News from FlightGlobal – Page 333
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NewsQantas ramps up Alliance E190 deployment in ‘material increase’
Australia’s Alliance Aviation expects a “material increase” in Embraer E190 flying activity with Qantas, following the latter’s decision to add more regional jets through July.
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NewsUnited suspends routes between USA and India
United Airlines has suspended several flights between the USA and India due to the ongoing crisis in eastern Europe.
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NewsJetcraft picks up Hop CRJ1000 fleet
US-based asset management firm Jetcraft has acquired 14 Bombardier CRJ1000 regional jets from Air France’s regional division Hop. The aircraft will be transferred to the commercial arm of the firm, Jetcraft Commercial, over the course of March to December this year. Three of the aircraft are ready to be placed, ...
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NewsAfter trial runs last year, EASA unveils conflict-zone information tool
European safety regulators have unveiled an information sharing and co-operation platform to improve access to conflict-zone information for aircraft operators. The initiative is intended to provide European Union Aviation Safety Agency members with the best data available for flight-planning purposes. Following a nine-month trial project last year, the bespoke platform ...
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NewsLarge 737 Max influx to reinforce profitable Flydubai’s capacity
Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai is preparing for a large influx of Boeing 737 Max jets, with 20 due to be delivered to the airline this year. The deliveries will begin in March, and help to raise Flydubai’s capacity as it recovers from the pandemic. Flydubai has a fleet of 60 ...
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NewsNice latest addition as ‘agile’ Etihad moves onto seasonal routes
Etihad Airways Group chief executive Tony Douglas believes that network planning has changed forever as a result of the pandemic, as the restructured Gulf carrier is itself embarking on seasonal routes it would not have previously considered.
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NewsAeroflot suspends virtually all international flights from 8 March
Aeroflot is suspending all its international flights with the exception of its Belarus services from tomorrow following further airspace restrictions impacting Russian operators.
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NewsEthiopian signs for five 777-8 freighters
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a tentative agreement to order five Boeing 777-8 freighters, to expand its cargo network from Addis Ababa. The airline is already a 777 freighter operator. Its memorandum of understanding will, if firmed, add to the total of 34 orders for the twinjet since its launch in ...
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NewsSpirit to open crew bases in Miami and Atlanta
Spirit Airlines will open two new pilot and flight attendant bases in Miami and Atlanta this year, as it adds aircraft and routes.
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NewsJet2 picks Leap-1As for A321neo fleet
UK leisure carrier Jet2 has selected CFM International Leap-1A engines to power its incoming fleet of up to 75 Airbus A321neo jets.
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NewsCargoLogicAir unaffected by UK’s Russian airline ban
London-based freighter specialist CargoLogicAir is unaffected by the UK government’s decision to prohibit Russian carriers from its airspace.
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NewsAir Baltic exits Russian market indefinitely
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has decided to withdraw from serving Russia “until further notice” as it steps up its strategic response to the military action in Ukraine.
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NewsHow safe were commercial airline flights in 2021?
The commercial airline industry showed improvements in several key safety metrics for 2021, according to IATA, although turboprop operations again significantly lagged the performance of jet flights.
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NewsEl Al’s last 787 delivery put back until early 2023
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is pushing back delivery of its final Boeing 787 at least until March next year, three years beyond its original introduction date. The airline says the 787-8 – one of four of the variant – was supposed to be accepted in March 2020, just as pandemic-related ...
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NewsSole An-225 suffered irreparable damage during airfield assault
New images of the conflict damage at Kyiv’s Gostomel airfield confirm that the sole operational Antonov An-225 has been destroyed while parked in a hangar on the site. While the status of the iconic six-engined freighter had remained unclear for several days after conflict erupted in Ukraine, images had emerged ...
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NewsLessor Avation spots signs of industry recovery
Lessor Avation has observed improving conditions as the airline sector starts to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, and provides an update on customer Philippine Airlines (PAL).
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NewsSingapore broadens vaccinated travel scheme; adds Greece, Vietnam
Singapore is expanding its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) programme for vaccinated travellers, likely providing a boost to passenger traffic into the city state.
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NewsLufthansa eyes ‘second CityLine’ through new AOC operation
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr describes plans for a new AOC within the group as a “second CityLine” operation, noting it would be of similar size and have the same terms for staff as the regional unit.
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NewsLufthansa in the hunt for additional widebody opportunities
Lufthansa Group will look at the opportunistic acquisition of widebody aircraft, particularly Airbus A350s and Boeing 787s, that were previously destined for sanction-hit Russian carriers.
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NewsSabre boots Aeroflot from GDS platform
Airline ticket distribution provider Sabre has terminated its agreement with Russia’s Aeroflot and is removing the carrier’s flights from its global distribution network.