News from FlightGlobal – Page 683
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Cathay to cull 600 jobs in restructure
Cathay Pacific will cut around 600 jobs from its head office and restructure its cargo division under its transformation programme aimed at returning to profitability.
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SaudiGulf to negotiate Boeing long-haul jet order
Middle Eastern carrier SaudiGulf Airlines is to enter talks with Boeing to acquire up to 16 long-haul aircraft.
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EASA to demand go-around risk mitigation for certification
Europe's certification authority is aiming to introduce requirements to reduce loss-of-control risks during go-around, with particular attention on the problem of somatogravic illusion.
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PICTURES: Air Baltic deploys CS300 on Moscow route
Latvia's Air Baltic has started deploying the Bombardier CS300 for flights to Moscow.
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London City air traffic control to transfer to remote tower
London City airport is to become the first site in the UK to have its air traffic control service transferred to a remote tower.
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Singapore Airlines to re-integrate cargo unit
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will re-integrate its SIA Cargo subsidiary as a division of the mainline carrier, in a move intended to improve its operating efficiency.
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US government to investigate Bombardier for aircraft dumping
The US Department of Commerce has launched an investigation to determine if Bombardier violated laws by receiving unfair subsidies and then selling CSeries aircraft to a US customer at artificially low prices, the department announces on 18 May.
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NewsPICTURE: Allegiant plans unveil of first new A320
Allegiant Air has taken delivery of its first new Airbus A320 from the manufacturer, after building its A320 family fleet around used narrowbodies.
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American pushes full premium economy rollout to late 2018
American Airlines plans to complete installation of its new premium economy cabin on widebody aircraft by the third quarter 2018, a few months later than originally scheduled.
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Rockwell has discussed middle-market aircraft
Rockwell Collins' cabin interior unit has had preliminary discussions with Boeing about the airframer's middle-of-the-market aircraft concept, a Rockwell executive tells FlightGlobal.
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Lion's Kirana appointed ambassador to Malaysia
Indonesia's president Joko Widodo has appointed the founder of Lion Air Group, Rusdi Kirana, as the country's ambassador to Malaysia.
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Alaska to open commercial flights to Paine Field in 2018
Alaska Airlines will be the first commercial carrier to offer flights from Paine Field-Snohomish County airport north of Seattle when a new terminal opens in 2018.
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PICTURE: Inquiry details turmoil in wake-hit Challenger
Investigators had no cockpit-voice information, and only limited flight-data recordings, from the Bombardier Challenger 604 involved in an in-flight upset, apparently triggered by wake from an Emirates Airbus A380.
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A380 wake upset inquiry: Offset not permitted on route
German investigators have disclosed that lateral offset procedures were not apparently permitted on the airway being flown by an Airbus A380 and a Bombardier Challenger business jet involved in a serious wake-turbulence upset over the Arabian Sea.
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PICTURE: Iran Air receives its first ATRs
Iran Air has taken delivery of its first four ATR 72-600 turboprops.
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EasyJet foresees opportunities from Alitalia's woes
EasyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall believes the UK carrier could gain from Alitalia's uncertain future, though she acknowledges that "it's very hard to read what's going to happen there".
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EasyJet opts to take A321neo
UK budget carrier EasyJet has finally opted to take the Airbus A321neo, by converting orders for 30 of the smaller A320neo which the airline has on order.
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PICTURE: Arkia revamps livery ahead of fleet renewal
Israeli leisure carrier Arkia Airlines has unveiled a vibrant new livery as it prepares to modernise its fleet.
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AirAsia signs MoU to set up airline in China
AirAsia has signed a memorandum of understanding with two Chinese partners to set up a low-cost carrier in Zhengzhou, China.
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Emirates introduced 35 long-haul jets over full year
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates received 35 long-haul aircraft over its 2016-17 financial year, as its fleet modernisation removed the Dubai-based airline's last Airbus A330s and A340s.