News from FlightGlobal – Page 507
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NewsJAL’s third-quarter profit hit by weak international demand
Japan Airlines (JAL) posted a 20% decline in third-quarter operating profit, on the back of lower revenue from the international passenger and cargo segments. Operating profit for the three months ended 31 December 2019 came in at Y38.8 billion ($357 million), the carrier states in an investor presentation. Domestic passenger ...
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NewsRoyal Jordanian 787 undergoes extensive coronavirus decontamination
Royal Jordanian has illustrated the extent of decontamination and sterilisation measures being undertaken on board aircraft aimed at preventing further spread of the coronavirus which has badly disrupted services to China. The airline has shown the procedures carried out on one of its Boeing 787-8s which had conducted a repatriation ...
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NewsAirbus put potential damage from bribery conviction at €200bn
Airbus analysis estimated that the damage impact from a criminal conviction arising from bribery charges levelled against the company could have reached €200 billion across its commercial aircraft, defence and helicopter divisions. The airframer has agreed to pay a €3.6 billion ($4 billion) fine to settle the case under a ...
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NewsChinese carriers cut capacity over global travel restrictions
Airlines in China have begun cancelling flights to a growing list of international destinations, in light of travel restrictions imposed following a novel coronavirus outbreak. As the number of confirmed cases in China and around the world continues to climb, countries like Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines and the ...
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NewsSouth African president refers SAA allegations to special investigators
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised investigators to probe allegations of maladministration, corruption or unlawful conduct at South African Airways dating back to at least 2002. Ramaphosa’s order to refer the allegations to a special investigation unit has been disclosed in a declaration in the official government gazette. The ...
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NewsANA A321LR order signals change in thinking on A321neo
Airlines switches two A320neos to larger variant, but opts for new ACF configuration
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NewsAmerican suspends all flights to China
American Airlines says it is suspending all flights to China as the coronavirus spreads, sickening more than a thousand and killing almost 200 people. The decision comes a day after the carrier’s pilots sued to stop the carrier’s flights to the country.
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NewsAirbus fraud investigation ‘remains active’ as penalty details emerge
Airbus has entered deferred prosecution arrangements with French, UK and US authorities as part of its €3.6 billion settlement of long-running investigation into allegations of corruption. The company will pay nearly €2.1 billion under a French agreement with the Parquet National Financier, plus €991 million to the UK authorities, and ...
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NewsAmerican pilots file lawsuit for immediate halt to China flights
American Airlines pilots, represented by the Allied Pilots Association (APA), have filed a lawsuit seeking an immediate halt to the carrier’s flights to mainland China. This came shortly after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak in China an international public health emergency on 30 January. The union ...
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NewsSIA Group slashes capacity to China over coronavirus outbreak
Singapore Airlines and SilkAir have cut a number of flights to China for February, as the outbreak of the novel coronavirus continues its unabated spread. The capacity cuts will affect SIA flights to Beijing, Shanghai Pudong and Guangzhou. SilkAir, meanwhile, will be reducing the number of flights to all four ...
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NewsAmerican reaches tentative agreement with unions
American Airlines says it has reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with unions representing 31,000 employees, after an acrimonious year-long standoff led to the delay or cancellation of more than a thousand flights. The Fort-Worth-based carrier did not release details of the agreement and says it is still subject to ...
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NewsANA and Singapore Airlines ink joint venture agreement
Star Alliance carriers All Nippon Airways and Singapore Airlines have signed a joint venture agreement to deepen their existing partnership. The agreement, subject to regulatory approval, would allow both carriers to widen their partnership beyond Singapore and Japan, to “key markets” such as Australia, India, Indonesia and Malaysia. ...
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NewsAirlines cut back China flights as WHO declares coronavirus a global emergency
Airlines continue to suspend international flight capacity to mainland China in the wake of the outbreak of the new coronavirus as the World Health Organisation (WHO) declares it an international public health emergency.
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NewsEasyJet ‘electric aircraft’ partner aims to fly engine in 2023
US firm Wright Electric is aiming to conduct ground tests next year, and flight tests in three years’ time, of a motor intended to provide propulsion for an electric airliner. The company is constructing a 1.5MW electric motor and a 3kV inverter – a system to convert direct to alternating ...
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NewsChecklist concern emerges after E175 crew's pitch-trim battle
US investigators have discovered chafed horizontal stabiliser control wiring on an American Eagle Embraer 175 involved in a serious mis-trim and pitch-control incident on departure from Atlanta. The pilots of the aircraft, operated by Republic Airways, were unable to engage the autopilot at 2,200ft and experienced difficulty in holding the ...
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NewsEASA eases overflight warnings for Iran and Iraq
Safety regulators have withdrawn a recommendation to avoid all overflights of Iran, three weeks after a Boeing 737-800 was apparently shot down inadvertently over Tehran.
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NewsPrague gains first Southeast Asian link to Hanoi
Prague will be connected to Southeast Asia for the first time when Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways launches its Hanoi-Prague service in April. Prague Airport, the operator of Prague Vaclav Havel airport, says Bamboo will operate the twice-weekly service with Boeing 787-9s, which are configured with 298 seats and adds close to ...
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NewsAir Canada suspends Beijing and Shanghai amid coronavirus
Air Canada says it will suspend all direct flights to Beijing and Shanghai through February, following a notice from Canada’s government advising against non-essential travel to mainland China on fears about the deadly Wuhan coronavirus. The suspension of the carrier’s outbound flights from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver begins 30 January, ...
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NewsLufthansa carriers suspend mainland China services
Lufthansa Group has joined British Airways in its precautions against the Chinese coronavirus outbreak and similarly suspended flights to mainland China. It has halted all flights with its mainline carrier, as well as those of Swiss and Austrian Airlines, until 9 February. Lufthansa operates to Beijing and Shanghai from Frankfurt ...
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NewsIndiGo shareholders reject move to change stock sale rules
Shareholders at the parent of India’s biggest carrier IndiGo today voted against a proposal to ease rules around the sale and acquisition of shares, the latest development in a power struggle between its two founding shareholders.