News from FlightGlobal – Page 429
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NewsSriLankan aligns passenger network around cargo
SriLankan Airlines is rebuilding its passenger network in line with its cargo operations, after the carrier experienced a near-total collapse of its tourism sales last year as a result of Covid-19, chief executive Vipula Gunatilleka has disclosed.
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NewsAvelo launches operations with flight from Burbank to Santa Rosa
Avelo Airlines, a new US startup passenger carrier, has completed its inaugural flight from Burbank, in the Los Angeles suburbs, to Santa Rosa, north of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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NewsSwiss poised to announce further cuts and pivot to leisure markets
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss is set to announce a further reduction in the size of its business and an increased focus on leisure markets, according to the airline’s chief executive, Dieter Vranckx.
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NewsAvianca Holdings chief Van der Werff selected to lead SAS
Latin American airline operator Avianca Holdings’ head, Anko Van der Werff, is to take up the position of chief executive of Scandinavian flag-carrier SAS by mid-July. Van der Werff will succeed Rickard Gustafson, who will relinquish his position in May and hand control in the interim to chief commercial officer ...
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NewsStruggling Mango cancels flights today over late payments
South African Airways low-cost carrier Mango Airlines suspended flights today due to payment outstanding to the country’s airports’ operator ACSA , though the latter has since lifted its block on the struggling state-owned airline operating.
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NewsAzerbaijan’s Silk Way signs for five Boeing 777 freighters
Silk Way West Airlines has placed an order for five Boeing 777 Freighters, the Azerbaijani carrier’s first commitment for the long-haul twinjet.
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NewsFinnair reviewing timeframe for single-aisle modernisation
Finnair intends to adopt temporary measures to manage its single-aisle fleet after putting narrowbody modernisation plans on hold while the pandemic crisis persists. Prior to the pandemic the airline had been discussing particularly the introduction of Airbus A320neos or “similar aircraft” from other suppliers, said chief executive Topi Manner during ...
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NewsCambodia considers allowing vaccinated tourists in fourth quarter
Cambodia is studying the feasibility of allowing vaccinated tourists from low-risk markets to enter the country by the fourth quarter. Tourism minister Thong Khon said his ministry will work with provincial authorities and the vaccination commission to vaccinate locals and tourism providers, according to a 27 April update on the ...
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NewsPIA to halve workforce, cut fleet: reports
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has reportedly gotten the green light to halve its workforce of 14,000 and cut its fleet to no more than 30 aircraft, amid continued full-year losses.
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NewsHawaiian Airlines Q1 loss narrows as US mainland passengers return
Hawaiian Airlines says it saw a marked increase in passengers from the US mainland, which helped stem the carrier’s losses for the first quarter of the year.
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NewsJetBlue narrows loss as customers book further ahead
JetBlue Airways has seen “meaningful progress” to a sustainable rebound in the past weeks, as passengers begin to return in greater numbers and to plan further ahead.
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NewsHeathrow allowed limited increase in airport charges
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has denied Heathrow Airport’s request to increase its charges to airlines by £2.6 billion ($3.6 billion), deeming such a rise to be “disproportionate and not in the interests of consumer”.
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NewsAir Cairo receives its first A320neo
Air Cairo has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, which joins the Egyptian low-cost carrier’s all-Airbus fleet of seven aircraft.
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NewsThai AirAsia plans IPO for capital injection by new investor
Thai AirAsia’s parent company has disclosed a corporate and capital restructuring plan for the airline, which involves listing it on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to accept a Bt3.15 billion ($100 million) loan from a new investor.
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NewsUK carrier Jet2 to post loss of up to £385m for pandemic-hit year
UK leisure carrier Jet2 expects to post a group loss of between £375-385 million ($521-535 million) for for the 12 months ended 31 March 2021, a year in which its activities have been heavily curtailed by pandemic travel restrictions.
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NewsFinnair hikes cost-base reduction target for a third time
Finnair is raising a permanent cost-savings target a third time, to €170 million ($205 million), more than double the original figure unveiled last year. The company had stated in May 2020 that it was aiming for €80 million in cost-base reductions from 2022, compared with 2019 levels. Over the next ...
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NewsJAL confirms plan for big investment in Spring Airlines Japan
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to increase its investment in low-cost carrier Spring Airlines Japan sometime in June.
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NewsANA targets carbon-neutral aircraft operations by 2050
ANA Holdings is aiming to achieve net-zero carbon emissions from aircraft operations by 2050.
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NewsEU approves €462 million of support for TAP Air Portugal
European regulators have cleared a €462 million ($558 million) loan from the Portuguese state to flag carrier TAP, having deemed the support to be within state-aid rules.
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NewsIATA seeks details as Von der Leyen offers transatlantic travel hope
IATA director general Willie Walsh has described as a “step in the right direction” comments from European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen indicating the EU would grant unrestricted access to vaccinated visitors from the USA.