News from FlightGlobal – Page 488
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NewsAeroflot chief Saveliev to become Russian transport minister
Long-serving Aeroflot Group chief executive Vitaly Saveliev is set to become Russian transport minister after he was nominated for the role by prime minister Mikhail Mishustin. The transport ministry says that Saveliev will take over, following a Russian presidential decree dated 10 November. Saveliev has led the Russian carrier group ...
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NewsUnion conflict erupts at TUIfly over restructuring plan
Management at German leisure carrier TUIfly and pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit are blaming each other for a breakdown in talks about restructuring measures amid the air transport crisis.
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NewsWizz signs ‘indefinite’ contract with chief Varadi
Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi has agreed to lead the central European budget operator indefinitely. In a 10 November stock-exchange notice, Wizz says it has agreed a new service contract with Varadi. Source: BillyPix “The contract term is indefinite and the terms of his service agreement ...
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NewsVaccines mean summer could see 80% of 2019 demand: Ryanair chief
Intra-European air travel is likely to see “some degree of normality” in summer 2021 as a result of positive vaccine developments, according to Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsNorwegian flags ‘significant’ bankruptcy risk amid heavy losses
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has today warned that it faces a “significant risk” of insolvency, as it revealed a third-quarter net loss of NKr980 million ($108 million). Still reeling from the Norwegian government’s 9 November announcement that it would not provide any more financial support to the struggling airline, the ...
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NewsArkia-Israir merger proposal among bids for Israeli leisure carrier
Israeli carrier Arkia has revealed it is bidding to take over leisure operator Israir, one of multiple parties to have declared formal interest in acquiring the carrier. Israir is being auctioned as part of a restructuring of troubled parent company IDB Development. Arkia says it would pursue Israir “by way ...
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NewsCFM picks up Leap orders, maintenance work with Chinese carriers
CFM International has inked long-term contracts with China Eastern Airlines and Zhejiang Loong Air for the maintenance of Leap-1A engines on their Airbus A320neo aircraft. The enginemaker, a joint venture between France’s Safran and GE Aviation, signed a 12-year, rate-per-flight-hour agreement with both carriers, which will see it base maintenance ...
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NewsMexico’s VivaAerobus returns to 100% of pre-covid capacity
Mexico’s VivaAerobus says it will become the first airline in the Americas to return to 100% of pre-coronavirus capacity in November.
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NewsEU strikes back in subsidy dispute with 15% duty on Boeing jets
Boeing aircraft imported to the European Union are to carry a 15% tariff after European regulators imposed their own countermeasures in the long-running transatlantic subsidies dispute. The measures will take effect from 10 November, following the World Trade Organization’s authorisation on 26 October for the EU to place duties worth ...
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NewsCanada supports essential air service in Yukon
The government of Canada has signed a new agreement to support essential air services to remote communities in the far-northwestern province of Yukon.
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NewsNorwegian blames lack of government support for drastic cutbacks
Norwegian is to furlough an additional 1,600 staff and park 15 of its 21 operational aircraft, blaming a lack of additional government support and the added burden of new travel restrictions for the cutbacks.
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NewsCitation exhaust intoxicated in-trail A320 crew: investigators
French investigators have considered the possibility that carbon monoxide from a preceding business jet intoxicated the crew of a Vueling Airbus A320 after it departed Geneva. The A320 (EC-HQJ), bound for Barcelona, taxied and took off behind a NetJets Cessna Citation 560XL on 17 November 2017. “Shortly after the retraction ...
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NewsSunwing restarts operations after 230 days
Canada’s Sunwing Airlines began flying last week after 230 days during which the holiday specialist had grounded its fleet in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAir Canada reports Q3 loss, defers aircraft deliveries
Air Canada reported another quarterly loss as it continues to shrink its fleet and defer aircraft deliveries amid a slow recovery hindered by ongoing strict travel restrictions in the country.
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NewsUnited adds 1,400 flights ahead of the US Thanksgiving holiday
United Airlines is adding 1,400 flights ahead of the all-important Thanksgiving holiday weekend as US leisure travellers prepare to visit family and friends in other parts of the country, many for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAviation will need 27,000 new pilots in 2021 as shortage continues despite downturn: CAE
Despite an industry slump that has seen mass pilot layoffs, the global civil aviation industry will still require an estimated 27,000 new pilots by the end of 2021, or 264,000 over the coming decade.
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NewsMinicucci to succeed Tilden as Alaska chief executive next year
Alaska Air Group chief executive Brad Tilden is to step down from the role on 31 March 2021 to be succeeded by Alaska Airlines’ president and long-time company veteran Ben Minicucci.
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NewsWizz pares new Norwegian domestic routes
Wizz Air is temporarily pulling back several of its new Norwegian domestic services during November. That carrier says it has “decided to implement some short-term temporary flight cancellations” following recommendations from the Norwegian government that individuals hold back from domestic travel. Source: Wizz Air “The airline continues ...
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NewsSouth Africa's Comair to restart with 15 aircraft on 1 December
South African carrier Comair will initially operate 15 aircraft across its two airline brands when it restarts flights from 1 December.
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NewsThree Russian operators to take Superjets through leasing tie-up
Three Russian carriers are to be supplied with a total of eight Sukhoi Superjet 100s under an agreement reached between airframer Irkut and PSB Leasing. Aeroflot is to take five of the twinjet type, another pair will go to Azimuth Airlines, and one to Red Wings. The Azimuth and Red ...