News from FlightGlobal – Page 570
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Indonesia raises price floor on domestic tickets
Indonesia raised the price floor on over 1,000 domestic routes on 29 March, and signalled that it will review the floor regularly to ensure the country’s airlines remain viable.
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Samoa Airways to wet-lease 737-800 from Malindo
Samoa Airways is finalising an agreement to wet-lease a Boeing 737-800 from Malindo Air to operate its jet routes owing to the global grounding of the 737 Max fleet.
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Major S7 shareholder Fileva killed in German air crash
One of Russian carrier S7 Airlines’ key shareholders, Nataliya Fileva, has been killed in a light aircraft accident in Germany.
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Harbour Air aims to lead electric flight with Beaver seaplanes
Some old planes in Canada may be getting very new engines, and could become the first electric-powered passenger aircraft.
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PICTURE: Mauritania Airlines receives first E175
Mauritania Airlines has become the first airline in Africa to take delivery of an Embraer 175.
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PICTURES: Airbus shows off second ANA A380
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways’ second Airbus A380 has rolled out of the airframer’s paint facilities bearing a green variant of the specially-commissioned ‘sea turtle’ livery.
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PICTURES: LATAM debuts new cabin interior in Peru
LATAM Airlines Group has debuted a new cabin interior that will roll out across two-thirds of the airline's fleet, in a $400 million investment that the Oneworld carrier says is "upping the game" in offering an industry-leading experience onboard.
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PICTURES: Airbus aims to deliver first Delta A330-900 by May
Airbus expects to deliver the first A330-900 to Delta Air Lines within the next two months as it works to stabilise production of the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000-powered twinjet during 2019.
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PICTURE: Spanish carrier Evelop receives first A350
Evelop Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350.
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Air NZ defers A320 deliveries as it slows growth outlook
Air New Zealand is pushing back deliveries of four Airbus A320neo family jets as it dials back its planned capacity growth over the next three years.
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Viva Aerobus to launch four Cuba routes
Mexico’s low-cost airline Viva Aerobus has launched four new routes to Cuba, a country it started operating to only two months ago.
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Lufthansa A350 and 787 order driven by Frankfurt constraints
Constraints at Lufthansa's flagship Frankfurt hub were behind its order for 40 Airbus A350s and Boeing 787s earlier this month, says group chief executive Carsten Spohr.
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Lufthansa chief believes 737 Max 'safe' to order
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr believes the Boeing 737 Max is safe to order, as the group evaluates options for a significant narrowbody replacement programme.
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Pulkovo hopeful Pobeda will resume international services
Pulkovo airport's chief commercial officer Evgeniy Ilyin is cautiously optimistic that a dispute between Pobeda and Russia’s border control agency, which has led the budget carrier to cancel its international services, can be resolved this year.
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Pakistan set to end open skies in new civil aviation policy
Pakistan will drop its open skies policy under a new approved civil aviation policy by its cabinet on 26 March.
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Korean Air chief Cho voted off board
Korean Air shareholders have voted chief executive and chairman Cho Yang-ho off the carrier’s board.
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Cathay Pacific to buy HK Express in HK$4.93bn deal
Cathay Pacific has entered into an agreement to take over budget rival Hong Kong Express Airways in a HK$4.93 billion ($628 million) deal that is set to close by the end of the year.
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LATAM to suspend Sao Paulo-Rosario service
LATAM Airlines Group will end service between Sao Paulo Guarulhos and Rosario from 1 July.
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Wow Air bondholders back restructuring plan
Wow Air bondholders have agreed to convert their debt into equity in the beleaguered low-cost carrier.
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Interjet grounds two-thirds of SSJ100 fleet
Mexico's Interjet has grounded more than two-thirds of its Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet, with dozens of engines out of service as the airline remains locked in talks with Sukhoi over the withdrawal of the aircraft.