News from FlightGlobal – Page 607
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IATA calls on India to boost aviation infrastructure, policies
IATA director general and chief executive Alexandre de Juniac has called on New Delhi to address the country's infrastructure and regulatory issues in order to allow the airline industry to meet its growth potential over the next 20 years.
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SNAPSHOT: Asia-Pacific airline market review August 2018
Jet Airways will wet-lease out three ATR 72s and standardise its narrowbody fleet around its 737 Max 8s under its accelerated Rs20 billion ($284 million) cost saving programme after slipping to a loss in its financial first quarter amid higher fuel costs and stiff competition.
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Thai Airways looks to revise turnaround plan
Thai Airways International is proposing to revise its turnaround plan, which was originally put in place by the airline's former president Charamporn Jotikasthira.
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Emirates A380s return to Brisbane
Emirates re-commenced Airbus A380 services on the Dubai-Brisbane route on 2 September.
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SAS studying whether A321LR fits within network
Scandinavian carrier SAS is considering whether to convert part of its Airbus A320neo order to the long-range A321LR.
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Aegean first-half loss widens amid competitive pressures
Aegean Airlines has cited "substantial competitive capacity increases" after its operating loss widened 40% in the first half of 2018, to €14.7 million ($17.2 million).
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Bangkok Airways details Sukhothai MRO plans
Bangkok Airways plans to increase its MRO capabilities, with a new hangar at Sukhothai that will be able to hold two Airbus A320s.
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American and Qantas threaten cuts without joint venture
American Airlines and Qantas Airways are threatening further schedule reductions between Australia and the USA if the latter does not grant them antitrust immunity for a joint venture.
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PICTURE: Assembled ANA A380 emerges for tests
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways’ first Airbus A380 has rolled off the final assembly line in Toulouse.
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Primera to add long-haul routes from Berlin
Primera Air intends to operate North American services from Berlin Tegel next summer.
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GoAir to begin international services in October
Indian low-cost carrier GoAir will launch its first international services with Airbus A320s, linking the cities of Mumbai and Delhi with Phuket and Male.
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Jet Airways to launch five new routes
Jet Airways will expand its network over the next month, with the launch of five new services.
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Tony Tyler to join Qantas board
Former IATA chief executive Tony Tyler will join the board of Qantas as a non-executive director in October.
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PICTURES: Gol unveils first 737 Max 8
Brazil's Gol unveiled its new Boeing 737 Max 8 at an event in Sao Paulo today, after taking delivery of the aircraft in June.
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Delta returns to Worcester in 2019
Delta Air Lines will return to Worcester next year, after a nearly two-decade hiatus from the Massachusetts airport.
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PICTURE: Laudamotion to double fleet and introduce new livery
Laudamotion is to double the size of its fleet next year, introduce a new livery, and offer staff improved pay as part of a growth strategy to be implemented following Ryanair's closing of its acquisition of a 75% stake in the Austrian regional carrier.
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CityJet to end scheduled flying this winter
CityJet will cease to be a scheduled operator later this year when it ends its own Dublin-London City flights in favour of operating the route on a wet-lease basis for Aer Lingus.
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Corsair instructed to end Paris-Dakar service
Corsair is to stop flying between Paris and Dakar early next year after being instructed by Senegal's civil aviation authority to exit the route to make way for the African nation's new flag carrier.
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Virgin Australia converts 10 737 Max 8 orders to Max 10s
Virgin Australia has converted orders for 10 of the 40 Boeing 737 Max 8s it has on order to the larger Max 10 variant.
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Boeing predicts need for 600,000 pilots as shortage looms
Boeing has again warned of a looming pilot shortage with projections that airlines worldwide will need some 635,000 new pilots in the next 20 years.