Latest Airlines news – Page 177
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NewsAirbus and Qatar Airways wrestle over right to resell rejected A350s
Among the legal jousts between Airbus and Qatar Airways arising from their court clash is an attempt by the airline to prevent the airframer from reselling A350s built for the carrier but individually cancelled after Qatar’s refusal to take delivery. Airbus has been cancelling A350s which had been completed and ...
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NewsHarbour Air plans first flight of certifiable electric Beaver by end-2023
Canadian regional operator Harbour Air will not begin flight testing a certifiable version of its modified electric-powered seaplane until late 2023, blaming supply chain issues and a revised development process for the delay.
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NewsJazeera turns in first-quarter profit as travel rebounds
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways has generated a first-quarter net profit of KD3.8 million ($12.4 million), contrasting with last year’s loss of KD5.2 million for the period. It attributes the performance to a sharp increase in passenger numbers as travel restrictions were lifted in Kuwait. Revenues for the three months ...
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NewsFinnair seeks to rebalance network as airspace closures impede recovery
Finnair is having to cope with contrasting scenarios on its route network, with European, US and southern Asian routes showing evidence of normalisation, while the carrier is facing travel restrictions in northern Asia and the effects of closed Russian airspace. As a result of this situation, and the rising fuel ...
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NewsQatar loses court bid to force Airbus to build cancelled A321neos
Qatar Airways has lost a bid to force Airbus to continue producing A321neo jets, after a judge in London dismissed a request from the airline after the airframer cancelled Qatar’s order for 50 of the type. FlightGlobal was in London’s High Court to hear the ruling on 26 April, which ...
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NewsHawaiian Airlines ties up with SpaceX’s Starlink for high-speed connectivity
US operator Hawaiian Airlines is to use the Starlink satellite system to provide high-speed internet services on its aircraft, claiming to be the first major carrier to tie up with the network. Starlink is the low-Earth orbit satellite network developed and deployed by private firm SpaceX, intended to enable internet ...
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NewsSoutheast Asia starts edging away from passenger Covid-19 tests
Singapore and Thailand have dropped onerous Covid-19 testing policies for passengers, as the focus shifts to passengers’ vaccination status.
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NewsITA prepares to put initial A350 into intercontinental service
Italian carrier ITA Airways is preparing to put its initial Airbus A350-900 into service on its network of American and Asian routes this summer. The first of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered twinjets has been undergoing preparatory test flights at Toulouse before entering operation. ITA states that the aircraft will join ...
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NewsRussian government subsidises airlines in bid to maintain domestic traffic
Russia’s government is to allocate Rb100 billion ($1.2 billion) in support measure to the country’s airlines aimed at compensating for the effect of sanctions on the air transport sector. The programme is the subject of a 21 April governmental order, signed by prime minister Mikhail Mishustin. It states that the ...
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NewsMAVCOM, Malaysia Airports indicate resurgence in air travel
Malaysia saw strong air traffic rights applications following reopening of borders on 1 April, while Malaysia Airports reports that international traffic is picking up.
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NewsAeroflot Group board to discuss redemption of A330 leases
Aeroflot Group’s board is to discuss the possibility of early redemption for leases on Airbus A330s by the Russian flag-carrier. The airline has a dozen A330-300s in its fleet, all powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines. Only one appears to be in service, operating long-haul routes including the domestic Moscow-Yakutsk ...
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NewsS7’s participation in Oneworld alliance temporarily suspended
Russian carrier S7 Airlines’ participation in the Oneworld alliance has been temporarily suspended owing to the impact on services triggered by sanctions on Russia’s air transport system. S7 says that the decision to “suspend the agreement” with Oneworld from 19 April was made jointly, and that bilateral pacts with partner ...
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NewsIrAero urges government intervention over Superjet engine maintenance
Russian carrier IrAero is seeking support to resolve the problem of operating Irkut Superjet 100s given the effect of sanctions on engine supply to the type. The Siberian airline has 10 Superjets in its fleet. The type is fitted with SaM146 engines, produced by the PowerJet joint venture between France’s ...
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NewsRoyal Jordanian medium-haul fleet renewal central to recovery strategy
Royal Jordanian Airlines is negotiating a fleet modernisation which is focused on replacing and expanding the short- and medium-haul jets operated by the Middle Eastern carrier. The airline outlined an expansion strategy during its annual general meeting on 18 April. Royal Jordanian, which is trying to recover from the impact ...
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NewsSIA Group sees traffic leap in March as restrictions ease
Singapore Airlines Group expects to operate at 61% its pre-pandemic capacity by May, as its carriers see a “significant increase” in traffic following the easing of travel restrictions.
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NewsCapital A calls for further easing of Covid-19 restrictions
Two senior executives involved with the AirAsia Aviation Group have called for Covid-19 travel restrictions to be further eased, as Thai AirAsia X names a new chief executive officer.
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NewsChinese travel restrictions crush March air traffic
China’s war on coronavirus continues to hammer China’s three largest carriers, causing domestic traffic in March to plunge sharply.
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NewsChina Eastern returns 737-800 to service, a month after fatal crash
China Eastern Airlines has returned a small number of Boeing 737-800s to service, flight recording data suggests, nearly a month after the type was involved in a fatal crash in southern China.
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NewsUK start-up Sentra agrees A330 lease
US lessor Air Lease has disclosed that it is placing a used Airbus A330-200 with a UK start-up identifying itself as Sentra Airways. The twinjet will be delivered to the carrier this summer, says the lessor, the first aircraft in the carrier’s fleet. Air Lease has given little detail about ...
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NewsIndia restricts 90 SpiceJet pilots from flying 737 Max
India’s civil aviation regulator has barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Boeing 737 Max until they have been sufficiently re-trained.