News from FlightGlobal – Page 359
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NewsZambia Airways set to open domestic services from December
African start-up carrier Zambia Airways is set to commence domestic services on 1 December, operating from the capital Lusaka to the city of Ndola. The carrier is being set up in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines, which has a 45% share in the venture, while Industrial Development Corporation holds the 55% ...
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NewsSouth Sudan’s regulator under EU pressure on air safety oversight
South Sudanese authorities are under pressure from European regulators after a string of accidents and evidence of incorrect registration of aircraft involved. While all airlines from Sudan have been blacklisted by the European Commission for more than a decade, South Sudan subsequently became an independent country in 2011. Airlines from ...
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NewsChina Airlines receives first A321neo; unveils new regional cabin
China Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, which it will operate on regional routes, as it unveils updated cabin products for the narrowbody.
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NewsVietnam Airlines Q3 losses widen; commences USA services
Vietnam Airlines saw its net loss for the third quarter widen to D3.5 trillion ($154 million) from D3 billion a year ago, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to weigh on performance.
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NewsGaruda widens nine-month loss as ‘liquidity pressure’ persists
Embattled Garuda Indonesia plunged deeper in the red despite trimming costs, amid doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern.
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NewsCebu Pacific takes delivery of high-density A330neo
Cebu Pacific has taken delivery of its first A330neo, with the carrier emphasising the environmental credentials of the aircraft.
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NewsGaruda, SIA look to beef-up codeshare cooperation
Garuda Indonesia and Singapore Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore broader partnership opportunities, namely additional codeshares.
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NewsLATAM details $8.19bn financing plan to support Chapter 11 exit
Latin American operator LATAM Airlines Group has submitted its re-organisation plan to support the company’s exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. LATAM says the plan follows a restructuring support agreement, backed by its largest unsecured creditor group, as well as “certain” shareholders holding over 50% equity. It centres on the ...
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NewsUS bans travel from eight southern African countries amid Covid-19 variant fears
The US government has imposed a travel ban on non-citizens and permanent residents coming from eight countries in southern Africa, where a new variant of the coronavirus, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has called “Omicron”, is causing concern.
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NewsEU blacklists Russia’s SKOL but lifts ban on Moldovan carriers
Russian carrier SKOL has been blacklisted by the European Commission over safety concerns, but restrictions on all Moldovan operators have been lifted. SKOL became immersed in a dispute with Russian federal regulator Rosaviatsia earlier this year after the authority ordered withdrawal of more than 30 aircraft from its operating certificate ...
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NewsResurrected Flybe takes delivery of first Dash 8-400
Relaunched UK regional carrier Flybe has taken delivery of its first De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 twin-turboprop at its new Birmingham airport home. The aircraft is the first of 12 of the type to be leased from Nordic Aviation Capital, Flybe said on 26 November. Cirium fleets data shows that ...
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NewsUkrainian start-up Air Ocean begins flights with An-148 fleet
Ukrainian carrier Air Ocean Airlines has commenced commercial services, operating an initial network of domestic routes using Antonov An-148 twinjets. The airline, which secured an air operator’s certificate on 23 October, has opened sales for scheduled services to Lviv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia and Chernivtsi. It carried out its first flight – ...
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NewsUkrainian government outlines plan to create new national airline
Ukraine’s government is to invest in creating a new state carrier, under the working name of Ukrainian National Airlines, as part of a programme of economic development. President Volodymyr Zelensky unveiled the plan during a forum on aviation and tourism, stating that the government was “moving to practical implementation”. “This ...
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NewsAirline share prices fall as governments restrict flights in response to Covid variant
Airline share prices fell on 26 November as governments around the world imposed restrictions on travel from several countries in southern Africa in response to a new variant of Covid-19.
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NewsSingapore broadens vaccinated travel scheme to six more countries
Singapore has added six additional countries to its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme, taking the total number of VTL countries from 27.
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NewsVietnam proposes increasing domestic capacity amid strong demand
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed allowing its airlines to ramp up capacity on domestic flights, with the aim of reaching “normal operations” by 2022.
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NewsHeart picks Aernnova for ES-19 fuselage and wings
Swedish electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace has selected Spain’s Aernnova to design major sections of its in-development ES-19.
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NewsAir Baltic switches UAE codeshare from Etihad to Emirates after Dubai launch
Air Baltic has announced a codeshare with Emirates as it seeks to leverage the connectivity advantages of switching its UAE services from Abu Dhabi to Dubai.
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NewsEASA project seeks better data on battery risk posed by personal devices
Safety regulators are seeking a better understanding of the threat posed by lithium battery-powered personal electronic devices, through a newly-initiated European research project. Lithium batteries have the potential to ignite from thermal runaway, generating fire and toxic smoke, and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency is looking to characterise the ...
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NewsUS attorneys instructed to prioritise pursuit of unruly passengers
US attorney general Merrick Garland is putting pressure on prosecutors to address the rise in unruly behaviour by passengers on commercial flights, ahead of the holiday travel season. Garland is instructing US attorneys to “prioritise” prosecution of federal crimes on aircraft which threaten passenger and crew safety. In a 24 ...