News from FlightGlobal – Page 572
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PICTURES: ANA receives first Japanese A380
Airbus has handed over the first A380 to All Nippon Airways, in a ceremony which also marks the last new customer delivery for the double-deck type.
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PICTURE: Airbus shows off second BelugaXL
Airbus has shown off the second high-capacity BelugaXL transport after the aircraft emerged from painting at Toulouse.
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Virgin Atlantic to make South American debut by serving Sao Paulo
Virgin Atlantic is to enter the South American market with a new route from London to Sao Paulo next year.
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Jet Airways' fleet dwindles as grounding grows
Jet Airways has grounded another six aircraft, raising the number of grounded aircraft to at least 48 for defaults on lease payments.
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Corsair to lease A330neos and go all-Airbus under new owner Intro
French carrier Corsair is to phase out its Boeing aircraft over the next five years, in favour of an expanded, all-Airbus fleet which includes a trio of leased A330-900s.
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Taiwan's Starlux firms A350 order
New Taiwanese operator Starlux Airlines has firmed the agreement for 17 Airbus A350s previously unveiled during last year’s Farnborough air show.
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EasyJet pulls out of Alitalia privatisation process
EasyJet has given up its interest in Alitalia.
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TUI confirms sale of majority stake in Corsair to Intro
TUI has sold its majority stake in French leisure carrier Corsair to German investment firm Intro Aviation, following through on the agreement-in-principle struck in October 2018.
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PICTURES: BA to debut new business-class seat on A350s
British Airways has unveiled a new business-class seat which will be introduced on its Airbus A350s and rolled out across the rest of its long-haul fleet.
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PICTURES: Third test MC-21 lifts off on maiden flight
Russian airframer Irkut has commenced flight-testing with a third MC-21-300, which lifted off from its Irkutsk assembly centre on 16 March.
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Avianca cancels 17 A320neo family aircraft, defers 35
Colombia's Avianca has cancelled deliveries of 17 Airbus A320neo family aircraft from a 100-aircraft order signed in 2015, and rescheduled deliveries of another 35 jets.
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American suspends service to Venezuela
American Airlines has temporarily suspended its service to Venezuela, after its pilot union urged American pilots to turn down flight assignments to the crisis-ridden country.
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Stobart to take over management of Durham Tees Valley airport
Stobart is to take over the management of UK regional airport Durham Tees Valley under a 10-year joint venture agreement with the local authority that owns the facility.
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Swiss to debut premium economy on 777s in 2021
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss is to add premium economy to its long-haul fleet from spring 2021, initially on its Boeing 777-300ERs.
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PICTURES: EgyptAir’s first 787 flies
The first Boeing 787-9 destined for Egyptair has made its first flight from Boeing’s Everett facility as it is prepared for delivery.
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United debuts premium 767 on London flight
United Airlines will introduce its first Boeing 767-300ER with an expanded business class cabin on flights to London Heathrow today.
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UK and USA sign safety accord to apply in event of no-deal Brexit
UK and US regulators have agreed a new bilateral deal which provides for current safety regulation between the two countries to be kept in place in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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PICTURES: BA’s original Negus scheme set for final 747 retrojet
British Airways has confirmed speculation around its fourth and final retro-livery, revealing that a Boeing 747-400 will be painted in the airline’s original red, white and blue Negus design dating from 1973.
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Ryanair resurrects Buzz brand for Polish airline operation
Ryanair is to resurrect the 'Buzz' airline brand later this year, using it for its newly-established Polish operation Ryanair Sun.
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737 Max grounding to have limited impact on US carriers
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines are the three US carriers impacted by the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to ground all Boeing 737 Max aircraft following two fatal crashes since October.