Latest Airlines news – Page 210
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NewsSIA Group reports 14% passenger load factor in May
Singapore Airlines Group’s passenger load factor reached 14% in May, and during the month carried 119,600 passengers versus 9,600 passengers in May 2020.
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NewsQantas ups Alliance E190 options in fresh domestic capacity ramp-up
Qantas has increased the number of Embraer E190s options under a wet lease agreement with regional operator Alliance Aviation, as it further boosts domestic capacity.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ see slower domestic traffic growth in May
China’s three largest airlines once again saw a significant surge in domestic passenger traffic in May, compared to a year ago — though traffic shrank slightly on a month-on-month basis.
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NewsEmirates full-year freight revenues surge despite fall in cargo volumes
Surging demand for essential freight capacity meant Emirates’ cargo revenues rose by more than 50% over the last financial year. Emirates’ SkyCargo division turned in revenues of Dhs17.1 billion ($4.7 billion) for 2020-21 compared with the previous figure of Dhs11.2 billion. This was despite a fall of around 20% in ...
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NewsStart-up Play shows off distinctive livery on A321neo
Icelandic start-up carrier Play’s first aircraft has emerged in the airline’s distinctive all-red livery. The aircraft, an Airbus A321neo, is fitted with CFM International Leap-1A powerplants. Reykjavik-based Play has obtained its air operator’s certificate and is intending to launch services in June. The carrier has listed seven initial destinations from ...
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NewsThai Airways gains final approval to embark on restructuring
Thai Airways International received court approval for its restructuring plan at a 15 June hearing, clearing the final hurdle before implementation of the proposals.
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NewsEmirates limits airline impairments to specific jets nearing retirement
Emirates recorded an impairment of Dhs500 million ($136 million) in its full-year 2020-21 figures specifically relating to certain aircraft which it does not expect to return to service before they reach end-of-life or their leases expire. Over the course of the year the carrier took delivery of three A380s and ...
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NewsTwo bidders express interest in Korea’s Eastar Jet
Suspended South Korean low-cost carrier Eastar Jet has attracted two bidders, according to local media reports.
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NewsEmirates Group unveils rare full-year loss and expects ‘patchy’ track to recovery
Emirates Group slashed its workforce by nearly a third in response to the air transport crisis, the impact of which has driven the perennially-profitable operator to a rare full-year loss of Dhs22.1 billion ($6 billion). The airline division suffered a loss of Dhs20.3 billion, in contrast to its profit of ...
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NewsGovernment indecision hindering travel pass adoption: AirAsia exec
Official indecision about travel pass apps will complicate the reopening of air traffic in Southeast Asia, according to a senior AirAsia executive.
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NewsHelvetic and SmartLynx open Basel bases for holiday routes
Swiss carrier Helvetic Airways is to open a base at Basel airport, where it will station a pair of regional Embraer E-Jets for Mediterranean services. Helvetic says the Basel operation, which commences on 10 July, is its first from the airport. It will fly to the Spanish city of Jerez, ...
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NewsRoyal Jordanian renegotiates leases to rein-in fleet costs
Middle Eastern carrier Royal Jordanian has reached an agreement with one of its major lessors, and is negotiating with three others, in a bid to reduce the airline’s fleet costs. It says it hopes to finalise talks with the remaining lessors “shortly” and save around $40 million over the next ...
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NewsAir Antwerp becomes latest Covid-19 casualty
Belgian regional carrier Air Antwerp has ceased operations.
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NewsEC transport chief urges states to be ‘bold’ over ATM reform
European transport commissioner Adina Valean is urging EU states to take a bolder approach to introducing long-strived-for modernisation of air traffic management in Europe. The Commission last September launched a fresh attempt to reinvigorate air traffic reform in Europe, proposing an upgrade to the Single European Sky (SES) regulatory framework ...
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NewsParent of collapsed Stobart Air trying to place ATR fleet with other operators
Irish regional carrier Stobart Air’s parent company, Esken, is attempting to redeploy its ATR turboprop fleet with other operators following the airline’s collapse. Esken halted its financial support to Stobart Air after cancelling a planned sale of the carrier to Isle of Man investment company Ettyl, when Ettyl’s funding arrangements ...
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NewsVietnam Airlines approved for US repatriation flights
Vietnam Airlines plans operate a series of repatriation flights to the USA from 22 June, following approvals from US authorities.
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NewsIAG carriers take up routes abandoned by Stobart Air collapse
IAG carriers have stepped up to provide an urgent temporary replacement schedule for routes left open by the sudden cessation of Stobart Air operations. Stobart Air had been conducting services under the Aer Lingus Regional franchise but ceased operations late on 11 June. Twelve routes are immediately affected by the ...
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NewsIrish regional Stobart Air ceases operations
Struggling Irish regional carrier Stobart Air has terminated its franchise agreement with Aer Lingus and is to cease operations following the collapse of a proposed purchase of the airline.
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NewsOpposition sceptical over details of SAA public-private pact
South Africa’s political opposition has expressed characteristic scepticism over the public-private partnership unveiled for flag-carrier South African Airways, questioning the financing of the proposed agreement. The Democratic Alliance says the deal includes the Takatso consortium’s acquiring a 51% stake in SAA and providing R3 billion ($220 million) in capital. But ...
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NewsSouth African government to sell majority of SAA to investor consortium
South Africa’s government is to sell a majority share in South African Airways to a consortium of investors, as part of the effort to relaunch the troubled flag-carrier. Preferred investment consortium Takatso would take a 51% stake in the airline while the government would retain the balance, as well as ...