News from FlightGlobal – Page 392
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NewsUS imposes capacity limits on Chinese carriers
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) will impose a 40% capacity limit on Chinese airlines flying into the US, following a similar move by Beijing on four United Airlines flights to the Chinese mainland.
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NewsBreeze snags another $200m investment
US start-up carrier Breeze Airways has secured another $200 million in funding less than three months after beginning flights.
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NewsPorter becomes first Canadian carrier to mandate coronavirus vaccine or negative test
Porter Airlines is the first Canadian carrier to require employees be vaccinated against Covid-19 or present a negative test result.
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NewsAeroflot unveils first 777 with upgraded cabin
Aeroflot has completed the cabin refurbishment of its first aircraft under a programme for its Boeing 777-300ER fleet.
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NewsJet kerosene edges lower in line with crude
The price of jet fuel has continued to edge lower over the past month, as weaker crude oil prices have filtered through to the kerosene market.
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NewsNo evidence of nose-up pitch before An-26 cliff collision
Russian investigators have determined that an Antonov An-26 crew did not appear to attempt to pull up before the aircraft collided with a cliff face, but the turboprop did start to bank to the right 3s before impact. The Interstate Aviation Committee inquiry has yet to explain why the Kamchatka ...
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NewsItalian national carrier ITA secures operating certificate
Italian civil aviation regulators have granted an air operator’s certificate and licence to the new national airline Italia Trasporto Aereo. ITA, which emerged after flag-carrier Alitalia entered administration, has been approved for operations by the civil aviation authority ENAC. Issue of the certificate and licence means the carrier will be ...
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NewsEl Al continues to reduce losses but recovery track remains uncertain
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has posted a $166 million net loss for the first half of 2021, a reduction on the interim loss of $244 million last year. Operating revenues for the six months to 30 June were 28% lower, totalling $339 million, while expenditure fell by 22% to $407 ...
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NewsIndian carriers see significant uptick in July domestic traffic
Indian carriers saw domestic traffic bounce back in July, after bottoming out in the middle of the year amid a lethal surge in coronavirus infections.
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NewsSouth Korean LCCs narrow losses as revenue picks up
South Korean low-cost carriers remained in the red during the second quarter, though losses narrowed on the back of revenue uptick.
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NewsQantas mandates vaccinations for all employees
Qantas Group is the latest carrier to make it mandatory for all employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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NewsAsiana’s Q2 operating profit declines amid higher fuel prices
Asiana Airlines saw its operating profit fall 17.5% to W94.9 billion ($81.1 million) in the second quarter, as higher fuel costs weighed on performance.
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NewsCommercial pilots warned Afghan airspace is ‘uncontrolled’
Commercial pilots are being warned that the status of aeronautical information services for Afghanistan is unknown while air traffic services remain unavailable in the country’s airspace. NOTAMs for the Kabul flight information region state that any transit through the airspace “will be uncontrolled” and that surrounding FIRs have been notified ...
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NewsLatvia to invest another €90m in Air Baltic, citing pandemic
Latvian lawmakers have agreed to grant government-owned Air Baltic another €90 million ($105 million) in equity for the purpose of alleviating pandemic-related losses and helping the airline recover.
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NewsSpiceJet targets October completion of logistics unit divestment
India’s SpiceJet expects to complete the divestment of its logistics platform SpiceXpress by 1 October, paving the way for the latter to commence operations as a separate entity.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ July traffic grows, despite rising Covid-19
A fresh wave of coronavirus infections in several parts of China in late-July failed to dampen domestic traffic growth for the country’s three largest carriers.
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NewsMalaysia proposes to approve Korean Air-Asiana merger
Malaysia’s aviation regulators have proposed to approve the merger between Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, noting that the move “would not infringe” local laws.
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NewsSIA Group sees July load factor drop amid capacity boost
Singapore Airlines Group reported a drop in passenger load factor for July, even as it flew more passengers in the month and significantly grew capacity.
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NewsSatellite imagery shows crowds, aircraft at Kabul airport
Satellite images have highlighted the chaotic situation at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International airport on 16 August.
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NewsSpirit’s operational meltdown cost $50m; expects Q3 loss
Spirit Airlines has cut its third-quarter revenue expectations after cancelling thousands of flights due to weather and staffing issues.