News from FlightGlobal – Page 518
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NewsIATA foresees modest air cargo recovery in 2020
Air cargo demand measured by freight tonne-kilometres will increase by around 2% in 2020, IATA estimates, as rebounding economic growth boosts trade volumes.
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NewsWizz Air to set up joint-venture Abu Dhabi carrier
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has provisionally agreed to establish a low-cost carrier venture in Abu Dhabi, the second such budget airline plan to emerge in the emirate in recent weeks. The Abu Dhabi government says a preliminary agreement has been reached with Wizz to launch the venture in ...
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NewsEmirates retains 777-8s in revised 777X order
Emirates has explained that 11 of its Boeing 777X orders are subject to reconfirmation, following a revision of Boeing’s figures for the Middle Eastern carrier’s 777X commitments. The Dubai-based carrier had already cut its original order for 150 777Xs – comprising 115 777-9s and 35 777-8s – by 24 aircraft, ...
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NewsTaiwan carrier FAT goes belly up
Privately owned Taiwanese carrier, Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT), will cease operations from 13 December, according to a notice on their website. “Due to long-term operating losses and difficulty in raising funds, the company will cease operations from 13 December. We apologise for any inconvenience caused to passengers and seek ...
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NewsAir New Zealand taps alliance partner Cathay for extra capacity
Cathay Pacific will operate Air New Zealand’s Hong Kong-Auckland services through to the end of March as the latter continues to deal with capacity issues due to ongoing Boeing 787-9 engine issues. In addition to its own services to New Zealand, the Hong Kong-based carrier will operate daily a 280-seat ...
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NewsSouth Korean low-cost carriers fined for safety lapses
South Korea’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has imposed fines totaling W810 million ($682,000) on Jeju Air, T’way Air and Air Seoul for flouting safety rules. Three incidents involved Jeju Air. In February, during takeoff and landing of flight 8401 between Seoul Incheon and Qingdao, the aircraft’s braking ...
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NewsAir France orders more A350s to replace A380 fleet
Air France-KLM Group is ordering another 10 Airbus A350-900s, which will be used to replace the company’s Airbus A380 fleet. The aircraft are set to be operated by Air France, which is phasing out its A380s by the end of 2022. Air France-KLM says the decision is in line with ...
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NewsLufthansa names new chiefs for Eurowings and Brussels Airlines
Lufthansa Group has appointed Jens Bischof and Dieter Vranckx as chief executives for budget arm Eurowings and Brussels Airlines respectively, and hired Boston Consulting Group partner Patrick Staudacher for the “reoriented” position of finance chief at the German mainline.
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NewsRyanair passengers ‘will not know if 737 Max is due to operate flight’
Ryanair’s aircraft allocation procedures mean passengers will not be told during the booking process whether or not their flights are due to be operated by Boeing 737 Max jets, according to group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsRyanair chief wants ‘majority in favour of something’ from UK election
The airline industry would benefit from the UK’s parliamentary election on 12 December producing a “clear majority” regarding a way forward on Brexit, in the view of Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsIATA sees airline profits jumping back after cutting outlook for 2019
Airline body IATA expects collective industry profits to climb back to almost $30 billion in 2020, despite cutting its outlook for the current year by a further $2 billion in its latest forecast.
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NewsIndustrial action forces Jetstar Airways to cancel flights
Jetstar Airways has been forced to cancel 90 flights scheduled for this weekend due to planned industrial action by the low-cost carrier’s pilots. More than 90% of the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) Jetstar pilot members voted for four-hour stoppages on 14 and 15 December. AFAP represents 80% of ...
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NewsVietJet secures syndicated loan from Korean and Chinese banks
VietJet Air recently signed a syndicated loan agreement with South Korean and Chinese banks, valued at “over $200 million”. Woori Bank acted as the mandated lead arranger and the other participants are KEB Hana Bank and ICBC, says the Vietnamese low-cost carrier. Source: VietJet A VietJet A320neo ...
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NewsHarbour Air flies ‘first’ all-electric commercial aircraft, a DHC-2 Beaver
A Harbour Air de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver seaplane lifted off the Fraser River near Vancouver on 10 December, marking what the company calls the first flight of the first aircraft powered entirely by an electric system.
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NewsShortfalls in Armenian oversight concern EASA
Scrutiny of Armenian regulation is being stepped up after the country’s Civil Aviation Committee failed to convince European air safety specialists that it was providing sufficient oversight to carriers. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency discovered shortfalls in oversight when it carried out a visit to carriers Taron Avia and ...
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NewsEl Al details Melbourne test flights
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is to operate at least three non-stop services to Melbourne over the course of April-May next year, as part of a test of ultra-long-haul operations. The airline’s reservations system reveals that it will start operating the LY87 service from Tel Aviv to the Australian city on ...
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NewsChilean carrier Sky orders 10 A321XLRs
Chilean low-carrier Sky has ordered 10 Airbus A321XLRS and arranged a training partnership with the airframer.
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NewsAer Lingus revealed as customer for two more A330s
Aer Lingus has emerged as a customer for two more Airbus A330-300s, analysis of the airframer’s latest backlog figures has revealed.
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NewsA340 limit at Bogota averted worse windshear incident
Air France restrictions on Airbus A340 take-off runs from Bogota prevented a serious windshear departure incident from potentially becoming even more hazardous, investigators have disclosed.
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NewsJetstar first low-cost carrier to fly Australia-South Korea
Jetstar Airways is the first LCC to fly between Australia and South Korea, having launched direct services between Gold Coast airport and Seoul Incheon.