News from FlightGlobal – Page 376
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NewsSouthwest Airlines cancels hundreds of flights, citing weather and ATC ’issues’
Inclement weather and unspecified “unexpected air traffic control issues” caused severe delays in commercial aviation across the USA this weekend, hitting Southwest Airlines particularly hard and stranding thousands of customers.
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NewsQantas confirms Darwin as Perth replacement on direct London route
Darwin will temporarily replace Perth as the stop-off on Qantas Airways’ direct Australia-London services, the airline confirmed on 8 October.
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NewsAir Belgium takes delivery of first Airbus A330-900
Air Belgium has taken delivery of the first of two Airbus A330-900s that will be used to replace A340s in its fleet.
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NewsTata confirms selection as winning Air India bidder
Executives from Indian conglomerate Tata Sons have confirmed the group has won the bidding for struggline national carrier Air India.
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NewsANA, JAL team up to promote SAF development in Japan
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) have pledged to work together to promote Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), in view of the industry’s long-term objective of achieving carbon neutrality by 2025.
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NewsSingapore, USA in talks about vaccinated travel arrangement
Singapore is in talks with the USA to establish quarantine-free travel for fully-vaccinated travellers, following trials with Brunei and Germany.
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NewsPilots back British Airways Gatwick plan
British Airways pilots represented by the BALPA union have agreed terms with the airline, overcoming one of the hurdles to its plans to re-establish short-haul operations from London Gatwick.
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NewsSpirit agrees to lease 20 A320neos from AerCap
AerCap has signed agreements to lease 20 new Airbus A320neo aircraft to US carrier Spirit Airlines.
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NewsGoogle adds CO2 emissions data to flight searches
Google now displays estimated carbon emissions data for users when they search for flights, in the latest sign of a growing appetite for commercial aviation’s environmental impact to be quantified.
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NewsUK regulator drops probe into BA and Ryanair lockdown refund policy
UK competition regulators have dropped their probe into British Airways and Ryanair over their decision to not offer passengers refunds for flights they could not legally take during lockdown, citing a lack of clarity over customer rights on the issue.
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NewsPorter Airlines resumes flying to all of its year-round destinations
Canadian regional carrier Porter Airlines has resumed flying to all of its 18 year-round destinations four weeks after restarting operations following an almost year-and-a-half coronavirus-driven pause.
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NewsCanada releases new details on vaccination mandate for all air travellers
The government of Canada has published further information about its Covid-19 vaccination requirement for all air, rail and marine travellers, as well as employees in the sector, beginning at the end of October.
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NewsEmirates does not want 777-9s unless they perform as advertised: CEO Clark
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark says his company simply will not accept aircraft from Boeing unless the jets perform as advertised.
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NewsBritish Airways to return A380 to service in November
British Airways is to restore Airbus A380 services this November for the first time since the pandemic began.
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NewsAir Seychelles enters administration
Air Seychelles has appointed administrators after entering a formal company reorganisation on 5 October.
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NewsEmirates’ love affair with the A380 endures: Clark
Even though the final Airbus A380 has rolled off the production line in Toulouse, Emirates Airline – and president Tim Clark – are still madly in love with the superjumbo, as the carrier looks forward to welcoming the last three of the type into the fleet later this year.
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NewsKorean competition watchdog to finish Korean/Asiana review by end-year: report
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) reportedly aims to complete its review of Korean Air’s takeover of rival Asiana by the end of 2021.
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NewsPassengers increasingly frustrated with Covid-19 restrictions: IATA
An IATA survey has revealed significant frustration with Covid-19 travel restrictions, and that air travellers believe the freedom of travel should be restored.
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NewsAirAsia Group to become all-A321 operator after latest order swap
AirAsia Group has converted its remaining orders for Airbus A320neos into the larger A321neo, as the low-cost airline group sets out to “transform” into an all-A321 operator in the longer term.
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NewsIndonesia drops capacity limits at Jakarta; Bali eyes tentative opening
Indonesia’s Ministry of Transport has dropped limits on the capacity of flights arriving at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport that was put in place to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.