News from FlightGlobal – Page 613
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Rex warns of up to 30% profit downgrade
Regional Express (Rex) is warning that its profits could be down 20-30% for financial year 2020 compared with the previous year due to “a very challenging economic environment ahead”.
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NewsSilver Airways begins flying ATR 72-600
Regional carrier Silver Airways has become the first US airline to fly the ATR 72-600 aircraft as it continues to upgrade its fleet, the company says in a statement on 25 November.
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Viable electric aircraft remain decades away: DLR
Airline chief executives hoping that the development of electric aircraft will boost the industry’s environmental credentials will have to wait many years yet, an expert has warned.
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Air Astana to serve Paris from Almaty
Air Astana will launch an Almaty-Paris service in June 2020.
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Turkish Airlines rejigs A321neo and 737 fleet plan
Turkish Airlines has again shuffled its short-haul fleet expansion, with fewer Airbus A321neos arriving in 2020 and additional Boeing 737-800s being introduced.
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NewsVietJet Air’s third-quarter profit up 12%
VietJet Air boosted operating profit 12% in the third quarter, to D1.91 trillion ($90.4 million), as revenue and passenger numbers rose.
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AAPA sees trade, slowing economy affecting airline sector
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) sees a number of danger signs that could affect the prospects for the industry, and believes governments could do more to facilitate air transport in the region.
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New Air Tanzania Dash 8-400 seized before delivery flight
Tanzania’s foreign ministry has disclosed that Air Tanzania’s latest De Havilland Dash 8-400 has been seized in Canada before its delivery flight to the carrier’s base.
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NewsPaint shop mishap damages BA's latest A350-1000
Airbus is undertaking repairs to a British Airways Airbus A350-1000 after the twinjet was damaged during the final stages of the production process.
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SAA agrees conditional wage rise to end strike
South African Airways has reached a conditional agreement to end the week-long industrial action initiated by two of the carrier’s unions.
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Tajikistan's Somon Air signs for E2 lease
Tajik carrier Somon Air is to lease a pair of Embraer 190-E2 re-engined regional jets, moving away from its current all-Boeing 737 fleet.
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Jetlines sues Neeleman for $27m, alleges financing interference
Airline startup Canada Jetlines has sued industry executive David Neeleman and two Neeleman-affiliated companies, alleging they unlawfully derailed Jetlines’ financing plans as they poached Jetlines former chief executive Lukas Johnson.
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SAA faces legal bid to force court-appointed rescue
South African trade union Solidarity is making a legal bid to have embattled flag carrier South African Airways placed under formal business rescue.
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NewsBrazil takes steps towards realising airline potential
Brazil’s commercial aviation market can appear as infuriating as it is irresistible.
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Competition watchdog allows Emirates to exit Singapore-Brisbane
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has given Emirates its approval to end its Singapore-Brisbane service.
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NewsSpain's Binter takes first E195-E2
Spanish regional carrier Binter has received its first Embraer 195-E2 from the Brazilian manufacturer, the first European customer to receive the largest member of the re-engined family.
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Alitalia unions demand urgent resolution as bid deadline passes
Italian flight unions are pressing the country’s government to establish firm conditions which will enable a relaunch of Alitalia, after the latest bid deadline for the troubled flag carrier passed.
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Juneyao Air starts fifth freedom route to Manchester
Juneyao Air will begin flights to Manchester on 31 March 2020.
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DOT approves Delta’s four-way joint venture without Alitalia
The US Department of Transportation has formally approved the joint venture proposed by Delta Air Lines, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic Airways, tentatively approved in August, while agreeing with opponents of the collaboration that Alitalia would definitely not be included under the deal.
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American Airlines will add 20 new routes for summer 2020
American Airlines says it will be flying at least 20 new seasonal routes starting in the summer of 2020, including to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, as well as additional connections from two secondary US cities to its Latin American Gateway hub, Miami.