News from FlightGlobal – Page 176
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NewsMammoth progresses with first 777-200LR freighter conversion for Cargojet
US modification specialist Mammoth Freighters is progressing with its prototype Boeing 777-200LR conversion for freight carrier Cargojet Airways. The company has shown the aircraft undergoing mid-panel removal, in the left aft side where the main freight door will be installed. This airframe (N705DN), powered by General Electric GE90 engines, was ...
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ on track for profits in Q3 amid ‘positive’ international recovery: HSBC report
China’s three largest carriers could all turn profitable in the second half of the year on the back of improving revenue and passenger travel demand, according to a HSBC Global Research report.
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NewsQantas CEO Joyce announces early exit amid string of controversies
Qantas chief Alan Joyce will step down from the airline effective immediately – two months earlier than planned – amid mounting public anger over a string of controversies in recent weeks.
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NewsAirbus negotiates setting up global A350 MRO venture with Air France-KLM
Airbus has entered exclusive negotiation with Air France-KLM Group to set up a joint venture for global A350 component maintenance by the first half of next year. The venture – envisioned as a 50:50 partnership – would offer supply-chain management, repair, and the establishment of a pool of components. Airbus ...
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NewsIndiGo parent tops up A320neo order and plans aviation finance arm
Indian budget carrier IndiGo’s parent company, InterGlobe Aviation, is to order another 10 Airbus A320neo twinjets. It has also approved the establishment of a new wholly-owned subsidiary, located in Gujarat, which will focus on financing of aviation assets. The company envisions an investment of up to Rs300 million ($3.6 million) ...
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NewsNordwind A321 executed go-around with over 100 system failures after hard landing
Russian investigators have detailed the serious damage inflicted on a Nordwind Airbus A321 by a hard landing at Antalya, after which the crew executed a go-around despite the aircraft’s being crippled. Over 100 failures were recorded by the ACARS communications system after the twinjet – arriving from Moscow on 10 ...
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NewsGerman start-up airline Evia Aero invests in Finnish airport solar farm
German low-emission airline start-up Evia Aero is to join forces with Finnish airport specialist Redstone Aero to develop a 50MW solar farm at the latter’s Helsinki-East aerodrome site.
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NewsSAS recruits Seabury restructuring specialist as transformation officer
Scandinavian carrier SAS has named strategy and restructuring specialist Ginger Hughes as the company’s new chief transformation officer. SAS filed for US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July last year, in order to undertake its ‘SAS Forward’ restructuring programme. Hughes was previously a senior manager at advisory firm Seabury Group ...
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NewsTurkish Airlines to order 10 more A350-900s
Turkish Airlines has disclosed its decision to acquire 10 more Airbus A350-900s for delivery from 2025.
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NewsCourt rejects damages claim over Israeli airlines’ security levy
Israeli flag-carrier El Al, and other operators, have fended off a legal claim for damages over a security levy collected by the airlines as part of their fares. Two class-action claims filed with the central district court – one against El Al and a second against several Israeli airlines – ...
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NewsChinese carriers see surge in summer domestic traffic
Chinese domestic traffic during the summer period grew above pre-pandemic levels, even as international recovery remains sluggish.
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NewsNew regional carrier Bermudair completes first flights, to and from Boston
Regional start-up carrier Bermudair launched its first flights from Bermuda to the East Coast of the USA on 1 September after being delayed by supply chain issues and then Hurricane Franklin.
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NewsKLM hits out as Dutch government presses ahead with Schiphol flights cut
Netherlands carrier KLM has hit out at the outgoing Dutch government’s intent to go ahead with cuts in capacity at its Amsterdam Schiphol airport hub to counter noise pollution.
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NewsIcelandair shuffles senior management as it combines revenue and customer activities
Icelandair’s chief operating officer, Jens Bjarnason, is stepping down from the role, to be succeeded by chief customer officer Sylvia Kristin Olafsdottir. The change is part of a senior management reshuffle at the carrier which also involves chief revenue officer Tomas Ingason moving to become chief commercial officer. Icelandair says ...
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NewsRestructuring SAS achieves first profitable quarter in four years
SAS has turned in its first profitable quarter for four years, with a third-quarter pre-tax surplus of SKr457 million ($41.6 million). It also generated a net profit of SKr461 million for the period, the three months to 31 July 2023, as revenues reached SKr13.2 billion. SAS chief executive Anko van ...
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NewsUS airlines expect record numbers of passengers over Labour Day long weekend
US airlines are gearing up for one of the busiest weekends of the Northern hemisphere’s summer travel season.
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NewsAllegiant decries DOT decision as favouring ‘oligopolistic’ carriers over discounters
Allegiant Air is railing against the US government’s decision to suspend review of the airline’s proposed joint venture with Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Viva Aerobus.
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NewsBacklash follows Mexican government's plans to reduce airport volume
A proposal by Mexican aviation authorities to further reduce traffic at Mexico City Benito Juarez International airport – the country’s busiest – in favour of the newer but more distant Felipe Angeles International airport has drawn fire and questions.
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NewsBermudair delays service start due to Hurricane Franklin
Bermudair has delayed its inaugural flights to the USA due to severe weather and now plans to launch 1 September.
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NewsAbu Dhabi targets early November for Midfield terminal opening
Operations are set to begin at Abu Dhabi International airport’s new Terminal A in “early November”, several years after the facility was first slated to open.