News from FlightGlobal – Page 663
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Jet Airways board approves resignation of founder Goyal
Indian carrier Jet Airways’ board has approved the resignation of founder and chairman Naresh Goyal, the most significant of three directors who are stepping down from the troubled company.
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PICTURES: Lion Air retires Indonesia's last Boeing 747-400
Lion Air retired Indonesia's last Boeing 747-400 from service on 24 March, as it ramps up to receive its first Airbus A330-900s.
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Wow seeks agreement with bondholders to restructure
Icelandic budget carrier Wow Air is holding talks with creditors and bondholders with a view to agreeing a voluntary restructuring of the troubled company.
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Icelandair Group pulls out of Wow Air discussions
Icelandic carrier Wow Air’s future appears increasingly uncertain after Icelandair Group ended newly-initiated discussions with the budget airline.
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Red Wings axes plan to lease six A220s
Russian carrier Red Wings has scrapped plans to acquire a batch of Airbus A220-300s, citing economic considerations for the decision.
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PICTURES: Ranking the best animal-faced airliners
After ANA took delivery of its first turtle-themed Airbus A380 on 20 March, we rank the top 10 animal-face liveries on commercial airliners.
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Garuda considers cancelling 737 Max 8 orders
Garuda Indonesia hopes to cancel its orders for 49 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, and potentially convert them to another aircraft type.
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Asiana suspends share trading
Asiana Airlines suspended share trading on the Korea Exchange on 22 March.
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Bangkok Airways enters U-Tapao development fray
Bangkok Airways and two other firms have submitted a joint proposal for the development of an aviation hub at Thailand’s U-Tapao airport.
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Wow Air resumes talks with Icelandair as Indigo walks
Indigo Partners has cancelled its proposed investment in Icelandic low-cost carrier Wow Air, prompting the airline to resume talks with Icelandair Group.
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Virgin Trains plans airline partners for Orlando airport link
Virgin Trains USA plans to partner with airlines to offer seamless connections to travellers when its extension to Orlando International airport opens, the country's first in-terminal long-distance rail connection at an airport.
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PICTURES: British Airways 747-400 in Negus retro-livery
British Airways has unveiled its fourth and final retro-livery – a Boeing 747-400 in the airline’s original red, white and blue design dating from 1973.
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PICTURE: Russia's Atran receives converted 737-800
Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 converted freighter for the operator Atran Airlines.
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PICTURES: JetBlue unveils second phase of A320 cabin restyling
JetBlue Airways has placed into service the first Airbus A320 reconfigured with a new cabin interior, under the second and final phase of an ongoing cabin restyling programme that will also add more seats to the aircraft.
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PICTURES: ANA receives first Japanese A380
Airbus has handed over the first A380 to All Nippon Airways, in a ceremony which also marks the last new customer delivery for the double-deck type.
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PICTURE: Airbus shows off second BelugaXL
Airbus has shown off the second high-capacity BelugaXL transport after the aircraft emerged from painting at Toulouse.
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Virgin Atlantic to make South American debut by serving Sao Paulo
Virgin Atlantic is to enter the South American market with a new route from London to Sao Paulo next year.
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Jet Airways' fleet dwindles as grounding grows
Jet Airways has grounded another six aircraft, raising the number of grounded aircraft to at least 48 for defaults on lease payments.
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Corsair to lease A330neos and go all-Airbus under new owner Intro
French carrier Corsair is to phase out its Boeing aircraft over the next five years, in favour of an expanded, all-Airbus fleet which includes a trio of leased A330-900s.
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Taiwan's Starlux firms A350 order
New Taiwanese operator Starlux Airlines has firmed the agreement for 17 Airbus A350s previously unveiled during last year’s Farnborough air show.