All Airlines articles – Page 15
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Airline Business‘Still space for us’: SpiceJet chief on resilience and recovery amid fast-growing airline duopoly
Indian low-cost operator SpiceJet has been back from the brink several times, and its chief executive believes the airline “will continue fighting” as it looks to regain its footing in the country’s fast-changing airline sector.
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NewsWinter weather and crash at Toronto-Pearson force hundreds of Air Canada flight cancellations
Air Canada is grappling with the cascading effects of severe winter weather and the Endeavor Air MHIRJ CRJ900 crash at Toronto Pearson International airport.
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NewsAlaska Air Group pushes back 787 and 737 fleet-growth plans due to Boeing delays
More than a year after taking delivery of its first Boeing 787-9, Hawaiian Airlines is operating only two 787s and has been informed by the US airframer to expect further delays.
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Airline BusinessAlaska and Hawaiian to combine under single operating certificate in ‘near term’
Hawaiian still operates as a separate carrier and presents as its own outward-facing brand, but its network and schedules are increasingly coming under the management of Alaska Air Group.
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Airline BusinessWeek 8 2025: ‘Still premature’ to forecast impact of potential Trump tariffs
While signs suggest healthy demand for air travel worldwide leading into the Northern Hemisphere summer travel season, geopolitical tensions represent a major unknown for airlines in the year ahead.
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NewsTUI 787 landed with low fuel after chances missed for diversion and priority landing
UK investigators have found that a TUI Airways Boeing 787-8 was denied an opportunity to divert to East Midlands before declaring a low-fuel emergency during a go-around at Birmingham. The inquiry also determined that the aircraft had to fly an extended track before its second approach to Birmingham because a ...
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NewsJetBlue’s GTF engines off-wing for average of 360 days amid widespread aircraft groundings
JetBlue Airways reports that it takes roughly one year on average for its Pratt & Whitney engines to return to service once taken off-wing for inspections and repairs.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 8-14 February 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline Business2025 ‘very promising year’ but supply chain, geopolitical challenges remain: AAPA chief
After a positive – but prolonged – recovery, Asia-Pacific airlines can look to a “promising” year ahead, even amid a slower pace of growth and a slew of looming challenges, says Association of Asia Pacific Airlines chief Subhas Menon.
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NewsFlair 737 overrun: Fatigued captain pressed go-around switch instead of autothrottle disconnect
Canadian investigators have found that a Boeing 737-800 overran at Kitchener Waterloo airport after its fatigued captain inadvertently allowed thrust to increase on one engine as the other was reversing thrust after touchdown. The Flair Airlines aircraft – inbound from Vancouver in the early morning hours of 25 November 2022 ...
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NewsLatvian transport minister: Lufthansa partnership a ‘strategic asset’ to Air Baltic
Latvia’s government aims to retain at least a 25% interest in Air Baltic as the company prepares to open its capital to investors, but accepts that the carrier might have to give up some of its independence in order to flourish. Speaking to FlightGlobal on 12 February, Latvian transport minister ...
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NewsCopa ‘perfectly fine’ with revised 737 delivery schedule: CEO Pedro Heilbron
All-Boeing operator Copa Airlines anticipates taking 13 737 Max jets this year – two more than previously anticipated – under a revised delivery schedule from the US airframer.
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NewsLufthansa Technik plots major Canadian expansion with Calgary engine service site
Lufthansa Technik intends to open a massive new engine maintenance facility in Calgary where it will service the CFM International Leap-1B turbofans that power Calgary-based WestJet’s Boeing 737 Max jets.
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Airline BusinessCopa adjusts fleet-growth plan again, awaits not-yet-certificated 737 Max 10s
Another revised schedule for Boeing 737 Max deliveries will likely see Panama’s Copa Airlines taking more jets this year than previously expected – then about half as many in 2026.
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Airline BusinessNorwegian shifts focus to profitability drive as growth slows
Low-cost carrier Norwegian is embarking on a profitability drive as it bids to counter a higher cost environment amid local currency weakness and slower growth rates.
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Airline BusinessKorean Air outlines ‘economies of scale’ in Asiana integration
Korean Air has shed more light on its ongoing efforts to integrate the newly-acquired Asiana Airlines, eventually culminating in a sole entity with “enhanced competitiveness”.
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NewsLithium-ion battery guidance a ‘pre-emptive’ response to public anxiety: Korean ministry
Tighter safety management of lithium-ion batteries and electronic cigarettes on board aircraft is a “pre-emptive” response to allay public anxiety following the Air Busan Airbus A321 fire, the Korean government states. Investigators of the 28 January fire at Gimhae airport have yet to establish conclusions and the Korean transport ministry ...
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NewsUnited claims ‘world’s largest’ mainline fleet following milestone aircraft delivery
United Airlines boasts that it has overtaken competitors as the world’s largest airline by fleet size after taking delivery of its 1,000th “mainline” jet.
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NewsAir Transat and Air Europa seek shared expansion with new interline agreement
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat and Spain’s Air Europa have launched a new interline partnership intended to expand their respective reaches into the other’s domestic markets.
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NewsGol 737 Max reportedly aborts take-off after hitting vehicle on Rio runway
Preliminary reports from Brazil are indicating that a Gol Boeing 737 Max 8 has aborted take-off from Rio de Janeiro after hitting a vehicle on the runway. The incident occurred at around 22:00 on 11 February as the aircraft was departing for Forteleza. Brazilian media are quoting airport operator RIOgaleao ...