News from FlightGlobal – Page 39
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NewsFAA warns lawmakers not to tamper with pilot retirement age
The Federal Aviation Administration has come down hard against efforts in Washington to raise the federally mandated retirement age for airline pilots.
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NewsAllegiant’s first 737 Max deliveries delayed until spring
Allegiant Travel Company is expecting another lengthy delay in the delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft amid further difficulties for Boeing’s next-generation narrowbody programme.
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NewsRossiya Superjet suffers excursion after landing at Saransk
One of Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya’s Yakovlev Superjet 100s has suffered an excursion after landing at Saransk airport.
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NewsMost Alaska and United Boeing 737 Max 9s back in the air: FAA
Nearly all of Alaska’s and United Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max 9s have returned to service a month after the rapid de-pressurisation of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 grounded most of that type of aircraft in the USA.
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NewsEuropean regulators ‘welcome’ JetBlue’s summer Amsterdam access
European Commission regulators have welcomed JetBlue’s improved access to slots at Amsterdam Schiphol airport this summer, an issue it says it was ready to intervene over if the US carrier was unable to secure “appropriate access” to the Dutch hub.
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NewsHi Fly to operate initial refurbished A380 for Global Airlines
Wet-lease specialist Hi Fly will operate initial Airbus A380 services for start-up Global Airlines, but the company is aiming to secure its own UK air operator’s certificate.
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NewsIcelandair Group expects to turn round loss-making cargo division this year
Icelandair Group is expecting its cargo operation to return an operating profit over the course of this year, after recent poor results.
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NewsSAS puts eventual potential return for unsecured creditors at 20-25%
Scandinavian operator SAS is expecting around $325 million to be allocated to general unsecured creditors – including holders of commercial hybrid bonds in parent company SAS AB – through its US Chapter 11 restructuring process.
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NewsRex extends regional network cuts amid ‘dislocated’ supply chains
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) has extended capacity cuts on its regional network, blaming “continuing dislocated supply chains” that have “heavily” impacted the availability of aircraft spares.
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NewsPeter Gerber takes role as Condor’s chief executive
Former long-time Lufthansa Group manager Peter Gerber has taken up his role as chief executive at German low-cost carrier Condor.
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NewsJapan Airlines maintains full-year guidance after Y17bn hit from A350 crash
Japan Airlines beat its 2019 revenue and profit performance in the nine months to 31 December 2023, despite international traffic still being down significantly on that pre-Covid year.
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NewsUK start-up Global Airlines starts building fleet with ex-China Southern A380
UK long-haul start-up Global Airlines has disclosed that its initial Airbus A380 is a former China Southern Airlines aircraft currently in storage at California’s Mojave airport.
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NewsS7 modifies 737-800 de-icing after engine contamination incidents
Russian carrier S7 Airlines has modified its de-icing procedures after a number of recent incidents involving Boeing 737-800s.
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NewsIndiGo profitable and growing despite ‘mid-70s’ A320neo jets being grounded
IndiGo delivered another profitable quarter of capacity growth as 2023 ended, despite a significant proportion of its Airbus A320neo-family fleet being grounded.
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NewsIcelandair swings to full-year profit despite impact of volcanic activity
Icelandair Group swung to a full-year net profit of $11 million for 2023, despite volcanic activity contributing to a deeper loss in final three months of the year.
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NewsSouth Korea and Indonesia to expand secondary connections
South Korea and Indonesia are looking at expanding the number of flights between their secondary airports, as part of efforts to liberalise air traffic rights for both countries.
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NewsTurkish Technic fits upper shell to first A330-300 freighter conversion
Maintenance firm Turkish Technic has fitted the upper fuselage shell for its initial Airbus A330 freighter conversion.
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NewsAlliance Aviation picks operations chief as new CEO
Australia’s Alliance Aviation has picked operations chief Stewart Tully as its new chief executive, ending a search of over 18 months.
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NewsSkyWest 2,000 pilots short of demand: CEO Chip Childs
SkyWest Airlines is benefiting from favourable trends in pilot training and retention but is still 2,000 pilots short of market demand.
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NewsSkyWest acquires partial ownership of US charter operator Contour Airlines
US regional carrier SkyWest Airlines has acquired partial ownership of Tennessee-based Part 135 operator Contour Airlines.