News from FlightGlobal – Page 412
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NewsAirAsia Group confirms AirAsia Japan closure
Malaysia’s AirAsia Group has officially announced it will shut operations in Japan. “The company wishes to announce that it has today been notified of the decision taken by the board of directors of AirAsia Japan to cease its operations with immediate effect,” AirAsia Group says today in a Bursa Malaysia ...
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NewsAsiana converts A350 to freighter, promotes A380 scenic flights
Asiana Airlines has commenced operations with an Airbus A350-900 partially retrofitted as a maindeck freighter, as it plans scenic flights with its grounded A380s. The A350 renovation work involved removing 283 economy class seats and installing a steel panel on the floor “to ensure safety”, says the carrier. ...
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NewsSAA maintenance arm lifts service suspension against house carriers
South African Airways’ maintenance arm, SAA Technical, has started reinstating its services after suspending them to four customers over outstanding payments. It says it has reached an agreement with two of these customers – SAA itself and sister carrier Mango – but is still holding talks with the other two. ...
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NewsEl Al loses argument as state accepts Kanfei as main shareholder
Israeli authorities have granted investor Eli Rozenberg control of the largest shareholding in flag-carrier El Al, following the airline’s recent share issue. El Al has disclosed a communication from the Government Companies Authority giving consent of the special state shareholder of the airline to Kanfei Nesharim Aviation’s acquisition of a ...
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NewsUS House leader Pelosi promises airlines further aid
US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised relief for the aviation industry a day after airlines began furloughing staff as government financial aid expired.
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NewsUnited to resume flights to more leisure destinations in November
United will resume 40 international routes in November, including many to leisure and beach destinations like Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean.
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NewsEuropean regulators propose extending temporary state aid exemptions
European Commission regulators are proposing extending by a further six months and widening the scope of the temporary relaxations around state aid rules under which a string of airlines have been supported through the global pandemic. As the coronavirus crisis hit the Commission introduced, through three separate amendments, temporary measures ...
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NewsQatar Airways to serve 124 destinations by year-end
Middle Eastern operator Qatar Airways will resume flights to three South African cities on 3 October, and aims to rebuild its network to include 124 destinations by the end of this year.
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NewsAeroflot Group aims to raise Rb80bn through share placement
Aeroflot Group is aiming to raise at least Rb80 billion ($1 billion) through a capital increase involving the placement of new shares, in order to strengthen its liquidity. Although it had previously prepared to place up to 1.7 billion shares, the Russian operator says it has yet to determine the ...
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NewsCourt upholds decision to suspend Avianca state loan
A Colombian court has upheld its injunction barring the national government from participating in Avianca’s debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing, but the airline is confident its latest proposal will still be approved by the US bankruptcy court.
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NewsKLM submits restructuring plan to Dutch government
KLM plans to cut pay, reduce jobs and slim down its fleet in order to secure €3.4 billion ($4 billion) in loans and guarantees from the Dutch government.
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NewsEmirates fined over JetBlue codeshare flights in Iranian airspace
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is set to be fined by the US Department of Transportation for operating services through Iranian airspace while carrying a codeshare with US budget operator JetBlue Airways. US investigations have determined that, during the first three weeks of July last year, Emirates operated services with the ...
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NewsRyanair traffic falls back down in September as restrictions hit
Passenger numbers fell back again in September at low-cost carrier Ryanair as increased travel restrictions halted the pick-up in air demand. Ryanair traffic levels had started increased in July and August after flatlining during the crisis peak of the coronavirus crisis amid a swathe of travel restrictions. Source: ...
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NewsPandemic forces ‘urgent’ restructuring at Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines will embark on an “urgent restructuring exercise”, which includes a “drastic” relook at its network and fleet plans, as the coronavirus outbreak upended its business recovery momentum. The process, which will involve revising its long-term business plan rolled out in 2019, will span the next few months, ...
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NewsAustralia unilaterally opens travel zone with New Zealand
Australia has unilaterally established a travel zone with New Zealand, setting the stage for some resumption of air travel between the two nations. “The Australian government is establishing a Safe Travel Zone with New Zealand,” says Australian prime minister Scott Morrison. Source: Qantas Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the ...
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NewsIAG receives strong response to recapitalisation share offer
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has received a strong response to the share issue undertaken to reinforce the company’s liquidity. It has received acceptances for the entire batch of nearly 2.98 billion shares offered under the capital increase. IAG says that, by the end of a pre-emptive subscription period ...
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NewsAAPA moves annual meeting online
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) will be conducting its annual meeting of presidents virtually, the latest in major aviation meetings to move online following the coronavirus outbreak, which precludes large scale gatherings. The annual meeting, which will airline heads from major Asia-Pacific carriers gather, was to have ...
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NewsSingapore opens short-term leisure travel to two more countries
Singapore will lift border restrictions for visitors from Vietnam and Australia, excluding the state of Victoria, starting 8 October. “Both countries have comprehensive public health surveillance systems and displayed successful control over the spread of the Covid-19 virus,” the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said on 30 September. ...
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NewsBA adds back Bahrain and South Africa as part of October expansion
British Airways today resumed flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Bahrain, part of a number restored routes as it steps up its network this month after suspending a swathe of services during the global pandemic.
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NewsUnited, American furlough 32,000 workers
United Airlines and American Airlines have furloughed 32,000 employees after federal government financial aid ran out and was not extended.