News from FlightGlobal – Page 9
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NewsUK’s One Air introduces second 777F to fleet
UK long-haul cargo carrier One Air has put a second Boeing 777F into service, operating the twinjet on routes to Hong Kong. The new 777F – registered G-ONEH – has been stationed at East Midlands airport. It has been deployed on services to Hong Kong via Frankfurt and Dubai. One ...
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NewsLeisure carrier Marabu expands fleet to a dozen A320neos
Estonian carrier Marabu Airlines is expanding its fleet of Airbus A320neos through a lease with Irish-based CDB Aviation. The leisure carrier, based in Tallinn, was established in late 2022 with links to German airline Condor’s owners. It operates a fleet of eight A320neos, conducting services out of German bases to ...
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NewsCroatia Airlines proposes capital increase through share issue to government
Croatia Airlines is convening an extraordinary general meeting over a proposal to increase the carrier’s share capital. It will discuss raising the share capital by €43 million ($50 million) by converting creditor claims into newly-issued shares. The share capital would increased to €135.38 million, the airline states in its agenda ...
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NewsChina Airlines approves Airbus and Boeing widebody acquisitions and plans to sell 747-400Fs
China Airlines has approved a plan to acquire up to 18 Airbus and Boeing passenger and freighter aircraft, and dispose of four Boeing 747-400Fs. In a disclosure to the stock exchange, it states that the package comprises five Airbus A350-1000s and five Boeing 777-9s, plus four 777-8Fs and two 777Fs. ...
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NewsFull-year profit to elude Norse Atlantic as transatlantic market softens
Norse Atlantic Airways admits that it will be unable to achieve its ambition of full-year profitability this year, after its third quarter was affected by soft transatlantic demand and one-off costs. The Scandinavian low-cost airline’s chief, Bjorn Tore Larsen, says there is “tough competition” on core transatlantic routes. This softening, ...
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NewsHong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines takes first Boeing 737 Max 9
Hong Kong-based Greater Bay Airlines has put into commercial service its first Boeing 737 Max 9, days after taking delivery of the aircraft.
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NewsRepublic Airways and Mesa Air Group combine into second-largest US regional airline
Regional airline operators Republic Airways and Mesa Air Group completed a business combination on 25 November that creates the second-largest feeder airline in the USA.
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NewsSmartLynx ‘underperformed’ after operational disruption and fall in cargo narrowbody demand
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group attributes the underperformance of its SmartLynx airline division to operational and maintenance problems last year, as well as a downturn in the cargo sector. Avia Solutions divested the Latvian division of SmartLynx during October-November, and the carrier subsequently ceased operations. The company states, in its ...
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NewsAir Canada to transfer 737 Max 8s to Rouge subsidiary
Air Canada plans to transfer all of its Boeing 737 Max 8 jets to leisure-focused subsidiary Air Canada Rouge, while Rouge-operated Airbus A320s and A321s will receive cabin upgrades and transition to Air Canada’s main fleet.
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NewsLufthansa 747-8 and A380 among types to receive centenary livery
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is to paint five additional aircraft – each a different model – with the anniversary livery celebrating the airline’s centenary. The airline has already shown off the colours on a Boeing 787-9. Source: Lufthansa Lufthansa will paint six different aircraft models including an A380 ...
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NewsLatvia’s SmartLynx ceases operations as financial situation proves insurmountable
Latvian carrier SmartLynx Airlines is ceasing commercial operations after more than three decades, just a month after its divestment by former owner Avia Solutions Group. SmartLynx chief executive Edvinas Demenius and chief financial officer Mindaugas Kazakevicius acquired the carrier with the support of a Dutch investment fund. But it filed ...
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NewsSunrise Airways suspends Port-au-Prince flights due to ongoing gang activity
Haiti’s Sunrise Airways has suspended all flights to and from Port-au-Prince, citing security concerns, as gang violence continues to disrupt aviation operations at the Caribbean nation’s capital.
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NewsNorthern Russia’s Yamal Airlines unveils revamped livery on A320
Russian carrier Yamal Airlines, headquartered near the Arctic Circle, has unveiled a new livery on an Airbus A320 twinjet. The colour scheme features a ‘ice floe’ representation of a polar bear on the fin looking up to Polaris, the star in the constellation Ursa Minor which is associated with the ...
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NewsVietjet Thailand receives first Boeing 737 Max 8
Vietjet’s Thai unit has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8, which will enter commercial service from December.
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NewsIndiGo invests to tilt fleet structure more in favour of aircraft ownership
Indian budget carrier IndiGo is to invest $820 million into a wholly-owned subsidiary as part of a strategy to increase aircraft ownership. The capital investment – which has received board approval – involves the subsidiary InterGlobe Aviation Financial Services. Funds will be “primarily deployed” towards acquisition of aviation assets, says ...
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NewsAir Astana signs for up to 50 Airbus single-aisle jets with A321LRs prominent
Kazakh carrier Air Astana intends to order up to 50 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, primarily the long-range A321LR variant, for a fleet modernisation. The tentative agreement – still a memorandum of understanding – covers a proposal for 25 firm orders and 25 purchase options, with deliveries starting in 2031. “This would ...
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NewsJazeera Airways board recommends Boodai Reliance takeover offer to shareholders
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways’ board has recommended that shareholders accept a proposed takeover offer by Boodai Reliance Real Estate. Boodai Reliance already effectively holds a majority of around 56% in Jazeera, either directly or through indirect interests. It has proposed acquiring the remaining share capital, offering a price of ...
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NewsLATAM navigates ongoing flight disruptions as pilots’ strike ends with deal
LATAM Airlines pilots have ended their strike with a new collective bargaining agreement, though some flight cancellations will continue through 24 November as the carrier restores normal operations.
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NewsNTSB identifies weather balloon as object that struck United 737 windshield
An object that struck the windshield of a United Airlines-operated Boeing 737 Max 8 cruising over Utah on 16 October has been identified by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as a high-altitude balloon used to collect atmospheric data.
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NewsSpain’s Air Europa names new chief as carrier’s ownership and fleet evolve
Spanish operator Air Europa has named Richard Clark as the company’s new chief executive, succeeding Jesus Nuno de la Rosa. Clark has had a long career with the airline, having joined in 1987, and is credited with strengthening the Madrid hub’s links with the Americas and solidifying Air Europa’s international ...