Latest Airlines news – Page 283
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NewsUS airlines expect record-breaking Thanksgiving travel season
Major US airlines expect the Thanksgiving holiday travel season to break records as airlines continue to deal with the fallout of the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, a lobby group for the commercial aviation industry says on 19 November.
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EasyJet to offset carbon emissions across whole network
UK budget carrier EasyJet is to offset carbon emissions across its entire network, effective immediately, insisting that it has taken steps to ensure the measure has validity.
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South African cancels flights due to strike
Strike disruption has forced South African Airlines to cancel all of its domestic and regional flights scheduled for Sunday 17 and Monday 18th November, although it will operate all of its scheduled international flights departing from Johannesburg’s Tambo airport on 17 November.
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Avianca restructuring bears fruit as Q3 performance improves
Colombia-based Avianca recorded a stronger third quarter given regional macroeconomic challenges as it embarks on its plan to strengthen operational performance and restructure its balance sheet.
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NewsWizz chief derides airline rivals' zero-carbon pledges
Wizz Air chief Jozsef Varadi has scorned the pledges of airlines which are committing to becoming carbon-neutral in several decades’ time.
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Viva Air Peru appoints former Vueling executive as new chief
Colombian low-cost airline Viva Air has selected Stephen Rapp to head its Peruvian subsidiary.
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Cathay trims year-end capacity over Hong Kong pressure
Cathay Pacific's traffic figures for October continued their downward trend for the fourth straight month, as the carrier flagged "significant pressure" on its overall passenger yield.
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Armenia's Taron-Avia ceases operations
Armenia’s civil aviation regulator has cancelled the air operator’s certificate of local carrier Taron-Avia.
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China Airlines' third-quarter profit slips 23%
China Airlines’ third quarter operating profit slipped 22.9% to NT$1.46 billion ($47.9 million), compared to NT$1.9 billion last year.
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Utair leasing more 737s as Max delivery dates shift
Russian carrier Utair is to acquire up to four more current-generation Boeing 737s, in order to continue fleet modernisation while uncertainty remains over the 737 Max.
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MHIAEL ships first Japan-made PW1200G engine
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) engines unit has completed the first domestically-assembled Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW1200G engine.
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Hawaiian responds to US DOT for JAL joint venture
Hawaiian Airlines has submitted further detailed information to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) in support of its proposed joint venture with Japan Air Lines, as it strives to gain antitrust immunity for the transpacific alliance.
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Thai AirAsia parent narrows third-quarter loss
Thai AirAsia’s parent company narrowed its losses in the third quarter, from a Bt531 million ($17.5 million) operating loss in 2018 to Bt482 million in 2019.
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Finnair modernisation to take fleet to 100 aircraft
Finnair is aiming to increase its fleet to more than 100 aircraft under a six-year development plan which will focus on achieving a sustainable, profitable growth path.
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KLM increases E2 order
KLM has ordered six additional Embraer 195-E2s while firming up its commitment for aircraft of the type disclosed at the Paris air show in June.
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Sriwijaya Air ends Citilink management deal
Sriwijaya Air has ended a management deal it has with Garuda Indonesia's low-cost arm Citilink, leaving the carrier to chart its own independent path.
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AirAsia X and AirAsia to profit-share on KL-Singapore route
AirAsia and long-haul sister carrier AirAsia X (AAX) have signed a profit-sharing agreement for flights between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, effective 10 November.
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Restructuring South African Airways looks to slash workforce
South African Airways is poised to cut close to 20% of its workforce as part of an effort to restructure the heavily loss-making carrier.
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Qantas aims for 'net zero' carbon emissions by 2050
Qantas has become the second major carrier group to announce a target of "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050 as part of "a major expansion of the airline's commitment to a more sustainable aviation industry".
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IAG still finalising 737 Max's place in short-haul fleet plan
IAG has yet to clarify the mix of its future Boeing 737 Max fleet, as it continues discussions to firm up the tentative agreement for 200 of the type unveiled in June this year.