News from FlightGlobal – Page 633
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Qantas promises 'new level of service' on ultra-long-haul routes
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the new ultra-long-range aircraft he expects to be flying from Australia's big east-coast cities to London by 2022 will "take passenger experience to the next level".
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El Al attempts to block Air India's trans-Saudi route
El Al is trying to force the rescindment of Air India's permit to operate its new Delhi-Tel Aviv service on short routes unavailable to the Israeli flag-carrier.
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SIA to introduce regional A350-900 later in 2018
Singapore Airlines has will introduce a regional variant of the Airbus A350-900 later this year that will complement its Boeing 787-10s.
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Air China Group to add 170 jets through to 2020
Air China Group is scheduled to add 170 jets to its fleet over the next three years.
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VietJet signs GECAS, Safran deals during state visit
Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air has entered into a sale-and-leaseback deal with GECAS covering five Airbus A321neos, as well as a support deal with Safran for aircraft engines.
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American adds new Argentina routes as it grows in Latin America
American Airlines will begin new service to Buenos Aires and Cordoba in Argentina from this winter, as it grows its already leading Latin America presence.
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China Southern Group to take 309 aircraft through to 2020
The China Southern Airlines Group is currently scheduled to take delivery of 309 aircraft over the next three years, with nearly half of those set to arrive this year.
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Air Tahiti Nui to introduce premium economy on 787s
French Polynesian carrier Air Tahiti Nui will introduce premium economy seating and lie-flat business seats to its fleet from November as it takes delivery of its first of five Boeing 787-9s.
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Investigators detail Superjet unreliable airspeed incidents
Russian investigators have disclosed further details about a spate of unreliable airspeed incidents involving Sukhoi Superjet 100s at Moscow Sheremetyevo.
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PICTURE: Air China 737 radome damaged in bird strike
An Air China Boeing 737-800 had its radome damaged on 22 March following a bird strike.
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Virgin Australia eyes deeper co-operation with HNA
Virgin Australia is starting to look at revenue management and other opportunities with HNA Group as part of their alliance on China-Australia routes.
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PICTURES: Singapore Airlines takes first 787-10
Singapore Airlines took delivery of the first Boeing 787-10, with the group becoming the first operator of all three Dreamliner variants.
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PICTURES: Qantas makes history as Perth inaugural lands in London
The first-ever nonstop scheduled passenger flight between Australia and the UK touched down this morning at London Heathrow after completing the 17h sector from Perth.
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American focuses widebody campaign on 787: reports
American Airlines has reportedly dropped the Airbus A330-900neo from an on-going widebody aircraft campaign, focusing on the Boeing 787-9 to replace its Airbus A350-900 commitment.
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PICTURES: Polish flag carrier LOT receives first 787-9
LOT's first 787-9 landed at Warsaw Chopin airport at 08:53 local time today after a 9h 20min delivery flight from Paine Field, the airport serving Boeing's Everett plant in Seattle.
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ANA and Alitalia in commercial pact
All Nippon Airways and Alitalia have agreed to a commercial partnership, which will see them codeshare on each others' flights from 28 October.
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PICTURE: Cebu Pacific adds first A321
Cebu Pacific took delivery of its first Airbus A321 aircraft on 22 March, setting it up for a year of growth.
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Uncleared Q400 take-off roll sparks incursion incident
Canadian controllers intervened to stop a Jazz Bombardier Q400 from departing Thunder Bay airport without clearance, as a second aircraft prepared to land on an intersecting runway.
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ANA to merge low-cost units Peach and Vanilla
Japanese low-cost carriers Peach and Vanilla Air will be merged into a single entity by end of fiscal 2019, with Peach to be the surviving brand.
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Xiamen Airlines signs for 30 737 Max aircraft
Xiamen Airlines has firmed an order for 20 Boeing 737 Max 8 and 10 737 Max 10 aircraft.