News from FlightGlobal – Page 37
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NewsRyanair bolsters Leap spare-engine pool for 737 Max fleet
Budget carrier Ryanair is aiming to reinforce its operational resilience with the acquisition of a large batch of spare engines for its Boeing 737 Max fleet. The airline has agreed to purchase 30 new CFM International Leap-1B powerplants. Ryanair says the engines – which it values at $500 million at ...
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NewsEU shelves Iraqi air safety assessment visit until more progress made
European air safety assessors have shelved a potential on-site inspection of Iraq’s civil aviation regulator, citing insufficient demonstrative progress on improvements. Flag-carrier Iraqi Airways and another airline, Fly Baghdad, each remain blacklisted by the European Commission. The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority presented updates on its efforts to enhance legislative and ...
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NewsBelarusian carrier Belavia confirms introduction of A330s for long-haul operations
Belarusian carrier Belavia is stepping up to regular widebody operations with the introduction of three Airbus A330s, obtained despite international sanctions on the airline. Belavia states that it has entered a “new era” with a “completely new type of aircraft” with the A330-200s. It states that this will give it ...
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NewsVirgin Australia valued at A$2.3 billion with re-listing imminent
Virgin Australia has been valued at A$2.3 billion ($1.5 billion) following its initial public offering, with public trading set to resume.
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NewsFinnair reaches tentative labour agreement with pilots after 10 months of talks
Finnair appears to have reached a breakthrough in its drawn-out negotiations with cockpit crew representatives. The collective labour discussions have been taking place since August last year. Finnair chief people officer Kaisa Aalto-Luoto says the two sides “reached a result” on 8 June. “This agreement is a platform on which ...
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NewsWizz negotiating for spare engines and shop visits in A321neo powerplant tender
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is holding crucial discussions on contingency and maintenance for engines as part of a powerplant selection tender covering nearly 180 aircraft. The airline states that the negotiations – relating to additional engineering shop-visit slots and increased access to spare engines – will conclude by ...
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NewsVietnam Airlines, China Southern launch joint venture
Vietnam Airlines and China Southern Airlines have entered a joint venture arrangement as they look to tap into travel demand between the two countries.
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NewsAvianca to lease nine A320neos from BOC Aviation
Lessor BOC Aviation has signed a lease agreement with Latin American operator Avianca for new Airbus A320neos.
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NewsAir India inks codeshare, interline partnerships with airlines in Europe, Asia, Africa
Air India has signed a raft of partnership agreements with airlines in Europe, Central Asia and Africa, as it looks to expand its global network.
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NewsRussia’s Smartavia changes leadership again
Russian carrier Smartavia has again changed its chief executive, naming Andrei Vinichenko to the post. The airline states that Vinichenko will succeed Sergei Lazarev, who was appointed barely a year ago. Lazarev had been the fourth leader identified by the carrier over the space of some two years. He will ...
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NewsAir India chief outlines potential ‘significant’ cost of Pakistan airspace closure
The closure of Pakistan airspace to Indian airlines could have a “significant” financial impact on Air India, if the reciprocal measures between the two countries stay in place.
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NewsLow-cost airline model ‘works very well’ outside of USA: IATA chief
While some prominent industry voices have written off the low-cost carrier model as fundamentally broken, IATA director general Willie Walsh maintains that discounters are proving the model’s effectiveness – outside of the USA.
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NewsSouthwest’s first transpacific airline partner revealed as China Airlines
Southwest Airlines plans to launch an interline partnership with Taiwanese carrier China Airlines, confirming speculation that it would seek to collaborate with a transpacific operator with a strong presence on the West Coast of the USA.
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NewsITA exploring options for more significant revival of ‘Alitalia’ brand
The ‘Alitalia’ brand might soon be given a more significant revival by successor carrier ITA Airways, with the airline’s new chief suggesting the former name has much stronger recognition, particularly in international markets.
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NewsSpirit Airlines could cancel or postpone Airbus orders due to tariffs on EU products
US discounter Spirit Airlines could cancel some Airbus A320neo-family aircraft orders as a result of the ongoing trade war between the European Union and USA.
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NewsANA sees Embraer E2s replacing larger jets on domestic network
All Nippon Airways (ANA) expects to use its Embraer E190 E2s to replace larger narrowbodies that operate its domestic network, as Japan confronts a shrinking population.
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NewsGol combination still on table despite Azul Chapter 11 filing
The chief executive of Gol parent company Abra Group says a business combination with Brazilian compatriot Azul is still on the agenda, despite the latter carrier recently entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the country’s “not healthy” airline market.
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NewsJetBlue chief Geraghty pours cold water on United tie-up talk
JetBlue Airways chief executive Joanna Geraghty slapped down suggestions that her carrier’s new commercial collaboration with United Airlines is the first step toward a full tie-up, maintaining that JetBlue is “absolutely” not interested in another merger attempt.
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NewsIATA cuts global airline profit guidance on geopolitical, economic uncertainty
IATA has cut its 2025 earnings guidance for the global airline sector, citing “significant” economic uncertainty, a fall in consumer confidence and “off-the-chart unacceptable” supply chain challenges.
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NewsLATAM to host 2026’s IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro
IATA is to hold its next annual general meeting, the 82nd edition of the event, in Rio de Janeiro in 2026.