News from FlightGlobal – Page 415
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NewsThree airspeed incidents at Heathrow trigger alert over insect blockage
UK safety regulators are urging pilots to pay close attention to speed checks during the take-off roll, after three incidents in three days at London Heathrow involving suspected pitot blockage by insects. The separate incidents – which occurred during 9-11 June – involved aircraft of different types, all of which ...
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NewsParent of collapsed Stobart Air trying to place ATR fleet with other operators
Irish regional carrier Stobart Air’s parent company, Esken, is attempting to redeploy its ATR turboprop fleet with other operators following the airline’s collapse. Esken halted its financial support to Stobart Air after cancelling a planned sale of the carrier to Isle of Man investment company Ettyl, when Ettyl’s funding arrangements ...
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NewsVietnam Airlines approved for US repatriation flights
Vietnam Airlines plans operate a series of repatriation flights to the USA from 22 June, following approvals from US authorities.
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NewsIAG carriers take up routes abandoned by Stobart Air collapse
IAG carriers have stepped up to provide an urgent temporary replacement schedule for routes left open by the sudden cessation of Stobart Air operations. Stobart Air had been conducting services under the Aer Lingus Regional franchise but ceased operations late on 11 June. Twelve routes are immediately affected by the ...
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NewsIrish regional Stobart Air ceases operations
Struggling Irish regional carrier Stobart Air has terminated its franchise agreement with Aer Lingus and is to cease operations following the collapse of a proposed purchase of the airline.
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NewsLufthansa to serve Majorca with widebodies after demand surge
Lufthansa will deploy Airbus A350 and Boeing 747-8 widebodies on flights from Frankfurt and Munich to the Spanish island of Majorca this summer, in response to a “significant” increase in demand.
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NewsEC evaluating when 80:20 slot rules will apply again
European regulators are continuing to evaluate slot rules for the coming winter season in light of likely lower traffic volumes as European transport commissioner Adina Valean says it is too early to say when the 80:20 use-it-or-lose-it slots rules will return.
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NewsOpposition sceptical over details of SAA public-private pact
South Africa’s political opposition has expressed characteristic scepticism over the public-private partnership unveiled for flag-carrier South African Airways, questioning the financing of the proposed agreement. The Democratic Alliance says the deal includes the Takatso consortium’s acquiring a 51% stake in SAA and providing R3 billion ($220 million) in capital. But ...
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NewsEurowings to open Prague base in October
Lufthansa’s low-cost subsidiary Eurowings will establish a base at Prague airport with initially two Airbus A320s scheduled to begin operations on 31 October.
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NewsSouth African government to sell majority of SAA to investor consortium
South Africa’s government is to sell a majority share in South African Airways to a consortium of investors, as part of the effort to relaunch the troubled flag-carrier. Preferred investment consortium Takatso would take a 51% stake in the airline while the government would retain the balance, as well as ...
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NewsAir Europa to reinstate 87% of long-haul routes in July
Air Europa will restore the majority of its US and Latin American services next month, when it will operate 87% of its pre-pandemic long-haul routes.
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NewsWalsh cites Concorde history in doubting supersonic future
Former British Airways and IAG chief executive Willie Walsh pointed to his insight on the lack of profitability into the former Concorde operation for why he would not be looking to buy a supersonic aircraft if he was running an airline today.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic envisions eVTOL network to cut transfer time to UK hubs
UK carrier Virgin Atlantic aims to explore development of a short-haul electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) network initially focused on London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester. The airline’s plans for the network are part of its new partnership with UK-based Vertical Aerospace under which the carrier will have the ...
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NewsAustralia, Singapore PMs discuss travel restart
The prime ministers of Australia and Singapore have announced that they are looking at how to reboot air travel between the two countries.
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NewsHong Kong, Singapore eye another go at air travel bubble
Singapore and Hong Kong will review their long-delayed air travel bubble arrangement in July, as the number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore continues to drop.
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NewsRex obtains full flight simulator for 737
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) has acquired a full flight simulator for the Boeing 737.
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NewsPAL still focused on prearranged Chapter 11 filing
Philippine Airlines did not file for Chapter 11 at the end of May as it had suggested to its lessors, but the carrier is still working towards a prearranged insolvency in the USA, three of its lessors tell Cirium.
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NewsTime for action on reopening UK-US market: Gallego
IAG chief executive Luis Gallego is calling for action in re-opening the US-UK aviation market after plans for a taskforce to study the opening up of the market emerged.
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NewsAir Mauritius administrators secure delay to creditor meeting
Administrators of Air Mauritius have secured a further postponement to the deadline for presenting a plan of reorganisation to the carrier’s creditors.
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NewsAir Montenegro launches scheduled flights
Successor carrier Air Montenegro has begun scheduled commercial flights today, launching with a service from Podgorica to Belgrade.