All Airlines articles – Page 305
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NewsBreeze takes delivery of first Embraer 190
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered the first of 15 Embraer 190 jets to US start-up airline Breeze Airways.
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NewsUS Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as DOT head
The US Senate has confirmed Pete Buttigieg to lead the Department of Transportation (DOT) in the administration of President Joe Biden by a vote of 86-13.
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NewsBoeing flags weakness on a third of 777X backlog
Boeing has warned that over a third of its firm order backlog for the 777X – a total of 118 aircraft – is at risk due to the financial condition of its customers and delays to the development of the new widebody twinjet. In its annual report for the ...
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NewsMyanmar’s Yangon International airport closed after military coup
Myanmar has shut its primary gateway Yangon International airport, after the military seized power on 1 February.
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NewsBiden meets with Republicans on Covid relief package
US President Joe Biden on 1 February met with a group of Republican senators at the White House to discuss their proposed $618 billion coronavirus relief package, while his administration continues to call for a $1.9 trillion stimulus to help the US economy weather the pandemic. Nine of the Republican ...
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Airline BusinessTraffic data shows how pandemic upset traditional hub dominance in 2020
Trying to make sense of the passenger traffic data for 2020 at airports is a nigh on impossible task given the dramatic declines reported across the globe. For an industry coming off the back of a decade of non-stop growth, at largely above-trend rates, the levels of traffic falls are ...
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NewsRyanair suffers heaviest traffic fall in January since crisis peak
Traffic figures from Ryanair, Europe’s biggest carrier by passenger numbers and the first in the region to report data for January, illustrate the extent to which heightened travel restrictions have further hit demand.
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NewsSlow vaccination campaigns bad news for airlines: AAPA chief
The lethargic rollout of coronavirus vaccines will delay any recovery for the airline sector, according to Association of Asia Pacific Airlines director general Subhas Menon.
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NewsSummit amends Dornier 228 ice procedures after dual-engine flame-out
Canadian operator Summit Air Charters has modified icing procedures after an incident in which both engines on a Dornier 228 flamed out just after take-off on a service to Yellowknife. The turboprop had been departing the remote Cahcho Kue in the Northwest Territories on 19 January, according to a Transport ...
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NewsAir Belgium set to enter the all-cargo market
Air Belgium is set to enter the all-cargo market with four aircraft and holds the ambition of expanding to six units by the end of the year.
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NewsRyanair eyes slow-then-sudden 2021 recovery
Ryanair expects a gradual recovery in the spring to be followed by a “substantial” return to flying through the summer, as desperate northern Europeans rush back to holiday destinations. Noting that the carrier is “already seeing a rise in bookings into the period”, group chief executive Michael O’Leary said during ...
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In depthAirline industry embarks on global vaccine challenge
Aviation contributed to the spread of Covid-19 and has suffered more than many sectors from the economic and health crisis it created. Now the industry is leading the fight back by transporting vaccine consignments around the world.
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In depthPassenger to cargo conversions boom, but can it last?
The P2F market has been a rare growth area of aviation in the past 12 months as demand for cargo flights outstrips capacity. But as passenger flights, able to carry belly freight, resume in earnest, some fear the many new entrants may face a saturated market.
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NewsVietjet profitable in 2020, banks on ancillary revenue and cargo
Vietjet Air reports a profitable year in 2020 despite the pandemic, banking on ancillary revenue and cargo.
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NewsJAL cuts earnings forecast citing pandemic uncertainty
Japan Airlines (JAL) has sharply reduced its profit and revenue forecasts for the 2020 financial year, as it reports significant nine-month losses.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ flag steep full-year losses from pandemic impact
China’s three largest carriers are expecting to swing firmly into the red for the year ended 31 December 2020.
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NewsIndustry groups urge US government to reject domestic testing requirement
A coalition of travel industry lobby groups and unions is urging the new US administration to reject a coronavirus testing mandate for domestic air travel similar to the one that was introduced for international arrivals earlier this week.
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NewsUnited warns 14,000 employees their jobs may be in danger
United Airlines has put 14,000 employees on notice that their jobs are once again in danger when the second round of US government financial aid set aside for airline payroll support expires on 31 March.
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NewsGermany shuts border to travellers from Ireland and Portugal
Germany has shut its border to two fellow European Union nations in an effort to halt the spread of coronavirus mutations that are more-easily transmitted.
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NewsPSA returns CRJs to service after inspections
Regional carrier PSA Airlines is again flying its MHIRJ CRJ jets after having grounded the aircraft for mandatory inspections, PSA parent American Airlines says.