News from FlightGlobal – Page 611
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Lufthansa cites 'stressful' period at Eurowings as Q2 profit dips
Lufthansa Group has reported an operating profit down 3.2% at €983 million ($1.15 billion) for the second quarter, citing a "stressful period" for Eurowing.
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Indonesia's TransNusa to lease three additional ATR 72s
Indonesian carrier TransNusa Air Services will lease three additional ATR 72-600s to expand its operations.
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Georgia drops fuel tax after political brawl with Delta
The state of Georgia will suspend its tax on jet fuel in August, months after the levy was re-instituted after a politically-charged dispute with hometown Delta Air Lines.
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American cuts Dulles-Miami as it ends underperforming flying
American Airlines will end service between its Miami hub and Washington Dulles in December, as it looks to end underperforming routes across its network.
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PICTURE: El Al channels 707 era with 787 retro scheme
El Al is taking delivery of a Boeing 787 featuring a retro livery of the Israeli flag-carrier.
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PICTURES: SIA's first A350-900ULR rolls out of paintshop
Airbus has rolled out the first ultra-long-range A350-900 out of the paintshop, which has been painted in the colours of its launch customer Singapore Airlines (SIA).
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PICTURES: China Airlines reveals special livery for final A350
China Airlines has revealed a special carbonfibre livery for its 14th and final A350-900.
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Avolon places five A320neos with Cebu Pacific
Lessor Avolon has placed five Airbus A320neos with Filipino low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air.
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Embraer takes E2 on African tour
Embraer is conducting an African tour with its re-engined 190-E2 model, including demonstration flights for key E-Jet customer Kenya Airways.
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Southwest expects improved results in second half of 2018
Executives at Southwest Airlines spent much of the company's second quarter earnings call stressing that Southwest is poised for financial improvement in the second half of the year.
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American rolls back no-frills fare after competitive hit
American Airlines will drop unpopular carry-on bag restrictions from its cheap no-frills fares in September, calling the rules "uncompetitive" in the market.
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American cites environment for A321neo deferrals
American Airlines is delaying the delivery of 22 Airbus A321neo aircraft to at least 2024, citing high fuel prices and a weak revenue environment for the move.
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AirAsia and Malaysia Airports spar over Kota Kinabalu terminals
AirAsia and Malaysia Airports have again engaged in a war of words over the carrier’s forced move to Terminal 1 at Kota Kinabalu International airport (KKIA) in 2015.
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US airlines bow to Chinese pressure on Taiwan
US airlines are bowing to Chinese pressure to remove references to Taiwan from their website, with all of the major carriers appearing to have removed the country from booking channels.
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Flybe strategy chief to lead IAG's Level operation
Flybe chief strategy officer Vincent Hodder has been appointed as the first chief executive of IAG budget unit Level.
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JetBlue cuts intra-west flying in Q4 capacity cull
JetBlue Airways will reduce capacity growth by about two points in the fourth quarter and cull unprofitable flying, as part of an effort to lift margins amid a fuel price onslaught.
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Azur 757 nearly stalled after mode switch during climb
Russian investigators believe an inadvertent mode change led an Azur Air Boeing 757-200 to pitch up, lose airspeed and nearly stall shortly after taking off from Goa.
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Air China blames Trent 1000 issue for Brisbane suspension
Air China will suspend its Beijing-Brisbane flights from 24 August to 31 December due to a shortage of aircraft stemming from the ongoing issues with the Trent 1000 engines that power its fleet of Boeing 787-9s.
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Emirates to hand Croatian route temporarily to Flydubai
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to transfer its Zagreb route temporarily to Flydubai, taking advantage of capacity flexibility offered by the airlines’ partnership.
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United drops Newark-San Jose as it cuts margin flying
United Airlines will end its daily service between Newark Liberty and San Jose, California, in October, just a year and a half after entering the market.