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NewsSIA grounds almost entire fleet in ‘greatest challenge’ ever
Singapore Airlines will slash schedules and ground almost all aircraft, as the coronavirus pandemic presents “the greatest challenge that the SIA Group has faced in its existence”. Due to the further tightening of border controls globally, SIA will cut 96% of scheduled capacity until end-April and ground 138 of 147 ...
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NewsWet-lease operator EuroAtlantic to take 787s
Portuguese wet-lease specialist EuroAtlantic Airways has signed for a pair of Boeing 787-8s, becoming the first operator of the type in the country. The carrier is taking the twinjets from AerCap, the leasing firm states. It says the two used aircraft will be delivered to EuroAtlantic in the spring of ...
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NewsIAG looks at recruiting passenger jets to serve critical freight lines
IAG is considering recruiting some of its passenger aircraft for air freight operations, to ensure that essential cargo supplies are maintained as the coronavirus crisis persists. Chief executive Willie Walsh, speaking during a 16 March briefing, said that governments “need to appreciate” that there is a strong cargo demand, and ...
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NewsIAG to accelerate retirement of older BA and Iberia aircraft
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG is considering accelerating the retirement of older aircraft in the fleet – including some Boeing 747-400s and Airbus A340-600s – as part of the capacity-reduction measures being introduced to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Speaking during a 16 March briefing, IAG chief executive Willie ...
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NewsAir France A380s and KLM 747s grounded amid major capacity cuts
Air France is to ground its Airbus A380s and its Dutch sibling carrier KLM its full Boeing 747 fleet as part of wider capacity cuts the group expects will result in in potential cuts in its ASK capacity of between 70% and 90%.
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In depthTimeline of the twists and turns in the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max
On 13 March 2019 the US essentially completed the global grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, following two fatal crashes involving the type in the space of five months.
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NewsOperators ground A380s in wake of coronavirus traffic slump
Several airlines remove all or part of fleet as part of capacity cuts
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NewsCoronavirus brings Virgin Atlantic A340 era to sudden halt
Airline grounds final three aircraft suddenly amid traffic slump
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NewsComair pushes Boeing on compensation amid ongoing Max disruption
The airline is considering fleet renewal alternatives as it seeks to accelerate talks with manufacturer over grounding of the 737 Max.
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NewsAir Canada cancels 11 737 Max orders
Air Canada says it has cancelled orders for 11 Boeing 737 Max aircraft as it reassess its needs in the wake of the troubled aircraft’s year-long grounding.
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NewsSouthwest uncertain over growth once 737 Max deliveries resume
Almost one year after the Boeing 737 Max was grounded, Southwest Airlines chief Gary Kelly has alluded to a fringe financial benefit from the Max situation as the budget carrier braces for the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Kelly says the severity of the decline has been “breathtaking”, with the ...
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NewsMalindo Air transferring 15 Boeing 737s to Batik Air
Malindo Air will begin transferring 15 Boeing 737s to its Lion Air Group sister carrier Batik Air this month, as part of measures taken to overcome challenges from the coronavirus outbreak. In a 6 March internal memo to employees seen by Cirium, Malindo’s chief executive Mushafiz Bakri says that in ...
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NewsDelta plans to cut flights, ground aircraft and hoard cash as virus hammers demand
Delta Air Lines has cut near-term capacity at least 15% and has started hoarding cash in response to the coronavirus outbreak, which has pushed Delta’s bookings down as much as 30%.
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NewsQantas grounds eight A380s for six months
Australia’s Qantas Group is to ground eight Airbus A380s for six months, as it cuts capacity by nearly a quarter over the period to September 2020. Only two A380s will remain flying, because two others are undergoing scheduled maintenance and cabin upgrades. The measures follow the continuing downturn in demand ...
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NewsTurkish Airlines still facing bottleneck for single-aisle deliveries
Turkish Airlines is expecting to have 26 Airbus A321neos in its fleet by the end of this year, rather than the 30 it had listed in its previous update. The company has outlined its fleet development schedule in a full-year results briefing. While 13 A321neos were supposed to be delivered ...
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AnalysisWhat Flybe’s demise means for the Dash 8
Flybe’s collapse is a serious blow for De Havilland Canada’s Dash 8-400 programme as the UK regional carrier was the turboprop’s largest operator.
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NewsKuwait A330-800 delivery set for third quarter
Kuwait Airways appears set to take delivery of its first Airbus A330-800 in the third quarter of this year. FlightGlobal understands, from a source familiar with the situation, that the airline is working to this timetable following the certification of the -800 in mid-February. Kuwait Airways is configuring the Rolls-Royce ...
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NewsCoronavirus hits US airlines as United slashes 10% of US flight schedules
United Airlines has slashed North American flight schedules 10% starting this spring, implemented a hiring freeze, offered staff unpaid leave and postponed some salary increases – all in response to sagging demand from the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsFlydubai bemoans growth lost from 737 Max grounding
Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai is looking to extend leases on aircraft which had been due to leave the fleet next year, to help cope with the capacity problems arising from continued grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. Flydubai has 14 Max jets. It says the airline’s fleet of 42 737-800s ...
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NewsRyanair chief leaves door open to Airbus order
Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary would be open to ordering Airbus A320s – provided the European manufacturer can come up with the right offer. “The A320 is a great aircraft,” he told Cirium at the A4E aviation summit in Brussels, although he stresses that so too is the Boeing ...