News from FlightGlobal – Page 86
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NewsFinnair chief executive Manner stepping down to join telecom firm
Finnair chief executive Topi Manner is stepping down from his position, and leaving the flag-carrier to take up a new role. Manner is to join telecom and digital services firm Elisa Corporation, which serves customers in Finland and Estonia, as its chief. He will move to the new position by ...
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NewsKazakh government formally seeks offers for privatising Qazaq Air
Kazakhstan’s government has formally opened invitations to potential investors for the privatisation of regional operator Qazaq Air. Qazaq Air was set up by the government in 2015 and uses a fleet of five De Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprops. It is owned by the Kazakh national wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna. “Attracting a ...
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NewsSAA restoring Star codeshares with Lufthansa Group carriers
South African Airways is restoring its Star Alliance codeshare relationship with Lufthansa Group, with a new agreement centred on Frankfurt services. The African carrier says the codeshare will provide access to the German hub as well as connections to several European destinations. SAA adds that it aims to introduce a ...
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NewsLessor BOC Aviation observes strong recovery for airlines
While noting a strong traffic and profitability recovery among airlines, lessor BOC Aviation expects supply chain challenges to continue slowing aircraft deliveries.
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NewsNow confident in 787 deliveries, American plots 2024 European expansion
American Airlines has increasing confidence in Boeing’s ability to deliver 787s as planned, prompting the airline to finally move forward with plans to launch new routes to Europe in 2024.
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NewsA320 triggered altitude alarm after missing runway axis during night visual approach
French investigators believe an Airbus A320 pilot manually flew a visual approach with too much bank, and lost sight of the airport, before descending on a flightpath which was far offset from the runway centreline in Guadeloupe. The Air France aircraft was inbound from Martinique at night on 11 February ...
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NewsAustralian competition watchdog extends Qantas-Emirates partnership
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has allowed Qantas and Emirates to continue coordinating their operations for another five years.
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NewsRoyal Air Maroc to take more 737 Max jets under lease agreement
Royal Air Maroc is to introduce another batch of Boeing 737 Max jets, as part of a package of aircraft acquired through US-based Air Lease. The Moroccan flag-carrier is to take four 737 Max 8s and a single 737-800 under the long-term lease agreement. Air Lease says the twinjets will ...
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NewsSurf Air forecasts ‘rapid growth’ in first quarterly disclosure since public listing
California start-up Surf Air Mobility has disclosed second-quarter results reflecting its recent acquisition of regional carrier Southern Airways.
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NewsSAS cleared to sell engineless A321s to US trading firm
Scandinavian carrier SAS has been cleared to proceed with selling a batch of engineless Airbus A321s, for eventual part-out, to a US entity called Spectre Air Capital. SAS is undergoing a corporate restructuring – known as SAS Forward – through a US Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. Spectre had been one ...
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NewsAAPA chief says pandemic era finally ending for airlines
The head of the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA) observes that the region’s air traffic recovery is in full swing, only held back by China’s international capacity and supply chain issues.
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NewsAir Niugini picks A220 as Fokker fleet replacement
Air Niugini will acquire 11 new Airbus A220s to replace its aging fleet of Fokker regional aircraft.
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NewsFiji Airways eyes China expansion, ‘deeper’ USA network as A350 fleet grows
Fiji Airways is looking at expanding its North America and Asia networks – possibly flying to Mainland China for the first time – as it grows its Airbus A350 fleet.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr threatens legal action over seized An-124
Volga-Dnepr has reportedly threatened legal action against the Canadian government over its seizure of one of its Antonov An-124 freighter aircraft.
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NewsSouthwest to add crew base at Nashville International next year
Southwest Airlines plans to add a crew base at Nashville International airport in the second quarter of 2024 that will start with 150-250 pilots and eventually house 500-600 pilots.
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NewsGerman air force accelerates A340 retirement after technical fault scuppers ministry trip
Germany’s air force is to withdraw two Airbus A340s used for governmental flights after a recurring technical incident forced the cancellation of a high-level foreign ministry visit.
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NewsPegasus sees post-Covid travel boom ebbing after ‘strong’ second quarter
Pegasus has reinstated its strategic focus on boosting load factors and ancillary revenues as the post-Covid travel boom subsides in the second half of 2023.
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NewsEthiopian to complement London Heathrow service with revived Gatwick route
Star Alliance carrier Ethiopian Airlines is to reinforce its operations to the UK, with a new service to London Gatwick which will commence in winter this year. Ethiopian Airlines says it will serve the route from Addis Ababa three-times weekly from 21 November. The carrier will use Airbus A350-900s on ...
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NewsAsiana, Jin Air see strong international traffic growth
South Korean carriers Asiana Airlines and Jin Air continued to enjoy an international recovery in the second quarter, with Jin citing strong Japanese and Southeast Asian passenger markets.
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NewsJapan’s Skymark in the red despite record quarterly passenger traffic
Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines was loss-making in the first-quarter, despite seeing passenger volumes hit record highs amid strong domestic travel demand.