Latest Airlines news – Page 51
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NewsSierra Leone government unveils new carrier with plans for London operation
Sierra Leone’s transport ministry has unveiled a new carrier for the West African state, which is set to commence services to various cities – including London – before the end of this year.
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NewsIcelandair enters Arctic codeshare pact with two northern carriers
Icelandair has sealed codeshare agreements with Arctic-region carriers intended to support greater connectivity between Europe and North America.
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NewsNorse Atlantic to open new link to Los Angeles
Long-haul low-cost carrier Norse Atlantic Airways is opening a transatlantic service between Rome Fiumicino and Los Angeles next year.
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NewsPlay to diversify with Maltese AOC as competition forces transatlantic retreat
Icelandic budget carrier Play is planning to obtain a Maltese air operator’s certificate in order to diversify its activities, following pressure on its transatlantic operations.
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NewsQazaq Air could modernise fleet next year through Vietnam’s Sovico Group
Kazakhstan’s regional operator Qazaq Air could modernise its fleet early next year through a tie-up with Vietnam’s Sovico Group.
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NewsEl Al pursues controlling investment in Israeli credit-card company
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is seeking a meeting with representatives of the financial services and credit-card firm Isracard, after offering to acquire a 45% shareholding in the company. El Al is offering to purchase shares through a private placement, its chief executive Dina Ben Tal Ganancia states in a communication ...
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NewsAirAsia acquisition clears important hurdle with shareholder approvals
AirAsia X shareholders have backed the carrier’s acquisition of sister operator AirAsia, paving for the way for the deal to be completed by the end of the year.
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NewsAir New Zealand begins 787 cabin retrofit
Air New Zealand has started its cabin retrofit programme for its Boeing 787-9s, with the first aircraft inducted at ST Engineering’s Singapore facility on 13 October.
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NewsChallenge Group frees 747 cargo capacity with introduction of converted 767 fleet
Cargo specialist Challenge Group has completed its Boeing 767-300 conversion programme, with four modified aircraft having been introduced to its fleet. This additional capacity, it states, has enabled the company to open a new Indian service to Delhi, supplementing its operation to Mumbai. Challenge Group has three airline operations – ...
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NewsThree Iranian carriers sanctioned over drone and missile transfer
Three Iranian airlines have been sanctioned by the Council of the European Union as part of measures imposed over Iran’s transfer of missiles and drones to Russia.
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NewsQantas to launch first A220 international flight amid network boost
Qantas has announced a raft of changes to its overseas network, including deploying its Airbus A220s on its first international route, as well as boosting capacity to North America by about 13%.
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NewsUral field-landing A320’s certificate cancelled as twinjet is dismantled
Russian federal aviation regulator Rosaviatsia has cancelled the airworthiness certificate of the Airbus A320 which landed in a field outside Novosibirsk. The Ural Airlines aircraft is being dismantled, more than a year after depleted fuel during a diversion forced the aircraft to conduct the emergency landing. All 167 occupants survived ...
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News‘Deeply disappointed’: Malaysia Airlines hit again by A330neo delays
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has been hit by fresh delays in the delivery of its first Airbus A330neo, the latest setback in the airline group’s fleet renewal plans.
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NewsWet-lease carrier Hi Fly brings in two more A330s
Portuguese wet-lease specialist Hi Fly is expanding its widebody fleet with a pair of Airbus A330-200s.
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NewsAirAsia eyes Europe operations by 2030 as part of network vision
AirAsia is targeting operations to Europe – and possibly the west coast of the USA – by 2030, as part of an “ambitious” network growth strategy over the next five years.
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NewsAir Astana to modify all its A321LRs with extra fuel tank
Air Astana intends to modify its entire fleet of 11 Airbus A321LRs with additional fuel tanks, following the successful launch of non-stop flights to London Heathrow from Almaty.
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NewsEasyJet names European rail executive as new finance chief
EasyJet has named Jan De Raeymaeker as its new chief financial officer in succession to Kenton Jarvis, who takes the helm of the UK low-cost carrier next year.
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NewsNigerian carrier Air Peace’s chief faces charges over alleged bid to halt fraud probe
Nigerian carrier Air Peace’s founder and chief executive, Allen Onyema, has been indicted by US authorities alleging obstruction of justice by filing false documentation intended to end a previous investigation.
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NewsEmirates aims for 50 service-entry A350 pilots as initial flight simulator approved
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is in the process of securing approval for three Airbus A350 simulators being installed ahead of its taking delivery of the twinjet type. The Dubai-based airline says it is investing some $48 million in training systems for pilots and cabin crew. Emirates has 65 A350-900s on ...
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NewsCityJet modernises CRJ900 fleet following extension of SAS pact
Regional carrier CityJet has shown off the first of its MHIRJ CRJ900s to feature the most recent livery of Scandinavian operator SAS. It has put the aircraft into service from SAS’s Copenhagen base. CityJet is also investing in the modernisation of the type’s interiors which will be carried out early ...