News from FlightGlobal – Page 7
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NewsCebu Pacific expands long-haul operations with addition of Riyadh
Cebu Pacific will begin flying between Manila and Riyadh, marking the low-cost operator’s entry into Saudi Arabia.
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NewsJetBlue A320 crew startled by encounter with ‘unseen’ military tanker north of Venezuela
A JetBlue Airbus A320 crew reported a close encounter with a US Air Force tanker aircraft operating without an active transponder during climb-out from Curacao on 12 December, forcing the commercial flight to halt its ascent.
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NewsSpirit pilots and flight attendants agree to pay cuts as carrier navigates bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines’ pilots and flight attendants have approved revised employment contracts featuring concessions the carrier estimates will save $100 million annually as it seeks to emerge from bankruptcy proceedings.
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NewsNorse Atlantic cancels proposed follow-up share offering
Scandinavian operator Norse Atlantic has cancelled a proposed additional offering of shares, because the company’s stock price is below the threshold for issue. Norse had been considering the additional offering as a follow-up to a private placement disclosed in October. This offering would have comprised up to 12.09 million new ...
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NewsUnited strikes sale-leaseback deals covering 20 Max 9s with SMBC Aviation Capital
The Irish lessor disclosed the sale-leaseback agreements, which apply to Max 9s delivered in late 2025 and 2026, on 10 December.
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NewsIndiGo parent’s chair blames chaos on combination of internal and external events
Indian carrier IndiGo’s parent, InterGlobe Aviation, has blamed a combination of internal and external events for the airline’s recent widespread disruption, but insists that the situation was not the result of deliberate actions. The chair of InterGlobe Aviation, the airline’s parent, Vikram Singh Mehta says the company sought to support ...
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NewsAbra Group considers adding shorter-haul capacity to combined fleet
The parent of Colombia’s Avianca, Brazil’s Gol and Spanish wet-lease operator Wamos sees opportunities to boost regional connectivity throughout Latin America
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NewsLoganair in no rush to fill gaps left by Eastern Airways
Loganair’s growth over the past decade has largely been by filling gaps left by failed, fellow regional carriers. However, the Scottish airline’s chief executive is “very cautious” about opening new services from east of England airports vacated by Eastern Airways, which collapsed in October.
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NewsSunExpress chief to lead Eurowings as Bischof steps down
SunExpress chief executive Max Kownatzki will leave to take up the same position at Eurowings, with Marcus Schnabel becoming the new chief of the Turkish Airlines-Lufthansa Group joint venture.
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NewsJazeera Airways and Beond selected to establish charter carriers in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation regulator has selected Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways and the premium leisure carrier Beond to establish charter operations in the kingdom. The General Authority of Civil Aviation had opened a tender inviting companies to submit proposals for national charter airlines. Charter aviation has a “vital role” in meeting ...
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NewsAir Transat pilots avoid strike action with tentative labour agreement
Air Transat pilots have tentatively agreed to a new five-year contract, avoiding a strike that could have begun on 10 December
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NewsAirAsia expects A321LR deliveries to begin in 2026
Malaysia-headquartered AirAsia Group expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A321LR in 2026, as it looks to “unify” the operations of its short-haul and medium-haul units.
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NewsIndiGo ordered to cut schedules by 10% following operational meltdown
India’s civil aviation regulators have ordered IndiGo to cut its schedules by 10%, after days of widespread operational disruption.
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NewsAbra Group expands Aerolineas Argentinas codeshare to include Avianca
Abra Group has expanded its codeshare agreement with Aerolineas Argentinas to include Avianca, covering nine Colombian cities and 12 Argentine destinations as the Latin American aviation group builds its regional network.
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NewsIndiGo chief claims carrier ‘back on its feet’ after extensive disruption
Indian carrier IndiGo’s chief executive, Pieter Elbers, is claiming that the airline’s operations are “stable” and the carrier is “back on its feet” after days of widespread disruption. It has returned to all 138 destinations, he says, with flights scheduled to operate on “an adjusted network”. Elbers says the restoration ...
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NewsTrillion-dollar airline industry set for record-high profits in 2026: IATA
IATA expects the global airline industry to achieve its highest-ever profits in 2026, with European carriers having overtaken North American operators as the biggest contributors to the total.
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NewsAir Transat winds down operations amid pilot strike threat
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat is winding down operations after receiving a strike notice from the union representing its 750 pilots, with a potential strike looming on 10 December.
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NewsTurkey’s Pegasus Airlines emerges as buyer of Czech budget carrier Smartwings
Turkish budget carrier Pegasus Airlines is set to acquire Czech Airlines and its low-cost operator Smartwings in a €154 million ($180 million) transaction. Smartwings’ shareholders have been holding partnership talks for several years, notably with Israeli leisure carrier Israir. But Israir withdrew from the process earlier this year having engaged ...
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NewsIndian ministry caps fares and warns carriers not to exploit IndiGo chaos
India’s civil aviation ministry has imposed fare regulations to prevent carriers taking advantage of the widespread disruption to budget carrier IndiGo’s operations.
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NewsQatar Airways leadership suddenly changes as Hamad airport executive named new chief
Qatar Airways Group has named a new chief executive, appointing Hamad Ali Al-Khater who succeeds Badr Mohammed Al-Meer with immediate effect. The Gulf carrier has not elaborated on the sudden change in leadership, just two years after Al-Meer replaced the long-serving Akbar Al Baker who, in turn, had held the ...