News from FlightGlobal – Page 283
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NewsTrent 1000 engine-control update to counter 787 fuel-ice risk
Boeing and Rolls-Royce are updating Trent 1000 electronic engine-control software to reduce the risk of loose ice blocking fuel lines on Boeing 787 twinjets. Rolls-Royce analysis has determined that there is a possibility of ice build-up in the engine fuel-feed system which, if released, could constrict the flow of fuel ...
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NewsEmirates to resume some Nigeria flights after partial release of blocked funds
Emirates will resume some of its Nigeria services from 11 September, after the country’s central bank released a portion of blocked airline revenue from ticket sales. Emirates said in mid-August that it was suspending services to the country from 1 September because of what it called “our ongoing challenges in ...
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NewsWizz-operated A330 freighter enters heavy check at new Budapest MRO facility
Wizz Air’s single long-haul aircraft, the Airbus A330-200F it operates for the Hungarian government, has become the first large widebody for service at maintenance firm Aeroplex’s new facility. Budapest-based Aeroplex received the widebody hangar in March this year. The company says the A330 freighter, which ICAO classifies as a Code ...
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NewsCarriers in Germany stunned by proposed winter mask mandate
Carriers in Germany are vehemently objecting to government plans to re-introduce compulsory mask-wearing on flights, arguing that such measures are unnecessary and will harm the country’s airline industry at a time of recovery. The German health ministry states that new protective measures for the winter season will apply from 1 ...
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NewsDOT rolls out 'dashboard' for stranded air travellers
The US Department of Transportation has rolled out a new online tool ahead of Labor Day weekend to give air travellers clear information about their options upon experiencing travel disruptions.
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NewsTwin Otter on approach conflicted with opposite-direction departure at PNG airport
Investigators in Papua New Guinea are probing a serious incident in which an aircraft departing Kagamuga airport near Mount Hagen came into conflict with a flight on approach to the same runway from the opposite direction. Kagamuga airport is some 500km north-west of the capital, Port Moresby, and has a ...
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NewsEthiopian Airlines sees near-doubling of full-year profit to $937m: state fund
Ethiopian Airlines Group achieved a net profit of $937 million during its financial year to 30 June 2022, according to its home country’s sovereign wealth fund, with cargo accounting for more than half of the group’s revenue.
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NewsEmirates broadens premium-economy A380 reach as 70% of fleet returns to service
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is aiming to have 85 of its 118 Airbus A380s, over 70%, back in operation by the end of this year, as it prepares to operate the type with a premium-economy cabin on additional routes. The airline is intending to retrofit 67 A380s with the premium-economy ...
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NewsLufthansa Group faces pilot strike at two carriers while Eurowings crews add to pressure
Germany’s Lufthansa Group is facing a one-day pilot strike at two carriers after failure to reach a collective agreement, while cockpit crews at sister airline Eurowings have put additional pressure on the parent company. Pilots at Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo have called a 24h strike for 2 September. The industrial ...
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NewsAir Baltic interim losses remain similar to last year’s figure
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has turned in first-half net losses of €59.3 million ($59.4 million), a similar level to the interim deficit of €61.5 million recorded last year. Air Baltic says its performance over the first six months has been “significantly impacted” by persisting complexities, notably the conflict in Ukraine. ...
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NewsSpiceJet widens Q1 loss; eyes $200 million fundraising
Indian low-cost operator SpiceJet is “engaging with investment bankers” to potentially raise up to $200 million in fresh funds, even as it widened its quarterly losses, punished by soaring fuel costs and a depreciating Indian Rupee.
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NewsKorean Air-Asiana merger gets Australian approval
Australia’s competition watchdog has greenlit Korean Air’s proposed acquisition of rival and compatriot Asiana Airlines, noting that the move does not lessen competition on flights between South Korea and Australia. In a statement released 1 September, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) notes that while Korean Air and Asiana ...
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NewsAvelo Airlines set to link Binghamton, New York to Florida
Low-cost Avelo Airlines will become the first passenger carrier to connect Binghamton, New York to the popular Florida vacation destinations of Fort Myers and Orlando.
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NewsMore global flight hours, more commercial aircraft accidents in 2021
The number of commercial jet aircraft accidents rose slightly in 2021 over the previous year, reflecting an increase in global flight hours as the airline industry rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsRyanair chief denies saying cheap fares are thing of past
Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary says he was “somewhat misquoted” in a series of recent news articles that suggested he believed the “era of cheap air fares” had come to an end.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic broadens Indian reach with IndiGo codeshare
UK long-haul operator Virgin Atlantic is to extend its Indian reach through a codeshare agreement with budget airline IndiGo. The new partnership will enable onward travel from Virgin’s flights from London Heathrow to Delhi and Mumbai. It will initially cover seven cities in India, comprising Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, ...
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NewsItaly to open exclusive talks with Air France-KLM, Delta consortium over ITA sale
Italy’s finance ministry is to begin exclusive negotiations with a consortium comprising Certares, Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines to take control of Alitalia successor ITA Airways.
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NewsRevised LATAM forecast predicts return to pre-crisis revenues next year
Latin American operator LATAM Airlines Group is expecting to exceed pre-crisis revenues next year, and has hiked annual cost-saving estimates to more than $1 billion, in a revised business outlook as it prepares to exit US Chapter 11 protection. Its new five-year forecast sees the operator’s revenues reaching nearly $11.5 ...
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NewsANA closes in on full recovery on North American network with Haneda ramp-up
All Nippon Airways will operate at 90% pre-pandemic capacity for its North American network, as the Japanese carrier announces a capacity ramp-up for the Northern winter travel season between November and March 2023.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ reticent on 737 Max’s return even as other deliveries continue
China’s three largest carriers continue to omit the Boeing 737 Max narrowbody from their near-term fleet plans, casting a pall over Boeing’s plans to return the type to Mainland service.