News from FlightGlobal – Page 46
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NewsLufthansa City brings first new A320neo into its fleet
Lufthansa City Airlines, the most recent of the German group’s carriers, has taken delivery of its first new Airbus A320neo. The twinjet (D-AIJP) is powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines. It takes the carrier’s fleet to eight aircraft – four A320neos and four A319s – and another seven A320neos ...
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NewsEx-EgyptAir A220 parted out to support Delta Air Lines fleet
Delta Air Lines is to use parted-out components from an ex-EgyptAir Airbus A220-300 to support its own fleet of the type in the face of spares shortages. The US carrier’s Delta Material Services division has reached an agreement with Florida-based lessor Azorra to part-out the airframe. Azorra acquired EgyptAir’s entire ...
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NewsGrounded Transair aims to resume operations after appeal against certificate revocation
Grounded US cargo carrier Transair is aiming to resume flights from Hawaii later this year, after a judging panel apparently dismissed an attempt to revoke the certificate of operator Rhoades Aviation. Rhoades Aviation says the US FAA’s complaint against the company has been “dismissed with prejudice” by National Transportation Safety ...
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NewsPhilippine Airlines confirms A321 retrofit, network expansion plans
Philippine Airlines has confirmed that it will begin cabin retrofit works on its Airbus A321s in May, as it unveils network expansion plans at its Cebu hub.
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NewsWestJet begins long-delayed integration of Sunwing’s 737s
WestJet Group recently started integrating Sunwing’s fleet of 18 Boeing 737s into its operations, roughly two years after acquiring the Canadian leisure carrier – and more than three years removed from the deal’s announcement.
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NewsAeroflot chief aims to wet-lease capacity from international market
Aeroflot chief executive Sergei Aleksandrovsky has told Russian president Vladimir Putin that the carrier is aiming to capitalise further on new wet-lease rules. The carrier was quick to take advantage of a change to the Russian Air Code which enabled it to lease Airbus A330s in the domestic market – ...
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NewsTed Christie is out as Spirit Airlines CEO
Longtime Spirit Airlines chief executive Ted Christie has departed the company, stepping down from his role as CEO on 7 April in a move coming as Spirit navigates an corporate overhaul intended to stem financial losses.
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NewsLong-term Air Baltic chief Gauss forced to step down after no-confidence vote
Air Baltic’s long-term chief executive, Martin Gauss, is stepping down from his post after a no-confidence vote, as the Latvian carrier edges towards a planned initial public offering. Chief operations officer Pauls Calitis will temporarily take over as the head of the airline. The carrier says the supervisory board “decided ...
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NewsUS regional airlines Mesa and Republic to combine, with Republic taking control
US regional airline company Republic Airways Holdings plans to combine with financially struggling competitor Mesa Air Group to create a new publicly traded company that will be controlled by Republic’s management team.
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NewsTurkish Airlines to take A320neo-family jets from Saudi’s AviLease
Saudi Arabian lessor AviLease has reached an agreement to provide eight Airbus A320neo-family jets to Turkish Airlines. The carrier has already taken delivery of two of the twinjets, and the other six are set to arrive over the course of this year. “This partnership supports Turkish Airlines’ growth plans and ...
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NewsE190 low-speed climb incident spurs Alliance to act on crews’ recurrent take-off mode error
Australian carrier Alliance Aviation has taken action to stop recurrent speed-mode selection errors by Embraer crews, after an incident in which pilots of an E190 initially failed to notice their jet was slowing as it climbed away from the Solomon Islands. The first officer, who was flying the jet from ...
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NewsEVA Air finalises additional A350, A321neo orders
Taiwan’s EVA Air has firmed its commitments for six Airbus A350-1000s and three A321neos, in an orderbook top-up first disclosed in March.
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NewsRiyadh Air nears initial flights after securing air operator’s certificate
Saudi start-up carrier Riyadh Air has secured its air operator’s certificate, advancing the airline’s progress towards first commercial flights.
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NewsGlobal A380 ‘nearly ready’ for services following Hi Fly tests
Portuguese operator Hi Fly has carried out a test flight of the Airbus A380 intended for Global Airlines services, following a cabin refurbishment.
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NewsUS leisure market likely to endure ‘downward pressure on demand’: Sun Country CEO
Cost-conscious air travellers will likely tighten spending on vacations as a result of US-imposed tariffs roiling global markets, from the perspective of Sun Country Airlines chief Jude Bricker.
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NewsUnited to launch new routes to Asia and Australia this year
United Airlines is planning to launch new flights this year to Australia and Asia as part of a broader effort by the carrier to deploy new widebody jets to more far-flung destinations.
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NewsWizz Air sets ‘customer first’ objective with three-year transformation plan
Budget carrier Wizz Air is rolling out a new three-year investment programme intended to prioritise customer service across its operation. It has unveiled the transformation plan – branded as the ‘Customer First Compass’ – stating that it aims to put customers “at the forefront” of its activities. Wizz Air has ...
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NewsSwiftair 737 crash probe finds flaps remained retracted after hydraulic system turned off
Lithuanian investigators have disclosed that the flaps of a Boeing 737-400 freighter remained retracted during its final approach to Vilnius, before the jet sank below the glideslope and crashed short of the runway.
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NewsGreen Africa acquires first owned aircraft after flights interrupted by lessor issue
Nigerian operator Green Africa Airways has acquired its first owned aircraft, just after its operations were badly disrupted by a issue with its lessor. The airline’s chief, Babawande Afolabi, informed passengers of the problems which emerged during the Eid al-Fitr festival. Afolabi referred to a “sudden and unexpected development” with ...
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NewsCanada’s Porter Airlines makes ‘targeted frequency reductions’ amid softening US demand
Porter Airlines is the latest Canadian carrier to tweak its schedule based on weakening demand for US travel, though it pledged to maintain a substantial operation to the USA during the summer air travel season.