Latest Airlines news – Page 233
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NewsPortuguese government outlines fleet and job cuts to restructure TAP
Portugal’s government has indicated that a restructuring of flag-carrier TAP should involve a reduction of fleet capacity, and the cutting of 2,000 personnel. The carrier group has over 100 aircraft, including its regional division Portugalia, but the Portuguese infrastructure minister Pedro Nuno Santos, speaking during a briefing on the restructuring, ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic’s last 747-400 set to be recruited as troopship
UK long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic Airways is preparing to withdraw its final Boeing 747-400, which is set to be transformed into a US-operated troop carrier. The aircraft (G-VROY), parked at the airline’s London Heathrow maintenance hangar, has undergone an acceptance check by its lessor. FlightGlobal understands that the aircraft is ...
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NewsPAL mulls court protection to aid with restructuring
Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) lessors are bracing for a potential court protection filing by the flag carrier as part of its restructuring amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to sources close to the process.
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NewsCommission will not offer further contingency on EU airline ownership
No contingency measures will be put forward regarding ownership and control of European Union airlines as part of the preparations for potential absence of a future UK-EU relationship agreement. While the European Commission is taking emergency measures to maintain basic air connectivity and safety standards from 1 January 2021, it ...
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NewsEU transport strategy targets ‘zero-emission aircraft by 2035’
A market-ready, zero-emission aircraft by 2035, carbon-neutral scheduled collective transport for journeys under 500km by 2030, and possible quotas on low-carbon fuels are among the goals set by the European Commission in its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy.
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AnalysisCourt urged to bring Israir sale to a conclusion
Lawyers working on the auction process for Israeli leisure carrier Israir have formally requested that a court set a timeframe to bring the sale of the airline to a close. Several bidders have put forward offers for the carrier, which is owned by parent IDB. But while an initial deadline ...
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NewsInvestment firm YH Dimri makes play for Israir
Israeli leisure carrier Israir has received another approach from a potential acquirer, YH Dimri Investments, the trustee for the airline’s divestment has disclosed. YH Dimri is a holding firm with interests including construction and real estate. It has submitted a bid for Israir based on a 141 million shekel ($43.4 ...
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NewsGreenpeace loses bid to impose strict emission conditions on KLM aid
Ecological pressure group Greenpeace has lost a legal bid to impose stronger environmental conditions for state aid intended for Dutch carrier KLM. A court in The Hague has rejected the case brought by Greenpeace, which had argued that this obligation for stricter conditions rested on the government under United Nations ...
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NewsWizz creates president role as it recruits senior EasyJet and Vueling executives
Former EasyJet commercial chief Robert Carey is to take up a newly-created role at budget carrier Wizz Air, serving as the company’s president. As part of the change, Wizz Air group chief operations officer Diederik Pen is to step down from his post, to be succeeded by budget carrier Vueling’s ...
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NewsBOC Aviation seeks to enforce UK court judgement on AirAsia X
BOC Aviation has taken action to enforce a UK court judgement for AirAsia X to pay it $23.4 million in relation to aircraft leases.
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NewsVirgin Australia orders 25 Boeing 737 Max 10s, cancels previous deal
Virgin Australia, which most recently exited administration under new owners, has placed a new order for 25 Boeing 737 Max 10s, after cancelling its existing commitments for the type.
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NewsEl Al increases authorised share capital
Shareholders of Israeli flag-carrier El Al have approved an increase in the company’s authorised share capital amounting to 1 billion shekels ($306 million). The increase takes the overall authorised capital to just over 2.5 billion, inclusive of the single special state share held by the Israeli government. Shareholders approved the ...
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NewsIATA presses governments to stimulate travel markets
IATA is urging governments to launch programmes that stimulate demand for air travel and help the aviation industry recover from the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsAntonov offers An-225 to fill void in An-124 capacity
Ukrainian outsize cargo specialist Antonov Airlines is to offer its An-225 for commercial service, to provide additional capacity to the freight sector. The An-225, with a maximum take-off weight of 640t, is the world’s largest operational transport and is intended to complement Antonov Airlines’ fleet of seven An-124s. Antonov Airlines ...
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NewsMore airline failures ahead as complacency sets in: Al Baker
Qatar Airways group chief Akbar Al Baker predicts more airline failures are in the horizon, as carriers get complacent about recovery prospects.
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NewsGol to resume 737 Max operations on 9 December
Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol will resume flying the Boeing 737 Max aircraft from 9 December, making it the first airline in the world to do so, following the type’s 20-month grounding worldwide.
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NewsIATA, pilots’ union protest onerous Covid-19 testing for crews
IATA and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) have protested some countries’ practice of imposing Covid-19 test regimes intended for passengers on flight crew.
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NewsLiquidity still US carriers’ focus despite vaccine news
US airline executives’ attempts during their third-quarter earnings calls to shift the narrative from liquidity levels to visions of a cash-positive recovery had an air of wishful thinking. Such visions have since become slightly more grounded in reality: Pfizer and Moderna in November announced efficacy rates above 90% for their ...
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NewsRyanair’s competitors are ‘squatting on slots’: O’Leary
Ryanair Group chief executive Michael O’Leary believes that Europe’s legacy carriers will seek to undermine competition and push up fares by holding on to their unused slots into summer 2021 and even 2022. Speaking to air traffic manager Eurocontrol for its Aviation HardTalk webcast series, the outspoken airline chief warned ...
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NewsEasyJet promotes Dekkers after chief commercial officer resigns
EasyJet has promoted Sophie Dekkers as it new chief commercial officer following the resignation of Rebert Carey with immediate effect.