News from FlightGlobal – Page 415
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NewsBerlin-Brandenburg’s Terminal 2 to remain closed when airport opens
Five weeks before Germany’s new Berlin-Brandenburg International airport is due to open, its operator has decided to keep one terminal closed due to a dearth of passengers.
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NewsWizz chief lambasts slot-rule waiver as ‘complete nonsense’
Jozsef Varadi says the waiving of airport slot-allocation rules prevents the central European budget carrier from establishing new operations.
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NewsAirbus chief seeks ‘urgent reframing’ of aviation/climate debate
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury argues that the sector’s “role in society” is at risk amid growing calls for a reduction in flights to curb emissions.
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NewsA380 fan-hub disintegration traced to misunderstood ‘cold dwell’ fatigue
French investigators have traced the serious engine failure involving an Air France Airbus A380 over Greenland to a phenomenon known as ‘cold dwell’ fatigue, which had caused a failure in a fan hub slot which houses the root of the fan blade. The analysis by investigation authority BEA closes a ...
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NewsWizz and KLM scale back European capacity amid restrictions
Wizz Air has again reduced its capacity outlook for October while KLM has put its short-haul network expansion plans “on hold” as ongoing coronavirus-related travel restrictions force Europe’s airline sector to apply the brakes to its recovery.
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NewsIATA to hold annual general meeting virtually
IATA will move its annual general meeting — traditionally the biggest event in the airline calendar — online, as the coronavirus outbreak continues to preclude large scale physical meetings. The airline trade body had initially rescheduled the meeting, to be held in Amsterdam and hosted by KLM, from June ...
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NewsAAPA renews call for government action after airlines’ dismal August
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has reiterated its call for better regional coordination for air travel amid the coronavirus pandemic, as airline traffic suffer another dismal month in August. The region’s airlines carried just 1 million passengers in August, according to AAPA’s preliminary figures. This represents just 3% ...
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NewsBoeing intends software update to address 787 localiser capture failures
Boeing is developing updated software for 787s to correct an erroneous localiser mode behaviour during ILS approaches. The US FAA is advising operators of the three 787 variants to notify crews about potential failure by the autopilot flight-director system to capture the localiser, notably during intercept of the localiser at ...
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NewsVaccine key to airline recovery: United’s Munoz
United Airlines executive chairman Oscar Munoz says that a vaccine which will protect travellers against the coronavirus will be key to the industry’s recovery.
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NewsSecond US airline aid package faces ‘tough, tough road’: JetBlue exec
A second tranche of financial aid for US airlines is integral for the health of the industry, New York-based JetBlue Airways president and chief operations officer Joanna Geraghty says.
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NewsUnited introduces coronavirus testing for Hawaii-bound customers
United Airlines will introduce coronavirus testing for passengers in an effort to get customers back in aircraft as the global coronavirus crisis drags on.
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NewsKLM chief questions aims of EU sustainability policies
Pieter Elbers does not “precisely understand what’s the objective” of some Commission targets
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NewsRyanair winter bookings are at ‘10% of normal volumes’: O’Leary
Low-cost carrier Ryanair is attempting to stimulate demand for winter travel by launching a buy-one-get-one-free flight offer and waiving change fees for tickets purchased in October and November, as it reports that bookings for the last two months of the year are significantly down on previous years.
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NewsGo-around airprox exposed risks of questionable Schiphol runway procedure
Dutch investigators have warned that Amsterdam Schiphol is approaching a limit in terms of the amount of traffic it can safety handle, owing to the complexity of the airport’s design. The Dutch Safety Board made the remark after concluding an inquiry into a serious airprox incident that occurred during simultaneous ...
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NewsCMA CGM to take stake in French airline parent in freight push
Shipping transport and logistics group CMA CGM has signed a memorandum of understanding to take a 30% stake in Groupe Dubreuil Aero, shareholder of carriers Air Caraibes and French Bee.
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NewsConcerns emerge over new El Al investor’s ownership
Israeli flag-carrier El Al’s new ownership structure has already run into problems, just a week after the share offering which resulted in a change in major shareholder. The new investor, Kanfei Nesharim, took a 43% shareholding in El Al during the share offering on 16 September. It had declared at ...
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NewsCabin-swap freighters' flight-time limited to reduce fire risk
European safety regulators are intending to impose a 2,000h flight-time limit on passenger aircraft converted to transport freight, as part of a mitigation strategy to reduce the risk of catastrophic fire. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has drawn up a proposed deviation from normal freighter certification requirements, in order ...
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NewsVietnam Airlines resumes international flying with Seoul-Hanoi
Vietnam Airlines has opened bookings for Seoul-Hanoi, with the first flight scheduled to depart 25 September. “This is the first official scheduled international commercial flight to Vietnam since the Covid-19 situation restabilised in Vietnam,” the airline said in a 23 September statement. Source: Vietnam Airlines A Vietnam Airlines ...
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NewsNeste and Shell team up to produce sustainable aviation fuel
Finnish sustainable aviation fuel supplier Neste is teaming up with petroleum heavyweight Royal Dutch Shell to “significantly increase” the supply and availability of the lower-emissions fuel for the commercial aviation industry starting in October.
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NewsIsrair operates Bahrain flight after Israeli pact with kingdom
Israeli leisure carrier Israir has carried out a service to Bahrain from Tel Aviv, a week after the signing of a diplomatic accord between the two countries. Israir operated an Airbus A320 on the route which – like a previous El Al flight to the United Arab Emirates – involved ...