News from FlightGlobal – Page 466
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NewsUSA to require negative coronavirus test for inbound passengers
The US government will begin requiring all inbound international air travellers to provide a negative coronavirus test result that is less than 72h old before entering the country.
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NewsUS DOT clears planned American-JetBlue partnership: airlines
JetBlue Airways and American Airlines say the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has cleared their planned strategic alliance, despite low-cost carriers warning that the tie-up may stifle competition.
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NewsMiddle East’s Jordan Aviation discloses plans for US services
Middle Eastern carrier Jordan Aviation is seeking to open scheduled services to the USA within the next four months. The privately-owned airline has not detailed its intended route network. Royal Jordanian Airlines already serves routes from Amman to New York JFK and Chicago. While it aims to commence scheduled services ...
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NewsCanada names new Transport Minister
Canada has named a new Minister of Transport in a cabinet reshuffle as the country’s airline industry continues to suffer from the effects of the global coronavirus crisis
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NewsAtlas orders the final four production 747-8 freighters
The parent company of Atlas Air has ordered four new Boeing 747-8 freighters amid the ongoing shortage of air freight capacity that increases demand for cargo services during the coronavirus pandemic. Atlas will dry lease the 747s through its subsidiary Titan Aviation Leasing, reasserting its claim to be the world’s ...
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NewsDHL orders another eight 777Fs
DHL Express has ordered another eight Boeing 777 Freighters, providing a much needed boost to Boeing at a time when demand for passenger jets remains severely curtailed.
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NewsPakistani start-up AirSial picks MTU for engine support
MTU has won an engine maintenance contract from Pakistani start-up carrier AirSial.
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NewsJet2 suspends flights until late March
UK airline Jet2 is extending its suspension of all flights up to and including 25 March because of the “ongoing uncertainty and travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic”.
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NewsAirline bookings weaken as IATA warns recovery ‘some way away’
Forward airline bookings have weakened going into the first quarter of 2021, as IATA warns that the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better.
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NewsFlight-data recorder recovered from Sriwijaya 737 crash site
Search personnel have retrieved the flight-data recorder from the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 which crashed into the sea shortly after departing Jakarta. Indonesian search and rescue agency Basarnas says the recorder was handed to the investigation authority KNKT on 12 January. KNKT has yet to determine whether the details of ...
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NewsSAS chief Gustafson stepping down to take top post at industrial firm
Scandinavian carrier SAS’s chief executive, Rickard Gustafson, is to step down from the position and leave the company after a decade in charge. Gustafson will leave by the beginning of July, the airline states, taking up the chief executive role at Swedish industrial group SKF, succeeding Alrik Danielson. SKF specialises ...
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NewsAeromexico terminates collective bargaining agreements with pilots, flight attendants
Grupo Aeromexico, the parent company of Mexico’s legacy carrier, Aeromexico, has requested to terminate its collective bargaining agreements with its pilots’ and flight attendants’ unions, as it struggles to continue operating through the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsSpirit, Southwest reiterate concerns about JetBlue-American partnership
Spirit Airlines and Southwest Airlines have “serious competitive concerns” about the planned strategic partnership between JetBlue Airways and American Airlines.
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NewsPorter Airlines delays restart to 29 March
Canada’s Porter Airlines has once again delayed resuming flights, and is now targeting a date more than one year after it shut down due to the global coronavirus crisis.
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NewsEasyJet raises $1.9 billion partially guaranteed loan
EasyJet has raised a $1.87 billion loan which is partially guaranteed by the UK’s export-credit agency. The five-year loan is underwritten by a syndicate of banks, says the low-cost carrier, and supported by a partial guarantee from UK Export Finance under its export development guarantee scheme. Source: Shutterstock ...
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NewsLatin American aviation groups urge roll back of flight bans and new travel restrictions
The Latin American and Caribbean aviation industry is urging governments in the region to roll back newly imposed travel restrictions, including Covid testing requirements and flight bans on certain routes.
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NewsEmirates bolsters American services
Emirates is restarting operations to Seattle, Dallas and San Francisco and increasing capacity to other destinations in the Americas over the coming two months, as the Middle Eastern carrier continues to rebuild its long-haul network.
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NewsHeathrow passenger numbers slump 73% in 2020
Passenger numbers at Europe’s biggest hub London Heathrow were down almost three-quarters across the pandemic-hit 2020 as it handled just 1.1 million passengers in December.
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NewsSriwijaya 737-500 crash was carrier’s fifth 737 loss since 2008
The crash of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 follows a troubled safety record at the airline, which has lost five Boeing 737s since 2008, amid broader corporate troubles.
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NewsDAE Capital’s aircraft sales drop by nearly a third in 2020
DAE Capital’s total aircraft sales dropped by nearly a third year-on-year in 2020.