All Airlines articles – Page 387
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NewsTegel airport operator plans temporary closure to cut costs
Berlin’s airports operator is preparing a temporary closure of the Tegel airport, and requires fresh capital to deal with the fallout of the coronavirus crisis
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NewsTicket refund burden to compound airline Q2 losses: IATA
A requirement to refund an estimated $35 billion in airline tickets during the second quarter will deepen the impact on their cash reserves on top of a projected industry loss of $39 billion for the quarter.
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NewsIcelandair to absorb regional Air Iceland Connect operation
Icelandair Group will fold the activities of Air Iceland Connect into its mainline operation and eliminate the position of the regional arm’s managing director.
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Airline BusinessHow consolidation has changed the shape of the European airline sector
Coronavirus has put development of the European airline industry on hold with the grounding of the bulk of fleets, while also raising questions over the shape of the industry that will re-emerge.
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NewsBritish Airways suspends flights from Gatwick
British Airways has suspended operations at its London Gatwick hub, citing “challenging” market conditions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Gatwick is the UK’s second-busiest airport after London Heathrow, and BA’s second-largest hub. Cirium schedules data shows that the carrier serves 75 destinations from Gatwick. Source: Gatwick Airport ...
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Airline BusinessQantas tests limits of ultra-long-haul service
Project Sunrise could see flights of 19h-plus from New York and London to Sydney - if the aircraft, passengers and crew can take the strain
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NewsEngine thrust incidents spur safety alert over biocides
European and US safety regulators are cautioning operators over the potential effects of misapplying biocides to aircraft fuel, including multi-engine loss of thrust control. The manufacturer of one type of biocide, however, has ordered a suspension to using the product after an incident which appeared not to have resulted specifically ...
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NewsThai Airways to ground most of its fleet, seeks liquidity boost
Thai Airways International will ground 69 of 82 aircraft in its fleet and is looking for ways to boost finances as it battles the coronavirus crisis. The carrier said on 30 March that the figure excludes budget unit Thai Smile, which continues to operate domestic flights. Low-cost rival Thai AirAsia ...
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NewsJin Air uses 777 aircraft for cargo-only flights
South Korea’s Jin Air is the latest to deploy passenger planes on pure cargo operations as the coronavirus crisis wipes out business and leisure travel worldwide. The budget carrier says it will use its Boeing 777-200ER aircraft for cargo flights on the Incheon-Taipei route from 30 March to 13 April ...
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NewsAir NZ braces for $3 billion revenue plummet, starts layoffs
Air New Zealand has detailed how the coronavirus pandemic has all but wiped out its revenue this year and says it will start the process of laying off up to 3,500 workers this week In an email to staff, chief executive Greg Foran says revenue is on track to plummet ...
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NewsShort-time work begins for Lufthansa cabin crew and ground staff
Lufthansa has agreed short-time working arrangements with flight attendants and ground staff after suspending much of its operation amid the coronavirus crisis. Deals struck with trade unions and the company’s works council cover “at least” 27,000 of a total 35,000 employees, Lufthansa says. It adds that an agreement with pilot ...
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NewsAir New Zealand operates first Shanghai cargo flight
Air New Zealand is operating a cargo flight to Shanghai for the first time, as freight operations become “a really important part of what we do in the next quarter”. The carrier will deploy a Boeing 787-9 for the service, which departs Auckland around midnight today, carrying local food exports. ...
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NewsEurocontrol: All-cargo flights stay level as passenger traffic collapses
Efforts to maintain supply lines during the coronavirus crisis has meant all-cargo flights have barely declined in Europe despite the wipe-out of passenger operations across the continent. Pan-European air navigation organisation Eurocontrol states that, on 26 March, it logged 1,127 all-cargo flights – a fall of just 1% on the ...
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NewsAir Canada to cut 16,500 workers
Air Canada says it is cutting 16,500 employees and slashing its network by up to 90% in April and May, confirming earlier reports in Canadian media.
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NewsPassenger sues five Canadian carriers
Canadian airlines Air Canada, WestJet, Swoop, Air Transat and Sunwing have been accused of breach of contract in a class action lawsuit filed in the province of British Colombia for refusing to give passengers refunds to purchased tickets after the coronavirus severely impacted both domestic and international air travel.
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NewsMahan A310 crew overran after displaced threshold blunder
Iranian investigators have found that a Mahan Air Airbus A310-300 crew mistakenly landed long and overran at Yerevan after failing to check which end of the landing runway was subject to a displaced threshold. The A310, arriving from Tehran on 26 May last year, had been cleared for an ILS ...
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NewsRussian low-cost carrier Pobeda halts flights until end of May
Aeroflot low-cost unit Pobeda has suspended all flights until the end of May following the introduction of travel restrictions by the Russian government.
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NewsQantas pilots vote in favour of Project Sunrise pay deal
Qantas long-haul pilots have voted in favour of a deal on pay and conditions for Project Sunrise flights. The deal means existing Qantas long-haul pilots will fly Airbus A350s if an order is made for the ultra-long-haul project, Australia’s biggest airline says in a statement. Project Sunrise is the airline’s ...
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Airline BusinessThe decline and fall of India’s Jet Airways
Jet Airways has not flown in India’s skies for a year, but the epic story of India’s worst airline failure continues to resonate. Before its demise in early 2019 the Jet Airways fleet and route network was something to behold. On 30 October 2018, when the BSE Stock Exchange queried ...
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NewsThai A350 descended below 670ft while still far from Frankfurt runway
German investigators have detailed an approach incident in which a Thai Airways Airbus A350-900 descended to less than 670ft above ground while still nearly 6.5nm (12km) from touchdown at Frankfurt Main. The aircraft (HS-THF) had been inbound from Phuket, at night but in good visibility, on 1 January. While descending ...