News from FlightGlobal – Page 124
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NewsTrent reliability issues add to Air NZ’s operational woes as it cuts Chicago service
Air New Zealand has flagged “ongoing challenges” with the reliability and availability of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines powering its Boeing 787 fleet, adding to existing engine issues it is already facing on its narrowbody fleet.
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NewsLufthansa braced for fresh strike disruption
German carrier Lufthansa and regional unit CityLine are braced for fresh strike disruption on 12 and 13 March, this time as cabin crew represented by the UFO union have called a stoppage.
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NewsDozens injured as LATAM Boeing 787 experiences ‘strong movement’
Several dozen people were injured after a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner experienced a “strong movement” before it landed in Auckland, New Zealand.
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NewsEarliest A380s to undergo checks for wing-rib foot cracks linked to storage
Operators of early Airbus A380s are set to be instructed to check internal wing-rib feet for cracking linked to long storage periods. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency is proposing repetitive examination of feet attached to 24 metallic alloy ribs. It refers to a trend of “an increasing number of ...
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NewsVirgin Australia regional unit seeks Fokker replacements
Virgin Australia’s regional unit has disclosed its intention to acquire “at least four new generation aircraft” to replace its aging fleet of Fokker 100s.
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NewsIndonesian regulator puts Batik Air on notice following in-flight sleeping incident
Indonesia’s civil aviation regulators will carry out “special investigations” into Batik Air Indonesia following a safety incident involving two pilots who slept simultaneously for a time while operating a service to Jakarta.
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NewsFormer Global Crossing chief to start up Florida-based A220 operator
Just weeks after leaving his post as chief executive of US operator Global Crossing Airlines, Ed Wegel has revealed plans to start a new carrier operating Airbus A220s. Wegel states that he is launching Air Flo, which will be a scheduled carrier. He indicates that it will focus on the ...
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NewsUnited 737 Max 8 runs off taxiway in Houston
A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 ran off the taxiway on 8 March after landing at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental airport, coming to rest with a wing tilting into the grass.
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NewsPakistani prime minister urges finalisation of PIA privatisation schedule
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for finalisation of a schedule to privatise flag-carrier Pakistan International Airlines. Sharif, who has newly been re-elected to the office, has chaired a meeting over progress with the plan. He has requested a final schedule in the implementation of the privatisation effort, urging ...
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NewsUnited 777 diverts after losing tire on take-off
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 diverted from its route to Japan after losing a tire on take-off from San Francisco International airport.
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NewsCold-soaked servo could have led to ‘stuck’ rudder pedals on United 737 Max 8
Rudder pedals that became stuck in neutral position during the landing of a Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by United Airlines may have been related to a cold-soaked rudder roll-out guidance servo.
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NewsEurowings posts landmark profit but remains work in progress: Spohr
German leisure carrier Eurowings turned round a protracted period of losses to post record profits in 2023, though Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr still sees work needed to further improve its profitability.
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NewsSwiss remains Lufthansa’s crown jewel with record profit and double-digit EBIT margin
Swiss International Air Lines posted a record operating profit for 2023 as healthy demand for air travel and disciplined cost-cutting allowed the airline to “definitively master the corona crisis and the major challenges that it posed”.
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NewsSpohr still optimistic on ITA, but will look ‘rationally’ at cost of deal concessions
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr insists the carrier will make a rational decision over the cost of any concessions attached to approval for its planned acquisition ITA Airways, but is encouraged by the approach to global competition of the incoming European Commission.
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NewsSAS chief: SkyTeam will ‘unlock’ network benefits previously unavailable in Star Alliance
Accession to the SkyTeam alliance will provide Scandinavian operator SAS with greater network reach in various ways, chief executive Anko van der Werff believes. Speaking during a first-quarter briefing, he said SAS had enjoyed a good relationship with Star Alliance, of which it was a founder member. “We equally have ...
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NewsIcelandair set to tighten Emirates ties with reciprocal codeshare
Icelandair has tentatively agreed a strategic partnership with Middle Eastern carrier Emirates, potentially leading to a codeshare between the two. The agreement – currently in the form of a memorandum of understanding – was reached at the ITB travel show in Berlin. Emirates has an interline tie-up with Icelandair, but ...
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NewsLufthansa posts €2.7bn full-year operating profit and expects similar in 2024
Lufthansa Group expects continued strong demand and double-digit capacity growth this year to help it match the €2.7 billion ($2.9 billion) operating profit it posted for 2023.
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NewsSAS maintains full-year expectations after busy first quarter
SAS is maintaining its financial forecast for the full year 2023-24, as well as the timetable for its emergence from US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It has turned in a pre-tax loss of just under SKr1.1 billion ($107 million) for its fiscal first quarter – the three months to 31 ...
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NewsSingapore low-cost operators expand Southeast Asia networks
Two Singapore-based low-cost carriers – Scoot and Jetstar Asia – have announced expansions on their Southeast Asian networks.
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NewsAir India, Vistara merger one step closer with Singapore approval
One of the final steps before Air India’s pending merger with Vistara has been completed, with Singapore’s competition authority giving its conditional approval for the deal.