News from FlightGlobal – Page 6
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SIA to beef up Beijing operations with Daxing launch
Singapore Airlines will launch daily flights to Beijing’s Daxing airport from 11 November – the first new point in its Chinese network since the easing of pandemic restrictions.
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Norse Atlantic talks with potential strategic investor end without deal
Scandinavian long-haul carrier Norse Atlantic Airways has ended talks with a potential strategic investor, without reaching an agreement.
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Aer Lingus cancels flights as pilots take industrial action over pay
Aer Lingus has cancelled 10-20% of flights over the period 26-30 June, after members of the Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA) voted in favour of work-to-rule action following their rejection of a pay deal.
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China Eastern eyes transit traffic opportunity in ‘super carrier’ bid
China Eastern Airlines will focus on improving operations at its Shanghai Pudong hub, with the aim of growing its share of international transfer traffic.
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Court rules ‘hidden’ defect in newly-introduced A350 relieved Finnair of compensation obligation
Finnair has successfully argued, in a long-running legal case, that it does not have to pay compensation over a flight cancelled after a previously-unknown technical fault was discovered in one of the carrier’s then-new Airbus A350s. The case centred on cancellation of a Helsinki-Bangkok flight on 25 March 2016, after ...
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Mesa posts quarterly adjusted profit for first time in almost three years
Struggling Mesa Air Group has posted its first adjusted quarterly profit in almost three years as it continues to regain its financial footing.
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Sun Country adds eight aircraft to its Amazon cargo operation
Sun Country Airlines has agreed to operate up to eight more freighter aircraft for e-commerce giant Amazon beginning in early 2025.
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Curacao’s JetAir ceases operations with bankruptcy filing
Caribbean airline JetAir has grounded its aircraft and cancelled all flights after its parent companies entered bankruptcy protection in a Curacao court.
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WestJet maintenance workers call off strike
WestJet’s maintenance workers have called off a strike that disrupted the airline’s normal operations earlier this week.
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Korean Air’s China network to see significant ramp-up
Korean Air will restore six routes into Mainland China – its most significant ramp-up into China in recent months – as it looks to increase frequencies to three other Chinese points.
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Croatia Airlines shows off modified colour scheme on first A220
Croatia Airlines has shown off its initial Airbus A220-300, which has been undergoing painting at the Montreal manufacturing facility. The twinjet (9A-CAE), powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines, is the first of up to 15 A220s the flag-carrier plans to introduce, as it shifts to having a single-type fleet. ...
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UK start-up Global indicates first flights pushed to 2025 as work on A380 progresses
Prospective UK long-haul start-up Global Airlines appears to have pushed back initial flights at least until next year.
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Air India to introduce premium economy on narrowbody fleet
Air India will introduce a premium-economy product on its Airbus A320neo fleet, as part of a comprehensive cabin refresh that will also see new seats in business and economy classes.
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WestJet cancels flights ahead of possible maintenance strike
Canada’s second-largest airline WestJet has begun cancelling flights in anticipation of a strike by aircraft maintenance and tech ops employees.
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Insolvent Air Vanuatu gets interest from several suitors
Several parties have expressed interest in taking over grounded Air Vanuatu, according to accountancy firm EY, the liquidator responsible for the insolvent South Pacific carrier.
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Air Serbia completes regional fleet overhaul
Air Serbia has completed the renewal of its turboprop fleet after taking delivery of its 10th ATR 72-600 this month.
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Norse to station 787 in Milan for Neos over winter
Norse Atlantic Airways is to base an aircraft at Milan Malpensa for the winter season under an agreement with Italian leisure airline Neos. The Scandinavian carrier operates a fleet of Boeing 787 twinjets. Norse says it will station the aircraft at Milan from 18 December until the beginning of ...
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Asia-Pacific carriers see ‘welcome turnaround’ in 2023 earnings: AAPA
Asia Pacific carriers rebounded to profitability in 2023, on the back of a “vigorous recovery” in passenger demand and ending a loss-making streak dating from the coronavirus pandemic.
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FAA eyes new rules for charter airlines but confirms plan to nix ‘public charter’ exemption
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to subject operators of so-called “public charter” flights to the same rules that major scheduled airlines must follow, a move supported by some of those airlines and by the USA’s largest pilot union.
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Korean Air puts Air Incheon in pole position for Asiana freighter business
Korean Air expects to sign a framework agreement with Air Incheon next month after picking the cargo carrier as preferred bidder for Asiana Airlines’ global freighter business.