News from FlightGlobal – Page 593
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NewsEager first officers pose risk at difficult Nepalese airports
Nepalese investigators have expressed concern over the potential risks of prematurely giving first officers operational experience at difficult airports, in their inquiry into a fatal accident at Lukla. The first officer of an Aircraft Industries Let L-410 had been the flying pilot during a short take-off departure at Lukla last ...
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NewsThrottle lever slip preceded fatal Nepalese L-410 excursion
Nepalese investigators have attributed a fatal take-off excursion, involving an Aircraft industries Let L-410, to differential thrust following retardation of one throttle lever – but have been unable to determine the reason why the lever slipped back. The Summit Air turboprop had commenced its take-off roll from Lukla;s runway 24, ...
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NewsTarom starts turboprop upgrade with first new ATR 72-600
Romanian flag-carrier Tarom has started taking delivery of a batch of ATR 72-600s it is receiving under a lease agreement with Nordic Aviation Capital. The operator disclosed last year that it was introducing nine of the turboprop type to modernise its fleet. Tarom has unveiled a revised colour scheme for ...
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NewsQatar Airways lifts IAG stake to 25%
Qatar Airways has increased its shareholding in British Airways and Iberia parent IAG from 21.4% to 25.1%.
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News‘Definitely not in situ’: Tower confirms wheel missing to fly-by A319
Canadian investigators are probing the loss of a main landing-gear wheel from an Air Canada Airbus A319, confirmed during a tower fly-by as the aircraft prepared for arrival at Toronto. The aircraft (C-GAQL) had been operating the AC715 service from New York LaGuardia on 18 February. Its crew had advised ...
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NewsSingapore extends support for aviation industry amid coronavirus outbreak
Singapore is rolling out a six-month support package for the country’s aviation industry, with an aim of safeguarding Changi Airport’s air connectivity, reducing business costs, and protecting jobs, amid the coronavirus outbreak that has affected airlines worldwide. The S$112 million ($80.5 million) package will comprise rebates on aircraft landing and ...
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NewsIrish division of GTLK to lease A220s to Green Africa
Nigerian start-up carrier Green Africa Airways has agreed to lease three Airbus A220s from Irish-based lessor GTLK Europe. The airline says the pact will enable it to “set course” to open commercial services this year. GTLK Europe is based in Dublin, and is affiliated with the Russian state leasing company ...
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NewsAir Canada posts higher 2019 results, despite 737 Max grounding
Air Canada revenue and net profit rose slightly in 2019, but results were tempered by the ongoing grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft and the start of the coronavirus crisis in Asia, the airline says.
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NewsFinnair explores pilot furloughs amid China pullback
Finnair has begun talks about temporary layoffs with its long-haul pilots following a reduction in its services to China because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsThai Airways’ Nok stake further diluted after new share issue
Thai Airways’ stake in Nok Air has been diluted from 16% to 13.3% after the budget operator completed a Bt1.55 billion ($49.7 million) capital-raising exercise.
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NewsRussian analysis highlights recent upward trend in hard landings
Russian safety analysis has revealed a disturbing upward trend in the number of hard landings by large transport aircraft which, it concludes, is not simply the result of a rise in traffic. The federal Aviaregister Russia – through a decision by air transport regulator Rosaviatsia – conducted a study into ...
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NewsSIA selectively cuts non-China flights amid coronavirus outbreak
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and SilkAir are selectively cutting several flights outside of China for the next three months due to weak demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak. On 17 February, SIA switched its Singapore-Hong Kong-San Francisco service to a non-stop Singapore-San Francisco service, which will operate until 28 March. It ...
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NewsAir Lease ready to accommodate clients hit by coronavirus crisis
Air Lease is willing to support customers affected by flight cancellations and falling passenger traffic amid fears over the coronavirus. The US lessor says it can help airlines by purchasing aircraft, either for cash or via sale-and-leaseback, or by allowing temporary lease-payment reprieves. “It’s only in the last five or ...
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NewsUdvar-Hazy hits out at European politicians over ATC inefficiency
Air Lease executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy has criticised European politicians for failing to address air traffic control inefficiency as part of their efforts to limit aviation’s environmental impact. “You have all these politicians making a lot of noise about airlines polluting the earth, but they can’t get a united skies ...
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NewsFormer chief returns to Scoot for second stint at helm
Campbell Wilson will rejoin Singapore Airlines subsidiary Scoot on 1 April and begin his second stint as chief executive of the low-cost carrier. Wilson – who previously led Scoot between 2012 and 2016 before becoming the group’s executive vice-president of sales and marketing – will succeed Lee Lik Hsin, who ...
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NewsSecond Austral E190 suffers nose-wheel detachment
Argentinean investigators have opened a probe after an Embraer 190 apparently lost its left-hand nose-wheel in Rosario. The Austral Lineas Aereas twinjet (LV-CHQ) had arrived at Rosario following a service from Buenos Aires on 16 February. Argentinean accident investigation authority JIAAC says the incident occurred at about 23:10 local time ...
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NewsCathay flags ‘significantly’ lower first half results from coronavirus hit
Embattled Hong Kong-carrier Cathay Pacific has warned that its first half results for 2020 will be “significantly down” compared to the same period last year, as the outbreak of the coronavirus compounds an already challenging market.
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NewsSpiceJet adds Airbus aircraft to fleet
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has introduced two Airbus A320s into its fleet of largely Boeing aircraft. The carrier wet-leased the A320s from Bulgarian carrier BH Air. Source: BH Air Bulgarian charter carrier BH Air has three Airbus A320s in its fleet. SpiceJet adds that it has sought ...
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NewsMalaysia Airlines inks codeshare pact with LATAM
Malaysia Airlines has signed a codesharing agreement with LATAM Airlines, extending its reach into South America starting this month. The Malaysian carrier will codeshare on LATAM-operated flights from points in Australia and New Zealand to Santiago, and LATAM will codeshare on Malaysia-operated flights to Kuala Lumpur. Cirium ...
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NewsCoronavirus outbreak dents Chinese majors’ January traffic
China’s three largest airlines began the year with falling traffic, amid the growing spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the country and around the world. In traffic figures released for January, Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines all carried fewer passengers, and recorded drops in passenger ...