News from FlightGlobal – Page 14
-
NewsIndia-China direct flights to resume after five-year break
Direct flights between India and China will resume later this month, ending a five-year hiatus amid diplomatic tensions and the Covid-19 pandemic.
-
NewsMesa Air Group delays shareholder meeting amid Republic merger, triggering Nasdaq warning
Mesa Air Group has postponed its annual shareholder meeting due to its pending merger with Republic Airways, prompting a compliance warning from the Nasdaq stock exchange over listing requirements.
-
NewsAlaska Airlines ends codeshare partnerships with LATAM and Singapore
Both agreements ended on 1 October, according to filings with the US Department of Transportation, ending reciprocal loyalty benefits for passengers of those carriers.
-
NewsEgyptAir seeks to serve two more US gateways
EgyptAir is seeking to open two more US gateway routes from Cairo, naming Chicago and Los Angeles as target destinations. The Star Alliance carrier identifies the routes in filings with US regulators. EgyptAir serves New York JFK and Newark, and also operates to Washington DC. It states that it aims ...
-
NewsKLM prepares to start A350 pilot training after installation of simulator
Dutch carrier KLM has commissioned the Netherlands’ first Airbus A350 simulator, in preparation for the airline’s introduction of the type next year. KLM is set to take delivery of A350s from the end of 2026. Its initial simulator, installed at the Schiphol-East facility in Amsterdam, has been supplied by Canada-based ...
-
NewsDelta drives ahead with electric taxi system through partnership with Green Taxi Aerospace
Delta Air Lines recently launched a partnership with Green Taxi Aerospace to develop an all-electric taxiing system that could save airlines $300,000 per aircraft annually through reduced fuel burn.
-
NewsIcelandair recruits Play founder as it rejigs operations roles
Icelandair is rejigging its structure of operational roles, and has recruited one of the founders of Icelandic budget carrier Play, Arnar Mar Magnusson. Icelandair is discontinuing the role of chief operating officer, following the retirement of Sylvia Kristin Olafsdottir. Chief executive Bogi Nils Bogason will directly oversee two functions which ...
-
NewsGulf Air restores US links with New York JFK operation
Gulf Air has restored a long-absent US link with the initiation of services between Bahrain and New York JFK. The carrier sought authorisation for the flights after the US FAA’s safety assessment scheme classified the Middle Eastern kingdom as ICAO-compliant in November last year. This lifted a restriction which previously ...
-
NewsPair of Endeavor CRJ900s heavily damaged in collision on LaGuardia taxiway
Images circulating on social media show significant damage to the nose and cockpit of one CRJ900, while the collision appeared to partially shear off the right wing of the other.
-
NewsJAL mulls regional aircraft replacement
Japan Airlines Group is mulling “successor aircraft types” for its regional aircraft fleet, as it looks to simplify its fleet structure for the long term.
-
NewsFrontier Airlines chief calls for antitrust immunity to help discounters compete with 'Big Four'
Frontier Airlines chief executive Barry Biffle implored US lawmakers on 30 September to embrace consolidation and greater cooperation within the low-cost airline sector, floating the idea of granting smaller market players antitrust immunity to better compete with the “Big Four” US airlines.
-
NewsSpanish operator Swiftair Group acquired by infrastructure fund
Spanish air cargo and wet-lease specialist Swiftair Group is being acquired by a financial fund linked to investment firm Antin Infrastructure Partners. Antin will take a majority stake in the Madrid-based operator, through its Mid Cap Fund, but the size and value of the investment have not been disclosed. It ...
-
NewsMHI RJ insists 50-seat jets will remain active until 2040
MHI RJ Aviation disputes ATR’s forecast that US carriers will retire most 50-seat jets within a decade, arguing the aircraft will remain essential until 2040 with no comparable replacements available.
-
NewsCroatia Airlines becomes one of the few A220-100 operators
Croatia Airlines has become one of the few operators to introduce the Airbus A220-100, having received its first of the twinjet variant. The aircraft (9A-CAO) has been sourced from US lessor Air Lease. Croatia Airlines says the jet is configured with 127 seats. It departed Montreal for Zagreb on 29 ...
-
NewsStarlux expands Alaska codeshare with transcontinental flights
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has expanded its codeshare with Alaska Airlines to include transcontinental flights for the first time.
-
NewsAir India sets up advanced pilot training centre in Airbus joint venture
Air India and Airbus have jointly unveiled an advanced pilot training centre in Gurugram, India, as the airline consolidates its training facilities amid ongoing fleet expansion.
-
NewsSpirit Airlines to reject 27 Airbus aircraft leases under new AerCap deal
Spirit Airlines has revised terms with primary lessor AerCap, as the ultra-low-cost carrier continues restructuring efforts during Chapter 11 proceedings.
-
NewsLATAM chasing ‘dream’ of serving 35 new secondary cities with incoming Embraer 195-E2s
Chief executive Roberto Alvo says the airline’s recent order of 24 E195-E2s – with a further 50 options – will allow LATAM to expand to smaller cities and airports throughout Latin America.
-
NewsAeroitalia said to be reviving Air Italy name after losing legal case
Italian operator Aeroitalia appears set to revive the defunct Air Italy name, after a court ruled that its current brand is too close to that of former flag-carrier Alitalia. Several Italian publications are reporting that Aeroitalia has lost a legal dispute with ITA Airways – the successor to Alitalia – ...
-
NewsSwedish carrier Braathens’ Airbus arm files for bankruptcy but ATR operation continues
Swedish operator Braathens is filing for bankruptcy for its Airbus-based operation, which the company has been in the process of phasing out. Braathens had opted in August to concentrate on ATR 72-600 turboprop services, and gradually dismantle the Braathens International Airways division which has been flying Airbuses. While it had ...