News from FlightGlobal – Page 567
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PICTURE: Air Arabia goes long-range with first A321neo
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia has received its first Airbus A321neo, a long-range version of the twinjet.
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United plans seasonal Cape Town flight
United Airlines is seeking authority to begin seasonal service to Cape Town, South Africa, from its Newark hub this December.
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Embraer-Boeing deal advances at regulators’ pace: Slattery
Embraer and Boeing continue to progress toward closing proposed joint ventures, with a top executive describing the regulatory approval process as time consuming but on track.
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JetBlue to link New York and Guayaquil with A321neo
JetBlue Airways will launch nonstop service from New York John F Kennedy to Guayaquil with the Airbus A321neo, the first of which it is taking delivery in May.
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American joins ranks of carriers bearish on 737 Max grounding
US carriers are increasingly bearish on returning the Boeing 737 Max to the skies, with American Airlines and United Airlines joining Southwest Airlines removing the type from summer schedules.
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NewsPICTURES: Emirates completes 777-200LR cabin refits
Emirates has completed conversions of 10 Boeing 777-200LRs from three-class to two-class cabin configurations.
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Lufthansa seeks museum place for vintage Ju 52
Lufthansa Group is discussing options for placing its vintage Junkers Ju 52 on display in a museum.
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Garuda's LCC Citilink set to gain Malaysian affiliate
Two Malaysian companies have agreed to explore establishing a budget airline that would use the brand name of Garuda Indonesia's low-cost arm Citilink.
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SIA, Garuda expand codeshare agreement
Singapore Airlines and Garuda Indonesia have started codesharing on each other’s flights between Singapore and Jakarta, five years after the pair last expanded their codeshare agreements.
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PICTURE: Sports banner features on latest Azimuth Superjet
Russian operator Azimuth has taken delivery of another Sukhoi Superjet 100, the livery for which includes a promotional banner for a sports organisation.
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Kumho to sell cornerstone stake in Asiana Airlines
Embattled South Korean conglomerate Kumho Industrial will sell its 33% stake in Asiana Airlines as it seeks to shore up its finances.
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CDB Aviation moves to take back A330s from Jet Airways
CDB Aviation has filed applications to deregister two Airbus A330-300s operated by Jet Airways, while Castlelake and Orix Aviation have also filed similar motions to take back Boeing 737-800s.
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VietJet Air to offer second Vietnam-Indonesia link
Vietnam low-cost carrier VietJet Air has will launch a five-times-weekly service on the Ho Chi Minh City-Bali route, commencing n 29 May.
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FAA meets with airlines and pilots to discuss 737 Max
The Federal Aviation Administration briefed airline and pilot representatives on 12 April to review the state of the 737 Max grounding – a meeting sources say comes amid geopolitically-charged questions about pilot training and aircraft certification.
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Jet's international flights suspended until 15 April
Jet Airways has suspended all international flights until 15 April.
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Package of new/used A380s pitched to BA was uncompetitive: Cruz
An Airbus offer of new and used A380s to British Airways in its recent widebody competition "did not even come close" to the winning Boeing bid of 777Xs, the airline's chief executive Alex Cruz has revealed.
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PICTURE: Qazaq Air receives first purchased Q400
Bombardier has delivered the first of two Q400 turboprops ordered by Kazakhstan's Qazaq Air, a carrier that launched in 2015 using leased Q400s.
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NewsPilot academy OSM orders fleet of all-electric aircraft
Scandinavian pilot-training organisation OSM Aviation Academy has ordered 60 electric aircraft from US manufacturer Bye Aerospace.
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SIA halts plans to transfer 737-800s to Scoot
Singapore Airlines has halted plans to transfer 14 737-800s from regional unit SilkAir to low-cost carrier Scoot following the worldwide grounding of 737 Max aircraft in March.
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PICTURE: JAL's Zipair reveals livery
Japan Airlines' budget unit Zipair Tokyo has revealed the livery that its Boeing 787-8s will wear when it launches operations in 2020.