News from FlightGlobal – Page 860
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PICTURE: FastJet unveils livery ahead of launch
Pan-African low-cost carrier FastJet has unveiled its livery one week before tickets go on sale to the public. The Stelios Haji-Ioannou-backed airline...
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Bombardier confirms talks with Russians on local production
Bombardier Aerospace confirms it is in contact with Russian officials about the possibility of starting local production. "We're having in this preliminary...
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AirAsia X records loss of M$29m in first-half 2012
AirAsia X has posted a loss after tax for the six months ended 30 June 2012 of Malaysian dollars (M$) 29.1 million ($9.53 million), an improvement from a...
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Lufthansa installs new A330 simulator at Berlin
Lufthansa's pilot-training division has commissed a new Airbus A330-200 full-flight simulator at its Berlin Schonefeld facility. The simulator, from...
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AirAsia X plans to offer 790.1 million IPO shares
AirAsia X has issued a prospectus detailing plans to offer up to 790.1 million shares in an initial public offering (IPO). The offer accounts for 33.3%...
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Southwest to take over two AirTran routes to San Juan
Southwest Airlines will convert two San Juan routes operated by its subsidiary AirTran Airways to Southwest flights from 14 April 2013, marking the first...
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Frontier sale to be resolved in early 2013, says Republic
Republic Airways Holdings will begin meeting prospective buyers of its low-cost subsidiary Frontier Airlines this month, and aims to decide on a sale in...
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Ryanair joins EasyJet in expanding reserved seating option
Ryanair will extend its reserved seating option from four to six rows, effective 1 November, with the addition of rows 5 and 15 to the paid-for ancillary...
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NovoAir to launch services with ex-Flybe ERJ-145s
NovoAir of Bangladesh plans to launch domestic services next month with a pair of Embraer 145 aircraft, which were previously operated by European carrier...
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EasyJet adds 10 summer 2013 routes from London bases
EasyJet will launch 10 new services from its four London bases - Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Southend - in the summer of 2013. The carrier will introduce...
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IN FOCUS: MRO consolidation leads to different airline supplier environment
Airlines are facing a changing maintenance, repair and overhaul market. The sector has been consolidating for some time and continues to evolve. Various...
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NewsSandy's impact on airline financials too early to tell
The jury remains out on the impact of superstorm Sandy on the financials for airlines, as operations creep back to normal. Airlines had cancelled 18,445...
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Ethiopian finalises 787 component MRO deal with LHT
Ethiopian Airlines has contracted Lufthansa Technik (LHT) for component support on its Boeing 787 fleet. The carrier inked a 10-year total support...
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Air France continues review of CityJet's future
Air France is no closer to a decision on its future strategy for Irish subsidiary CityJet, with the mainline carrier still considering a range of options...
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Lufthansa expects 'noticeable' operating loss in 2012
Lufthansa Group plans to introduce new cost-cutting measures after most of its subsidiaries recorded lower year-on-year operating profits for the first nine...
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NewsPICTURES: Royal Brunei Airlines unveils new livery
Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) has unveiled a new livery and logo as part of its rebranding strategy. The airline has painted an Airbus A319 aircraft...
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Air France-KLM makes third quarter profit gains
Air France-KLM improved group operating profits by more than a quarter to reach €506 million ($655 million) for the three months ending September 2012. The...
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NewsFirst class delays American 777-300 launch
American Airlines has delayed the commercial launch of its Boeing 777-300ER to 31 January 2013 from 13 December due to production issues with the first class...
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British Airways to axe Gatwick-Manchester link
British Airways has announced the suspension of its flights from London Gatwick airport to Manchester airport. The domestic link will be withdrawn...
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NewsQuest debut's Timberline interior and announces a dozen sales to China
Quest Aircraft is debuting the new Timberline interior for its Kodiak single-engine turboprop at the show where it announced a dozen orders for the ten-seat aircraft from China's Blue Eagle Aviation Investment Management, China.