News from FlightGlobal – Page 653
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Finnair and China Southern to codeshare
Finnair has entered a codeshare partnership with China Southern Airlines, the second Chinese carrier it has partnered with in recent weeks.
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Hinduja Group shows interest in Jet Airways
Indian conglomerate Hindju Group has confirmed that it is evaluating a potential investment in defunct carrier Jet Airways, as most of its fleet continues to be repossessed by lessors and banks.
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PICTURE: E190 returns to Cobham, Q400 to follow
Cobham Aviation Services Australia has put an Embraer 190 back into service, over one year since its previous E190 was returned to its lessor.
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Taiwan’s FAT cuts some flights as it hits regulatory limit
Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) has cancelled some international flights after it was found to be hitting its maximum 1,350 flight hours per month limit set by Taiwan’s civil aviation regulator.
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American and Dallas/Fort Worth commit to new 24-gate terminal
American Airlines is committing to further growth at its Dallas/Fort Worth base, inking an agreement with the airport for an up to $3.5 billion new terminal at the hub.
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A220 helps take Airbus deliveries through 12,000 mark
Airbus has racked up 12,000 deliveries with the handover of the latest A220-100 to US operator Delta Air Lines.
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WestJet ratifies agreement with dispatchers
WestJet today has ratified a three-year agreement with its flight dispatchers, represented by the Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association (CALDA), continuing a wave of unionization at the airline.
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GE brings Catalyst to shake up turboprop market
While Textron Aviation may talk of its new single-engined turboprop, the Denali, as a game-changer, the real catalyst is the powerplant that drives the 1,780nm (3,300km)-range aircraft.
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Ryanair pushes back 737 Max deliveries to winter
Ryanair has delayed the delivery of its first five Boeing 737 Max jets to the winter 2019-20 season, as a result of the worldwide grounding of the re-engined type.
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IndiGo nixes reports of rift between major shareholders
IndiGo chief executive Ronojoy Dutta has dismissed as “baseless speculation” reports of a rift between its two major shareholders, Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal.
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PICTURES: ANA takes second A380 ahead of schedule
All Nippon Airways has taken delivery of its second Airbus A380, around three weeks earlier than originally planned.
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SIA Group to lease jets amid 737 Max grounding
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group will lease 10-12 Airbus A320 family jets for budget unit Scoot as it works to deal with the continued grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 8.
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Indonesia to lower price limit on domestic fares by up to 16%
Indonesia will lower the price ceiling on domestic air tickets by up to 16% from 18 May due to public concerns about the higher cost of fares in recent months.
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Virgin Australia reviews network as it issues profit warning
Virgin Australia is reviewing its network as weakening demand in the domestic market is expected to drive it to an underlying pre-tax loss of at least A$35 million ($24.1 million) for the year to 30 June.
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Guayaquil sees boom in international routes
Ecuador’s second largest city Guayaquil is seeing a revival of international connectivity as eight airlines announce or launch new flights to Colombia, Spain, Mexico, the USA and Venezuela.
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Avianca to axe Orlando service from Lima
Avianca will suspend its daily service between Lima and Orlando from 1 July, as the airline continues to trim its network to improve profitability.
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Southwest eyes new gates at its Denver concourse
Southwest Airlines has requested to operate out of all 16 new gates that will be added to its concourse at Denver International airport, as part of an aggressive growth plan at the Mile High City.
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Air Canada in talks to acquire Transat AT
Air Canada will purchase Transat AT, the tourism company parent of Montreal-based leisure carrier Air Transat and combine the two companies.
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Thomas Cook confirms 'multiple bids' for airlines
Thomas Cook has received "multiple bids" for its airlines since launching a strategic review of the business in February, it confirmed today in disclosing half-year results.
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NewsInter-island Hawaii service performing well for Southwest
Southwest Airlines says its weeks-old inter-island service in Hawaii is performing "extraordinarily well", although the Dallas-based carrier's plan to ramp up flights in the Aloha State remains on hold with the grounding of its Boeing 737 Max fleet.