing 777X until 2026, the airline’s president Sir Tim Clark has admitted.