Fleets – Page 16
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NewsEmirates operating over 100 A380s as half-year profits surge
Middle Eastern operator Emirates Group has turned in a first-half net profit of just over Dhs10 billion ($2.7 billion), with carrier Emirates contributing Dhs9.4 billion to the total. The group says the figure, to 30 September, is a record for its interim performance and it adds that it expects customer ...
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NewsWould-be operator Global picks Avia Solutions division for interior A380 refurbishment
Would-be Airbus A380 operator Global Airlines has recruited a division of Avia Solutions Group to refurbish the cabin of its initial aircraft. Global Airlines says work on the aircraft, to be carried out by UK-based JetMS Completions, is set to begin in January next year. The start-up operator says the ...
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NewsIndiGo to ground over 30 jets in early 2024 amid mounting PW1100G engine issues
IndiGo expects to ground more than 30 aircraft in the first quarter of 2024 as it continues to deal with the fallout from technical issues impacting the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine.
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NewsMadagascar Airlines suspends long-haul flights as financial situation becomes ‘critical’
Madagascar Airlines has declared that its financial situation is “critical” and it intends to implement urgent measures including withdrawing long-haul services and focusing on its domestic network. The carrier emerged in April last year, in the post-pandemic period, but accumulated losses of $25 million over the course of nine months ...
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NewsEVA Air orders A350-1000s as part of $10bn fleet renewal
EVA Air has selected the Airbus A350-1000 for long-haul fleet renewal, as part of a $10.1 billion deal that will also see commitments for 15 A321neos.
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NewsUkraine’s Supernova plans all-cargo transatlantic services to US destinations
Ukrainian carrier Supernova Airlines is seeking to open widebody freighter services to US destinations, initially New York. The airline is affiliated with the e-commerce and logistics companies Nova Post and Nova Global, and has a pair of Antonov An-26s leased from United Arab Emirates-based Expedition Aviation. Nova Global says it ...
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NewsCollectors offered parts of BA 747-400 which carried BOAC heritage livery
Three years after British Airways withdrew its last Boeing 747s from service, the aircraft which bore the BOAC heritage livery is being dismantled and its parts offered to collectors. The aircraft (G-BYGC) was the first of three 747-400s, along with an Airbus A320, to be painted in retro schemes to ...
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NewsRyanair cautions over 737 Max deliveries as it sets out full-year profit forecast
Ryanair is expecting full-year net profit of up to €2.05 billion ($2.2 billion) despite higher fuel costs and uncertainties over Boeing 737 Max deliveries. The airline cautions that up to 10 of the 57 737s due for delivery before summer 2024 could be delayed until the winter season. “We are ...
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NewsMiddle East air transport recovery faster than expected: Boeing regional sales chief
Middle Eastern air transport activity has recovered more sharply than expected post-pandemic, Boeing’s sales chief for the region believes, with Saudi Arabia becoming a particular focal point. Boeing’s latest commercial market outlook shows demand for 3,025 aircraft in the Middle East over the next 20 years. This figure includes 1,350 ...
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NewsIndiGo ramps up mitigation measures as GTF groundings grow
IndiGo is maintaining its full-year capacity guidance as it intensifies mitigation measures in response to news that more of its Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF)-powered aircraft will be grounded in the coming months.
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NewsIndiGo overcomes seasonal weakness to report profitable second quarter
IndiGo recorded a positive result in its seasonally weakest July-September period for the first time in five years, extending its profitable run to four quarters
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NewsNorwegian extends 737NG contracts to counter Max delays and tight leasing market
Norwegian is signing lease extensions for some of its Boeing 737-800s amid delays in the delivery of 737 Max 8 jets and a tightening market for leased aircraft caused by groundings related to Pratt & Whitney geared turbofans
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NewsTurkish turns to lessors to meet short-term fleet requirements
Turkish Airlines is turning to the lessor market to ensure its growth plans remain on track amid delays in finalising its major fleet order and aircraft availability.
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NewsAllegiant’s first 737 Max delivery pushed to 2024
US-based ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant Air reports that delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max has been delayed until next year.
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NewsNorwegian cuts weight of on-order Max jets as it ‘pushes hard’ on costs
Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian is working on raft of measures to offset the impact of the high-cost environment, including through the removal of certain “add-ons” from its incoming Boeing 737 Max jets.
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NewsLufthansa sees no impact on 2024 capacity despite GTF issue grounding 20 aircraft each day
Lufthansa Group expects to ground 20 aircraft each day during 2024 because of continuing issues with Pratt & Whitney geared-turbofan (GTF) engines, but chief executive Carsten Spohr believes the mitigation measures it has in place mean capacity plans will not be impacted.
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NewsUzbek start-up Air Samarkand begins building Airbus fleet with initial A330
Uzbekistan-based start-up Air Samarkand is set to open services from the city whose name it bears by the end of this year. The new airline intends to operate Airbus flights from Samarkand to cities in Turkey, Vietnam, China, Malaysia and Indonesia. Samarkand is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan after the ...
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NewsJetBlue expects P&W engine issues to ground at least six aircraft through 2024
JetBlue Airways expects six of its Airbus A321neos to be grounded by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine issues by year’s end – and for that number to rise.
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NewsKuwait Airways weighs long-haul freighter options as it seeks to build cargo division
Kuwait Airways is weighing the Boeing 777F and the Airbus A350F as it looks to enhance its cargo division, a strategy through which it expects to acquire a fleet of dedicated freighters. Newly-appointed chairman Abdulmohsen Alfagaan, speaking to FlightGlobal at the Arab Air Carriers Organization conference in Riyadh, stressed the ...
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NewsComac delivers first ARJ21 converted freighters
Comac has delivered its first pair of ARJ21 converted freighters, as the airframer hails the “solid step forward” for China’s aerospace sector.