News from FlightGlobal – Page 462
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NewsFrontier picks P&W engines for first time to power 134 A320neos
US carrier Frontier Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney PW1100Gs to power 134 incoming Airbus A320neo-family jets, a move that will diversify its fleet away from complete reliance on CFM International powerplants.
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NewsQuarantine moves prompt Cathay to flag higher cash burn and capacity cuts
Cathay Pacific Group expects monthly cash burn to increase by around HK$300-400 million ($38.7-51.6 million), following the Hong Kong government’s decision to impose mandatory quarantine measures on all flight crew entering the city for more than two hours.
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NewsNo rush to pick up A320 production: Avolon chief
Airbus should consider holding monthly A320-family production output at 40 aircraft rather than increasing its throughout this year, lessor Avolon’s chief executive opines.
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NewsKLM maintains long-haul flights after testing protocols agreed
KLM has reached agreement with Dutch health authorities on protocols for its crews traveling from states not on the Netherlands’ list of safe countries, a move enabling it to continue long-haul operations.
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NewsControl of leisure carrier Israir finally handed to new owner BGI
Israeli leisure carrier Israir’s trustee has disclosed that the sale of the airline to new owners BGI Investments has been completed, after a long competitive bidding process. The trustee has informed a Tel Aviv court that, following approval of the BGI bid on 1 January, the sale was completed on ...
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NewsATR 72 damaged after distracted crew lined up with runway edge lights
German investigators have determined that the crew of an ATR 72-200 freighter were distracted while turning for take-off from Cologne, and inadvertently lined up with the left-hand runway edge lights. As the ATR accelerated along the runway it struck several of these lights, inflicting damage to the airframe in the ...
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NewsBoeing commits by 2030 to produce jets that can burn 100% sustainable fuel
Boeing has committed that its new commercial aircraft will be able to burn 100% “sustainable” fuel by 2030, an achievement Boeing describes as essential to meeting industrywide carbon reduction goals by 2050.
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NewsUS travel industry pushes back on potential quarantine
The US air transport and travel industries are pushing back on a potential quarantine requirement for international travellers arriving in the US, currently being weighed by the administration of President Joe Biden, in order to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
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NewsJetBlue complains it is being locked out of London slots
JetBlue Airways has complained to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) that it is being locked out of securing slots in London for its planned transatlantic expansion.
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NewsEuropean air travel ’collapses’ as focus shifts to summer recovery
ACI Europe now expects passenger traffic at the region’s airports to be down 56% against 2019 levels this year – a significant deepening from the 43% decline it forecast in October last year.
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NewsUS airlines ask DOT to lead global Covid-19 testing programme for travellers
The US airline sector is urging the Department of Transportation to lead the creation of global Covid-19 testing standards for international travellers.
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NewsEncourage crews to report fatigue risk during pandemic: UK CAA
UK civil aviation regulators are stressing that operators need to encourage crews to report fatigue-related occurrences as a result of abnormal duty patterns, in order to ensure that risk-assessment models remain valid during the pandemic. The pandemic has resulted in severe disruption to carriers’ services and forced aircraft crews to ...
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NewsTurkmenistan to take first Airbus jets through A330 freighter conversion
Turkmenistan Airlines has ordered a pair of Airbus A330-200 converted freighters, the first time the Central Asian operator has signed for the airframer’s aircraft. The aircraft are set to be delivered in 2022, following the modification work. Airbus has not detailed the source of the airframes to be converted. Turkmenistan ...
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NewsHong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines seeks rights to fly to over 100 cities
Hong Kong’s newest carrier Greater Bay Airlines has formally applied for air transportation rights to operate to more than 100 points in the Asia-Pacific region.
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NewsVietnam tightens rules on in-storage aircraft
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued a directive on aircraft storage and maintenance, requiring that airlines rotate between in-service and stored aircraft every month.
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NewsAirAsia Group plans $113 million private placement for cash needs
AirAsia Group is looking to raise MYR454.5 million ($113 million) from a private placement of shares, to meet its cash needs over the next three to 12 months.
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NewsBiden requires masks on flights, pursues quarantine for international arrivals
The US government is mandating travellers wear face coverings on all public transportation, including on commercial airline flights and in airports, and is moving to require quarantines for inbound international passengers.
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NewsCanada’s WestJet returns Boeing 737 Max to service
Canada’s WestJet returned the Boeing 737 Max to revenue service on 21 January with a flight from Calgary to Vancouver, becoming Canada’s first airline to fly the aircraft commercially following an almost two-year pause.
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News‘Complete stop’ in European air travel as Covid testing wipes out demand
Aircraft movements in European airspace are collapsing towards the low levels seen during the first wave of the pandemic in April, as more travel restrictions hit demand for airline operations, according to Eurocontrol.
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NewsAirbus to raise A320 production at slower pace than forecast
Airbus is still intending to increase monthly A320 production, but at a slower rate than the originally-expected figure of 47 aircraft. It will raise A320-family monthly output from the current 40 aircraft to 43 in the third quarter, and 45 in the fourth. “Production rates will remain lower for longer,” ...