News from FlightGlobal – Page 78
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NewsAir Astana to modify all its A321LRs with extra fuel tank
Air Astana intends to modify its entire fleet of 11 Airbus A321LRs with additional fuel tanks, following the successful launch of non-stop flights to London Heathrow from Almaty.
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NewsEasyJet names European rail executive as new finance chief
EasyJet has named Jan De Raeymaeker as its new chief financial officer in succession to Kenton Jarvis, who takes the helm of the UK low-cost carrier next year.
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NewsNigerian carrier Air Peace’s chief faces charges over alleged bid to halt fraud probe
Nigerian carrier Air Peace’s founder and chief executive, Allen Onyema, has been indicted by US authorities alleging obstruction of justice by filing false documentation intended to end a previous investigation.
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NewsEmirates aims for 50 service-entry A350 pilots as initial flight simulator approved
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is in the process of securing approval for three Airbus A350 simulators being installed ahead of its taking delivery of the twinjet type. The Dubai-based airline says it is investing some $48 million in training systems for pilots and cabin crew. Emirates has 65 A350-900s on ...
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NewsDelta to resume LA-Shanghai flights as part of broader 2025 network shift
Delta Air Lines plans next summer to resume flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai and to launch a route from Minneapolis to Copenhagen, part of the airline’s broader network shuffle.
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NewsUnited anticipates receiving first A321XLR in January 2026
United Airlines expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR in January 2026, at which point the long-range narrowbody jets will start replacing United’s ageing Boeing 757s.
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NewsDelta now expects delivery of first 737 Max 10s in 2026
Delta Air Lines is now scheduled to take its first Boeing 737 Max 10 in 2026, a year later than the US carrier previously expected to begin integrating the yet-to-be-certificated type into its fleet.
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NewsCityJet modernises CRJ900 fleet following extension of SAS pact
Regional carrier CityJet has shown off the first of its MHIRJ CRJ900s to feature the most recent livery of Scandinavian operator SAS. It has put the aircraft into service from SAS’s Copenhagen base. CityJet is also investing in the modernisation of the type’s interiors which will be carried out early ...
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NewsMandarin Airlines orders additional ATR 72
Taiwanese regional operator Mandarin Airlines has placed a firm order for a sole ATR 72-600, boosting its outstanding commitments for the type to four.
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NewsA340 operator European Cargo to open second UK base in Welsh capital
UK long-haul freight carrier European Cargo is opening a second base, at Cardiff Wales airport, expanding from its Bournemouth operation.
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NewsUS presidential election drags on Delta’s otherwise positive-looking fourth quarter
Delta Air Lines’ bookings are tracking “off trend” immediately before and after the US presidential election on 5 November, which is expected to moderately impact the carrier’s fourth-quarter revenue.
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NewsPilot union and Air Canada end labour dispute with four-year contract
Air Canada’s pilots have ratified a new four-year employment contract with the Montreal-based airline, ending a lengthy dispute that last month involved threats of a strike.
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NewsUnited plans ‘unique’ 2025 network expansion reaching Greenland and Mongolia
United Airlines is adding several international destinations to its summer 2025 schedule that could be considered off the beaten path, including cities in Greenland and Mongolia.
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NewsDelta takes profits hit from July tech outage but upbeat on rest of year
Delta Air Lines kicked off the third-quarter earnings season by expressing optimism for the rest of the year, even after reporting lower adjusted net profit following a technology outage in July.
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NewsStart-up Air Haifa takes second ATR as conflict interferes with network
Start-up Israeli carrier Air Haifa has taken delivery of a second ATR 72-600, as it negotiates the problems of expanding operations during the current conflict in the region. The airline emerged around July this year and introduced its first aircraft a couple of weeks later. “Our second aircraft is already ...
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NewsSaudi lessor AviLease acquires A350, 787 and other jets in further Avolon transaction
Saudi Arabian aircraft lessor AviLease has acquired another nine aircraft through a second transaction with Irish-based Avolon. It has not identified the aircraft types involved in the latest agreement. But Avolon shareholder Bohai Leasing says they comprise an Airbus A350, an A330neo and a Boeing 787-9 plus four Airbus A320-family ...
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NewsAeroflot switching completely to domestic software next year: chief
Russian carrier Aeroflot expects to switch fully to domestically-developed software next year as part of its digitisation strategy, its chief executive has told the country’s prime minister. Aeroflot chief Sergei Alexandrovsky informed prime minister Mikhail Mishustin during a meeting that the company had achieved “significant progress” in transforming its digital ...
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NewsAir Serbia to reinforce Chinese links with third route next year
Air Serbia is to open another long-haul route to China, with services to Shanghai Pudong from early next year. The carrier states that it will fly the Belgrade-Shanghai sector from 11 January. Air Serbia will operate a twice-weekly service during the winter season, and continue the route over summer 2025. ...
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NewsEmerald founder urges Irish leadership to tackle Dublin passenger cap
Irish regional carrier Emerald Airlines’ founder is urging the country’s leader to intervene over the controversial passenger cap being imposed on Dublin airport. The cap is the result of a legacy condition originally introduced in 2007 which limits Dublin’s overall terminal capacity to 32 million annual passengers. Emerald founder Conor ...
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NewsS7 reconfiguring A320s to capitalise on increased business-travel demand
Russian carrier S7 Airlines is reconfiguring several Airbus A320s to introduce a business-class cabin, taking advantage of rising demand for premium service. S7 is to refit 16 A320s which had previously featured an all-economy layout. It says the aircraft will be updated to have eight business seats as 156 in ...