All Airlines articles – Page 376
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Airline BusinessAsia-Pacific April deliveries collapse amid travel restrictions
Asia-Pacific airlines received just two new aircraft during April 2020, as travel restrictions stemming from the coronavirus epidemic played havoc with delivery schedules. Only two Chinese carriers received new jets, according to Cirium fleets data. Loong Air took an Airbus A320neo and Chengdu Airlines took a Comac ARJ21. ...
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NewsAir New Zealand to add more domestic flights, but no cheap fares
Air New Zealand is preparing to add more domestic flights as the country eases lockdown restrictions but warns that cheap fares will not be available. The carrier said today it plans to fly to most domestic airports when New Zealand moves to Level 2 of its lockdown, adding destinations such ...
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NewsAvianca voluntarily files for Chapter 11 protection
Latin American operator Avianca is voluntarily filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with a New York court, to give the company time to re-organise its business. Avianca Holdings says the filing request, with the Southern District of New York bankruptcy court, is “necessary” given the “unpredictable impact” of the coronavirus ...
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NewsQuarantine scenario draws contempt from UK airline and crew circles
Airline and cockpit crew representatives have condemned indications by UK prime minister Boris Johnson that he is prepared to introduce quarantine measures for inbound passengers to the UK. Johnson spoke on 10 May, outlining “conditional” steps towards easing the lockdown imposed on the country in March following the coronavirus outbreak. ...
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NewsSouthwest to generate $815m from selling, leasing back 20 737s
Southwest Airlines has signed agreements to sell and lease back 20 Boeing 737s in a transaction expected to generate $815 million in proceeds for Southwest.
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NewsCircumstances of fatal Austin runway incident remain obscure
Circumstances of the fatal runway incident at Austin-Bergstrom airport which involved an arriving Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 have yet to become clear, with air-ground communications providing little further detail on the sequence of events. The airport’s operator has described the area in which the 7 May incident took place as ...
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NewsAirbus delivered nearly 100 fewer aircraft over first four months
Airbus delivered just 14 aircraft during April as the full effects of the coronavirus crisis on its production operation became evident, a total down by 80% on the 70 deliveries achieved in the same month last year. The airframer registered only a single order – for nine A320neo-family jets from ...
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NewsAir France-KLM targets 60% capacity recovery by year-end
Air France-KLM expects to operate 20% of previously planned capacity during the third quarter but raise the level to 60% by year-end.
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NewsMango 737 ground-collision crew opted against safer taxi route
South African investigators have stated that Johannesburg airport ground control should have instructed pilots of a Mango Boeing 737-800 to deviate from a taxiway, rather than give them the option, before the aircraft struck a taxiing Comair jet. But the inquiry into the incident, on 19 April last year, makes ...
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NewsAir Europa deal still makes sense but work to do to complete: Walsh
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh believes its planned acquisition of Spanish carrier Air Europa still makes strategic sense but notes work is still ongoing regarding pricing and competition issues before a decision on completion can be made. The Iberia and Vueling parent in early November outlined its plan to acquire ...
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NewsIAG scales back planned deliveries to 75 over next three years
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG now expects to take delivery of 75 aircraft over the next three years as it reduces its fleet requirements in line with expectations that passenger demand will not return to pre-crisis levels before 2023. The new fleet plan marks a reduction of 68 on ...
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NewsWalsh to step down in September as IAG eyes ‘meaningful’ return in July
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh will step down in September as the British Airways and Iberia parent aims for a “meaningful” return of services in July. Walsh, who has led the group since is inception, was originally due to step down in March but delayed the move as the coronavirus ...
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NewsUnited outlines workforce reduction measures as union battle flares
United Airlines continues to reduce its workforce, disclosing plans to lay off broad swaths of office staff, warning of pilot furloughs and, facing union backlash, pitching a new voluntary leave programme.
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NewsQatar Airways to make ‘substantial’ job cuts
Qatar Airways is to axe a “substantial number” of jobs as the global aviation industry faces a “grim” global outlook with no foreseeable improvement, the airline’s chief executive has told employees.
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NewsTrans-Tasman bubble efforts gather pace
A joint Australia-New Zealand business-led initiative has set up a new group to develop proposals for reopening the border between the two countries to drive travel as they recover from the Covid-19 crisis. Both Australia and New Zealand are currently closed to non-residents and anyone entering must undergo a 14-day ...
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NewsA380 finally lands freighter role with LHT modification
German maintenance specialist Lufthansa Technik is working on a conversion for an Airbus A380 as part of its effort to offer temporary passenger-to-cargo modification services. Lufthansa Technik has not identified the customer but states that it has been awarded the technical and engineering task to support the “operational change” for ...
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Airline BusinessAsia’s bullish LCC orderbook confronts a bear trap
Following epic orders in the aviation bull market of the 2010s, Airbus and Boeing have significant exposure to the fate of the four major low-cost carrier groups in the Asia-Pacific. The 2010s were a heady time for Asia-Pacific low-cost carrier bosses such as AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes, Lion Air’s Rusdi Kirana, ...
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NewsAlaska seeks to cut monthly cash burn to $200 million by June
Alaska Air Group reported a $321 million operating loss during the first quarter as it seeks to reduce costs during the coronavirus downturn, which is a far cry from the same period in 2019 when the carrier generated $25 million in operating profit. The parent company of Alaska Airlines and ...
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NewsAirlines would struggle under empty-seat rule: IATA
IATA is opposing any regulation that would require airlines to leave empty seats between passengers, arguing that such a measure would severely affect operators’ economic prospects and yet deliver no “significant improvement in safety” for travellers. Keeping middle seats empty on narrowbodies with standard 3-3 cabin layouts will reduce capacity ...
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NewsQantas puts up another three 787-9s for $350 million
Qantas has secured an additional A$550 million ($350 million) in debt funding, secured against three wholly owned Boeing 787-9s. In March, the airline secured a A$1.05 billion, 2.75% interest loan for 10 years, posting as collateral seven of 11 787-9s described as unencumbered aircraft and “bought with cash in recent ...