News from FlightGlobal – Page 41
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GlobalX plans to launch Colombian cargo carrier
US charter and cargo carrier GlobalX Airlines plans to expand its reach in Latin America with a new freighter operation called GlobalX Colombia.
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Air Malta successor carrier to codeshare with Lufthansa Group
Newly-established Maltese operator KM Malta Airlines is entering a codeshare agreement with Lufthansa Group. KM Malta Airlines has been set up as a successor to Air Malta. It has secured an air operator’s certificate and aims to commence services from the end of March, using Airbus A320neos. The new carrier ...
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Austrian Airlines to open new transatlantic service
Star Alliance carrier Austrian Airlines is to open a new transatlantic service, with flights to the US city of Boston.
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Loganair eyes hydrogen Islander flights by 2027
UK regional carrier Loganair hopes to be operating a hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft from its base in Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands by 2027 under a new agreement with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS).
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Airbus’s new Beluga carrier cleared to serve US destinations
Airbus has been authorise to conduct transatlantic services with its newly-established Airbus Beluga Transport outsize cargo operation.
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Qazaq Air privatisation effort runs into trouble again
Efforts to privatise the Kazakh regional carrier Qazaq Air appear to have foundered, three weeks after the government restarted a sale process.
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Weaker cargo market hits Korean Air’s 2023 operating profit
The return of bellyhold capacity in commercial aircraft was a dampener for Korean Air’s cargo business.
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Cathay joins Hong Kong-based SAF coalition
Cathay Pacific has joined 12 other partners – including a Hong Kong-based business group and fuel suppliers – to form a coalition looking into the development and adoption of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
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JetBlue appoints Warren Christie as new chief operating officer
US carrier JetBlue Airways plans to replace chief operating officer Joanna Geraghty with long-time executive Warren Christie when Geraghty assumes leadership of the company on 12 February.
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Hawaiian returns Haneda slots due to unfavourable market conditions
Hawaiian Airlines has given up slots for flights to Tokyo’s Haneda airport from Honolulu and Kona effective 2 April, blaming “current market conditions”.
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US court grants Gol ‘key approvals’ to access financing
A US court granted Brazilian low-cost airline Gol “key approvals” to tap a $950 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing committed by bondholders of its parent ABRA, giving the airline “immediate access” to the funds.
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US government tentatively declines Aeromexico-Delta joint venture
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively ordered Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico to unwind the joint venture that the two carriers have been pursuing since December 2016.
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Armenia’s Fly Arna suspends flights
Armenian national carrier Fly Arna has suspended flights citing ”operational revisions”.
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Turkish Airlines to lease batch of 737 Max jets from Dubai’s DAE
Turkish Airlines has agreed to lease 10 Boeing 737 Max 8s, sourcing them from the Middle Eastern company Dubai Aerospace Enterprise. The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered to the carrier next year. DAE chief executive Firoz Tarapore says the deal will “deepen our already-strong and long-term relationship” with the ...
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Canadian investment firm CDPQ establishes new lessor with SMBC Aviation Capital
Canadian investment company CDPQ is tying up with SMBC Aviation Capital to establish a new leasing and aircraft finance platform. It will be worth $1.5 billion – sourced from $500 million annual investment over three years – and focus on modern, next-generation aircraft. The new platform will operate under the ...
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O’Leary: Ryanair would pick up early Max 10 deliveries if United turns them down
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has chided United Airlines over its stance on the Boeing 737 Max 10, adding that the Irish budget carrier will pick up any deliveries the US airline opts not to take.
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Emirates’ Clark warns that SAF mandates have gone too far
The president of Emirates Airline says governments have gone “too far” in terms of mandating the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which could end up costing passengers.
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Ryanair sees improvements in Boeing quality but more work needed: O’Leary
Ryanair expects to be seven Boeing 737 Max jets short of its pre-summer delivery target, but the carrier has observed an improvement in quality of the aircraft arriving from the airframer.
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Oman Air drops several Asian routes as part of network restructuring
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air is restructuring its network as part of a broad re-organisation of the airline’s operations.
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Malaysia Airlines’ first A330neo to arrive in Q3; A350 cabin upgrade to start 2026
Malaysia Airlines is set to take delivery of its first Airbus A330neo this year, as it reveals new cabin products for the type, and confirms a widebody cabin refurbishment programme.