News from FlightGlobal – Page 811
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Virgin Australia’s new 777 premium seats enter service
Virgin Australia has finally launched its revamped business and premium economy class seats on its Boeing 777-300ERs, initially starting on the Sydney-Los Angeles route.
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Restructuring VLM to strive for profit in 2017
European regional carrier VLM Airlines will seek to use six months of creditor protection to pursue a restructuring programme aimed at cutting its losses this year and returning the carrier to profit in 2017, chief executive Hamish Davidson says.
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SkyWest dampens on MRJ plans
Utah-based SkyWest Inc has dampened its tone on the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ90, as US scope clause relief remains elusive at its partners.
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EasyJet take-off incident traced to wrong runway data
Investigators believe a software anomaly in an EasyJet Airbus A319’s electronic flightbag might have resulted in its crew’s using take-off performance data for the wrong runway at Belfast.
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United 757 upset underlines need for 'startle' training
Irish investigators probing a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 in-flight upset have advised the carrier to review its guidance on training for startle effects.
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Engines shipped for Emirates' first Trent-powered A380
Engines for the first Emirates Airbus A380s to be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900s have been sent to the type’s final assembly line in Toulouse.
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Airline concerns linger over smouldering Gulf debate
Global airline executives remain concerned over potential implications of the subsidies battle between US legacy carriers and Gulf airlines, even though the issue appears to have largely fallen off the industry's radar.
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EasyJet still weighing A321 as higher-density A320s arrive
EasyJet is expecting to take delivery of its first higher-density Airbus A320 this month, but is still weighing the possibility of acquiring the larger A321.
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Undisclosed customer orders 20 A330s
Airbus has secured orders for 20 A330s from an undisclosed customer, the airframer’s backlog figures have revealed.
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E190 and MRJ to form J-Air's core fleet
J-Air says its incoming fleet of Embraer E-Jets are not deemed as “short-term” assets, despite the impending arrival of the first of its 32 Mitsubishi MRJ regional jets in 2021.
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China Eastern gets EFB approval for Airbus and Boeing jets
China Eastern Airlines has secured approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to install electronic flight bags on Airbus A320s, Boeing 737s and 777s.
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Cebu A320 inspection showed evidence of tree strike
Investigators are looking into an incident in which a Cebu Pacific Airbus A320 apparently struck trees while landing at Sibulan airport in the Philippines.
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Lessors unlikely to manage 50% of fleet within 10 years: Ascend
Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy believes it is unlikely the share of the world's passenger fleet that is managed by lessors will reach 50% within the next 10 years.
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PICTURES: Tianjin Airlines takes A330; hints at A350
Tianjin Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330, and said that the type, together with A350s and A320s, will form the core of its fleet going forward.
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Cebu Pacific to up Manila-Doha frequency
Cebu Pacific plans to up its Manila-Doha service on 9 July.
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Monarch boosts UK summer network
UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines is adding new routes from Birmingham, Manchester and London Gatwick this summer.
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Lufthansa Group cuts first-quarter loss despite revenue slip
Lufthansa Group is maintaining its full-year earnings forecast after reducing its operating losses for the first quarter, despite a decline in revenues.
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LATAM's northeast Brazil hub pushed back by crisis
LATAM Airlines Group is unlikely to announce the site of a planned hub in Brazil’s northeast this year, as the country’s political turmoil puts the decision on hold.
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NewsPICTURES: LATAM flies new livery 767 to collect Olympic flame
The first LATAM Airlines Group aircraft painted in the carrier’s new livery will arrive in Brasilia tomorrow morning bearing the Olympic flame.
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New Delta chief hits the ground running
Delta Air Lines new chief executive Ed Bastian has plenty of work ahead of him, with numerous projects from customer-facing product improvements to fleet renewal underway.