News from FlightGlobal – Page 622
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IndiGo orders another 300 A320neo-family jets
Indian budget carrier IndiGo has placed a firm order for 300 Airbus A320neo-family jets – a mix of A320neos, A321neos and A321XLRs.
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Air Nostrum CRJ1000 acquisition faces state-aid scrutiny
Spanish carrier Air Nostrum's fleet modernisation is being assessed by the European Commission, which suspects it might have violated state-aid regulations.
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ANA's first-half profit hit by slower growth and higher costs
All Nippon Airways' parent company saw its first-half operating profit decline 25% to Y78.8 billion ($724 million) as slower revenue growth and the costs associated with expansion at Tokyo's two metropolitan airports took a toll.
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Alaska Airlines cancels all Santa Rosa flights due to wildfire
Alaska Airlines cancelled all of its scheduled service to the Santa Rosa, California airport, north of San Francisco, due to a massive wildfire nearby which has burned tens of thousands of hectares and forced 180,000 residents to flee their homes.
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Start-up Starlux identifies initial A321neo routes
Taiwanese carrier Starlux Airlines is to deploy its first three Airbus A321neos on services to Vietnam, Macau and Malaysia.
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Avianca to codeshare with Gol as it overhauls business
Avianca has disclosed that it will begin a codesharing agreement with Brazil's domestic market leader Gol, further expanding the Colombian flag carrier's network in South America's largest aviation market as it moves forward from a challenging year.
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Venezuela air sector in 'havoc' despite broader regional growth
Though Venezuela's airline industry has descended into shambles, the broader Latin American air transport sector is on track to expand at a leading pace in the coming decade, says industry group IATA's regional vice-president for the Americas Peter Cerda.
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Private investment driving aviation growth in Brazil: minister
Brazil is entering a new growth cycle that will see private investment driving expansion of commercial aviation, according to the country's minister for infrastructure Tarcisio Freitas.
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Nordica stops own-brand flights but subsidiary to expand
Estonian carrier Nordica has suspended operations carried out from Tallinn under its own brand, owing to cost pressures.
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CFM returns to on-time Leap production, preps for 737 Max return
CFM International's production of Leap powerplants is back on schedule, with the company having overcome bottlenecks that had hindered its ability to fully meet a planned ramp-up, says the engine maker's chief executive Gael Meheust.
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News737 Max grounding slows Latin American airline expansion
Just like elsewhere in the world, the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max has stymied airline industry growth in Latin America, a region long home to some of Seattle-based Boeing’s top customers.
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Social unrest in South America 'will not disrupt aviation'
Aviation industry leaders at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Brasilia warn that long-term political instability could have an impact on the progress of the sector in one of the world’s fastest-growing regions.
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Brazil upbeat about the potential of domestic low-cost carriers
Brazilian authorities are optimistic about low-cost carriers’ (LCC) prospects in South America’s most populous country as regulatory changes and lower taxes have an impact on air travel in what is currently still one of the most underserved nations in terms of aviation connectivity.
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Brazil government pro-aviation stance pushed air transport growth
The Brazilian government and local airline industry are using this year's ALTA Airline Leaders Forum to stress the country's recent pro-aviation advancements and the resulting boom in commercial aviation growth.
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Copa chief says three-way JV behind schedule
The paperwork for anti-trust immunity for a joint venture between United Airlines, Panama's Copa Airlines and Colombia's Avianca will likely not be filed with regulators until next year, thus pushing back a potential start for the project to 2021 at the earliest, Copa's chief executive Pedro Heilbron said at the ...
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NewsFirst Starlux A321neo departs for Taiwan
Taiwanese carrier Starlux Airlines’ first Airbus A321neo has departed the airframer’s Hamburg Finkenwerder plant following delivery of the jet to the new airline.
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INTERVIEW: ALTA chief on challenges for Latin America's airlines
Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) is heading into its annual Airline Leaders Forum with a positive growth story from the region's carriers, but also several familiar challenges that are weighing on ambitions.
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India's Spicejet eyes Ras Al-Khaimah base
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet will begin flights to Ras Al-Khaimah this December after striking a deal on plans to create an "aviation hub" at the UAE airport.
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China Airlines to take A321neo batch from Air Lease
China Airlines has agreed to lease six Airbus A321neo twinjets under a new pact with US firm Air Lease.
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Jazeera terminal attracting third-party airline interest
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways is claiming interest from other carriers in using its newly-developed dedicated terminal at its Kuwait City airport base.