News from FlightGlobal – Page 685
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PICTURES: Fiji Airways receives first 737 Max
Fiji Airways has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8, an aircraft that joins Fiji's fleet of 737-700s and 737-800s.
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Avianca, Copa and United reach joint venture accord
Avianca, Copa Airlines and United Airlines have reached an accord on an immunised joint venture that will see them cooperate on flights between Latin America and the USA.
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WestJet hires Muehlen as chief commercial officer
Canadian discounter WestJet has hired Malaysia Airlines executive Arved von zur Muehlen as chief commercial officer, a new title at the company.
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Unions present BA with joint pay demand
Three unions have submitted joint pay and incentives demand to British Airways.
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Chile's Jetsmart delays Argentina launch dates
Santiago de Chile-based low-cost carrier Jetsmart has delayed the launch of flights to Argentina due to delays in delivery of an Airbus A320 needed to operate five planned routes.
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PICTURES: Juneyao plans international boost with 787s
Juneyao Airlines will deploy its Boeing 787-9s internationally from February 2019 on a daily service to Singapore.
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Alliance Airlines extends key BHP Nickel West contract
Alliance Airlines has retained a key contract with BHP’s Nickel West division to provide fly in, fly out transport to its mines in Western Australia for five more years.
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Indigo reaches tentative agreement to buy Wow Air
Indigo Partners has a preliminary agreement to purchase Wow Air, a deal coming less than a day after Icelandair Group pulled its offer to buy the beleaguered low-cost carrier.
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TAP takes A330neo to Chicago and Washington in 2019
TAP Air Portugal will add Chicago O'Hare and Washington Dulles to its network in 2019, moving forward with plans to expand its transatlantic network with next generation aircraft.
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Alaska to decide in 2019 whether to retain two aircraft types
Alaska Air Group will decide in 2019 if it will continue operating both Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies or shift back to a single-type fleet, says chief operating officer Ben Minicucci.
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United boosts Denver hub with Frankfurt link
United Airlines will add service to Frankfurt from its Denver hub next May, making good on plans to expand European links from the Colorado airport.
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American slims New York premium A321 schedule with Boston add
American Airlines will begin flying its premium Airbus A321 transcontinental aircraft between Boston and Los Angeles next April, as it adjusts schedules for the 17-aircraft strong fleet.
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Icelandair Group scraps Wow Air takeover
Icelandair Group has abandoned its plan to take over budget carrier Wow Air.
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UK and USA reach post-Brexit open-skies accord
The UK and the USA have reached an open-skies deal that will maintain air links between the countries after the former leaves the EU.
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Post-Brexit UK-US air services accord near as parties meet again
UK and US officials are near an agreement covering flights between the countries once the former leaves the European Union, US officials say.
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Wingo to use fifth 737 for handful of cities from Panama Pacifico
Copa Airlines low-cost affiliate Wingo will use its fifth Boeing 737 to serve a handful of destinations out of Panama Pacifico that can sustain nonstop low-cost service, says Copa chief executive Pedro Heilbron.
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Norwegian seeks yields with Miami and San Francisco move
Long-haul discounter Norwegian will begin flying to Miami International and San Francisco International airports next March, in a move to improve yields by serving both first-tier airports.
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Jetstar Japan to introduce A321LRs from 2020
Jetstar Japan will add three Airbus A321LRs to its fleet from 2020, and signalled that they may be used to open up new routes to Southeast Asia.
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Scoot to take two 787-8s from SIA order
Singapore Airlines has quietly converted two Boeing 787-10s on order to the smaller -8 variant, and allocated those aircraft to budget unit Scoot.
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Wow Air returns four aircraft in face of cash crunch
Iceland's Wow Air has returned four aircraft to lessors as its financial position continues to erode.