News from FlightGlobal – Page 608
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US airlines face pilot crunch in the next decade: analyst
More pilots will retire from the big three US carriers than are moving through the regional airline pipeline at the moment, a new report from Cowen finds.
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ICBC completes first ARJ21 sale-and-leaseback
ICBC Aviation Leasing has delivered its first Comac ARJ21-700 to Chengdu Airlines under a sale-and-leaseback arrangement.
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United connects Flagstaff and Sonoma to Denver
United Airlines will connect Flagstaff, Arizona, and Sonoma County, California, to its Denver hub next March, as it continues to expand its domestic network.
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Garuda Indonesia to suspend Heathrow service
Garuda Indonesia has revealed that it will end its thrice-weekly nonstop Jakarta-London Heathrow service, effective 28 October.
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US airlines gear up for next Tokyo Haneda liberalisation
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are both eager to land more flights at Tokyo Haneda airport when the Japanese government opens the airport to more international service in 2020.
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United and Washington Dulles eye concourse improvements
United Airlines and the operator of Washington Dulles are looking at ways to improve the some of the aging facilities at the hub airport.
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Qantas eyes new fleet renewal, bats away capex concerns
Qantas asserts that it can renew its entire fleet and keep within its capital expenditure guidance, and admittied that it is evaluating new narrowbody and regional jets.
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Air NZ commits to taking seven more A321neos
Air New Zealand has committed to add seven more Airbus A321neos to its fleet between 2020 and 2024.
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Air NZ delivers small rise in full-year profit as fuel bites
Air New Zealand reported a 1.9% rise in full-year operating profit of NZ$1.29 billion ($862 million), despite contending with a net NZ$135 million increase in fuel costs.
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Qantas eyes regulatory, labour issues for Project Sunrise
Qantas believes that Airbus and Boeing can deliver an aircraft capable of meeting its ‘Project Sunrise’ requirement for ultra-long-haul routes, with the focus now on required changes to regulations and its agreement with pilots.
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Qantas looks to further international improvement in 2019
Qantas anticipates stronger results from its international network over the next fiscal year, when most of the benefits of its Perth-London flights and the focus on Singapore as a major overseas hub start to flow.
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Qantas full-year profit rises 14% on stronger demand
Qantas’s underlying profit before tax for the 2018 fiscal year grew 14% to A$1.6 billion ($1.2 billion) as rising demand helped offset growing fuel costs.
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Russian VIP operator introduces A320
Russian specialist operator Meridian has introduced an Airbus A320 to its fleet, and has secured approval to conduct services with the type.
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United plans European growth from Denver
United Airlines is considering adding another destination in Europe from its Denver hub, following the success of the London Heathrow service it began this summer.
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Hawaiian to exit China despite predictions of surging demand
Hawaiian Airlines will suspend service to Beijing this fall, exiting the Chinese market despite repeated insistence by Hawaiian's top executives in recent years that China is key to the carrier's future.
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United sees 787-10 as 'phenomenal European' aircraft: Kirby
United Airlines is moving closer to flying its new Boeing 787-10 to Europe, with president Scott Kirby calling it a "phenomenal European" aircraft.
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United could grow flights by half at Washington Dulles
United Airlines is considering a significant expansion of its Washington Dulles hub, says president Scott Kirby.
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United plans lie-flat premium product on 737 Max 10s
United Airlines is testing a lie-flat premium product for the Boeing 737 Max 10, as part of a plan to expand its domestic premium transcontinental offering.
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LATAM hopes to return grounded 787s to service by year-end
LATAM Airlines Group expects to have its entire Boeing 787 fleet back in service by year-end, after it was forced to ground more than half of its 787s in the second quarter due to engine issues.
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Copa confident in regulatory approval of three-way JV
Copa Airlines says it had been in discussions with United Airlines and Avianca for a potential joint venture "for quite some time", as it reiterates confidence that any deal would attain regulatory approval amid heightened joint venture activity in Latin America.