News from FlightGlobal – Page 668
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Juneyao Airlines plans London debut in July
Juneyao Airlines is seeking rights to launch services to Vladivostok, London and Cairo, as it looks to further expand its international network.
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Vietnam's Bamboo Airways mulls order for 25 Max jets
Vietnam's Bamboo Airways is considering to order around 25 Boeing 737 Max jets.
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Air NZ eyes full 787 operations by September
Air New Zealand expects that its full fleet of Boeing 787-9s will be in service by the start of September as it eyes an end to the troubles caused by issues with their Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
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Air NZ to announce 777-200 replacement by June
Air New Zealand is continuing to work through proposals from Airbus and Boeing to replace its eight Boeing 777-200ERs, with a decision to be announced before the end of June.
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Virgin Australia, ACCC concerned by Qantas-Cathay codeshare
Virgin Australia and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have raised concerns that competition on Australia-Hong Kong routes will reduce if Qantas and Cathay Pacific codeshare on each other’s services.
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Air Canada and Air New Zealand to pursue joint venture
Air Canada in its mission to become a more international carrier is adding new, long-distance routes starting in December with Brazil, New Zealand and Peru to cater to business travelers and winter vacationers with its new Boeing 787 aircraft built for long-haul flights.
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Wizz considering Russian flights from UK
Wizz Air is examining the possibility of starting flights from the UK to Russia.
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PICTURES: Comair 737 Max arrives in British Airways livery
South African airline Comair has begun its fleet renewal programme with the delivery of the first of eight Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.
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Oneworld not in 'active discussions' with China Southern
Oneworld says it is not in any “active discussions” with China Southern Airlines about joining the alliance, and there is “no pressure” to add a mainland Chinese carrier into the grouping.
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PICTURES: Bamboo Airways and VietJet firm up Boeing commitments
Bamboo Airways and VietJet Air have firmed up of commitments to order 110 Boeing aircraft during a visit by US president Donald Trump to Hanoi.
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Citilink launches new services to Kuala Lumpur
Indonesia's Citilink began new services to Kuala Lumpur in recent days, by launching Surabaya-Kuala Lumpur on 30 January and Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur on 26 February.
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Aegean plans bond issue to fund A320neo order
Aegean Airlines will seek to raise €150-200 million ($170-230 million) from the capital market to fund pre-delivery payments on the 30 Airbus A320neo-family jets it has ordered.
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SalamAir considers establishing second Omani base
Omani carrier SalamAir is considering establishing a base at the city of Salalah and opening routes to several regional destinations.
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AVALON: Air Vanuatu orders four A220s
Air Vanuatu has ordered two Airbus A220-100s and two A220-300s, making it the launch customer for the A220 in the South Pacific.
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PICTURES: Austrian goes back to the ‘80s with A320 retrojet
Austrian Airlines has joined the “retrojet” club with the introduction of an Airbus A320 adorned with the livery the carrier flew in the 1980s.
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PICTURE: Icelandair’s first 737 Max 9 arrives, leased from BOC
Icelandair has taken its first Boeing 737 Max 9, which has been delivered on lease from BOC Aviation.
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Yakutia plots resumption of international flights
Prospects of Yakutia Airlines resuming international services have improved after the carrier secured financial backing and is revamping its fleet.
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EgyptAir plans new Washington DC flight
EgyptAir plans to begin new service to Washington Dulles International airport in June, its third North American destination.
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PICTURE: Nigeria's new Ibom Air takes delivery of CRJ900s
Nigerian carrier Ibom Air has taken delivery of its first aircraft in the form of two Bombardier CRJ-900s.
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JAL targets 500 destinations by FY2020
Japan Airlines plans to connect 500 destinations by the end of April 2020 by leveraging its partnerships with other carriers, the carrier disclosed in the latest update to its medium-term management plan.