News from FlightGlobal – Page 419
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NewsLufthansa Cargo orders another Boeing 777 freighter
Lufthansa Cargo has placed an order for another Boeing 777 freighter.
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NewsVolotea sees capacity 30% above pre-crisis levels this summer
European carrier Volotea expects to lift seat capacity by around a third this summer compared to its pre-Covid peak in 2019 fuelled by the addition of 70 new routes.
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NewsStobart Air sale delayed after buyer hits financing hurdle
The proposed sale of regional operator Stobart Air and Carlisle Lake District airport has hit turbulence after the buyer’s proposed financing for the deal fell through.
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NewsATP operators told to replace throttle cables to prevent jamming
Operators of British Aerospace ATP turboprops are set to be ordered to replace engine power-control cables after incidents in which throttle levers have either jammed or been stiff to move. The UK Civil Aviation Authority says a “number of events” of this nature have been reported by ATP operators, both ...
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NewsAirlines and airports warn Covid-19 checks could cause ‘summer chaos’
An “unprecedented operational challenge” is ahead for airlines and airports in the coming months, as they grapple with time-consuming Covid-19 checks and space-constrained facilities during the expected recovery in passenger traffic, according to key industry trade bodies.
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NewsFrankfurt reopens refreshed Terminal 2 for first time since pandemic
Frankfurt Airport has reopened its Terminal 2 facility this morning for the first time since the pandemic as hopes grow for increased demand this summer.
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NewsAustrian completes phase-out of Dash 8 fleet
Austrian Airlines carried out its last De Havilland Dash 8-Q400 turboprop flight on 31 May, completing the retirement of the type from its fleet.
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NewsAuditor questions Indonesia AirAsia’s future amid full-year losses
The parent company of Indonesia AirAsia plunged to the red in its full-year earnings, as its auditors cast “significant doubt” on the carrier’s future.
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NewsVietnam suspends international flights to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam’s two main international gateways Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi will temporarily suspend inbound international flights for at least one week as the country battles its largest surge in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began.
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NewsSIA says liquidity sufficient to ride out Covid-19
Singapore Airlines has expressed confidence that it has the cash to ride out the coronavirus pandemic, as it also seeks to lower its monthly cash burn.
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NewsAeroflot inaugurates new Krasnoyarsk hub
Aeroflot has formally inaugurated its new international hub at Krasnoyarsk, intended to complement its Moscow Sheremetyevo base. It intends to open services from 1 June, with the first flight SU2878 operating to Blagoveshchensk. Blagoveshchensk will be one of five initial routes on the Krasnoyarsk network which will also include Krasnodar, ...
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NewsThailand’s watchdog completes review of Korean Air-Asiana merger
Korean Air has cleared another milestone in its planned acquisition of compatriot Asiana Airlines, most recently with Thailand’s competition watchdog.
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NewsJapanese operators Air Do, Solaseed Air to merge
Japanese regional operators Air Do and Solaseed Air will merge by 2022, in what appears to be the first signs of consolidation in the country’s airline market in recent years.
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NewsAir NZ reports first significant traffic growth in more than year
Air New Zealand saw April passenger traffic grow for the first time in more than a year, aided by significant increases in its short-haul international and domestic operations.
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NewsAirbus lodges claims against Czech Airlines over A321XLR and A220 order
Airbus has lodged claims against Czech Airlines totalling nearly Kc17 billion ($814 million) in regard to payments for seven aircraft which were ordered by the struggling flag-carrier. Czech Airlines filed for insolvency earlier this year and creditors had been instructed to submit claims for receivables. The insolvency register lists over ...
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NewsCanadian airlines welcome recommendation to end federal quarantine mandate
Canadian airlines are welcoming a report published by that government’s health advisory board recommending an end to a mandatory quarantine requirement for inbound international travellers.
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NewsRyanair lashes out at Irish government over quarantine for UK travellers
Ryanair has strongly criticised the Irish government’s reluctance to allow quarantine-free travel to the country from the UK amid concerns about the spread of a likely more-transmissible variant of Covid-19 first identified in India.
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NewsIberia reconverts three A330s from freighters as demand rises
Iberia is taking 29 narrowbodies out of storage and retuning them to service this summer, and is reconverting three Airbus A330s from freighter aircraft back into passenger jets.
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NewsCanadian travel sector presses government for reopening strategy
Representatives from Canada’s airlines, airports and tourism sector have called on the government to quickly develop a national strategy to reopen the country to travel.
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NewsGaruda Indonesia targets cargo revenue increase amid restructuring rumours
Beleaguered Garuda Indonesia is planning to significantly boost its cargo revenue in the near-term, as part of efforts to stem its losses amid the coronavirus outbreak.