News from FlightGlobal – Page 467
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NewsPorter Airlines delays restart to 29 March
Canada’s Porter Airlines has once again delayed resuming flights, and is now targeting a date more than one year after it shut down due to the global coronavirus crisis.
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NewsEasyJet raises $1.9 billion partially guaranteed loan
EasyJet has raised a $1.87 billion loan which is partially guaranteed by the UK’s export-credit agency. The five-year loan is underwritten by a syndicate of banks, says the low-cost carrier, and supported by a partial guarantee from UK Export Finance under its export development guarantee scheme. Source: Shutterstock ...
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NewsLatin American aviation groups urge roll back of flight bans and new travel restrictions
The Latin American and Caribbean aviation industry is urging governments in the region to roll back newly imposed travel restrictions, including Covid testing requirements and flight bans on certain routes.
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NewsEmirates bolsters American services
Emirates is restarting operations to Seattle, Dallas and San Francisco and increasing capacity to other destinations in the Americas over the coming two months, as the Middle Eastern carrier continues to rebuild its long-haul network.
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NewsHeathrow passenger numbers slump 73% in 2020
Passenger numbers at Europe’s biggest hub London Heathrow were down almost three-quarters across the pandemic-hit 2020 as it handled just 1.1 million passengers in December.
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NewsSriwijaya 737-500 crash was carrier’s fifth 737 loss since 2008
The crash of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 follows a troubled safety record at the airline, which has lost five Boeing 737s since 2008, amid broader corporate troubles.
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NewsDAE Capital’s aircraft sales drop by nearly a third in 2020
DAE Capital’s total aircraft sales dropped by nearly a third year-on-year in 2020.
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NewsBahrain lifts restrictions on Qatari flights after Al-Ula summit
Bahrain’s air navigation service has updated NOTAMs to remove restrictions on Qatari services, following the recent reconciliation agreement reached at a Gulf Co-operation Council summit. Qatar does not have its own flight information region. Its airspace is contained within the Bahraini FIR. The kingdom’s aeronautical information publication has featured restrictions ...
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NewsSearchers seek to pinpoint location of crashed Sriwijaya 737-500
Indonesian authorities are conducting recovery operations for a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that crashed in the Java sea on 9 January.
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NewsSearch underway for missing Sriwijaya 737-500
Indonesian authorities are searching for a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that disappeared on 9 January while operating the Jakarta-Pontianak route.
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NewsEmirates 777-9 comments raise questions about delivery timeline and launch operator
Recent comments suggest that Emirates now expects to receive its first Boeing 777-9 in 2023, a development that raises questions about delivery timelines and launch customers.
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NewsStudents flock to some US flight schools despite aerospace industry woes
Evidence suggests that student pilots continue streaming into US flight schools despite the Covid-19 pandemic having left the world’s airline industry scrambling to survive.
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NewsAirbus cancellations include remaining A330Fs and AirAsia’s A350s
Airbus’s cancellations for the final month of last year included 26 long-haul aircraft, among them 15 A350s and the last three A330 freighters in the airframer’s backlog. The cancellation of three outstanding A330-200Fs – ordered by Turkey’s MNG Airlines – means there is no current backlog for the type, the ...
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NewsWestJet cuts more staff and flights, citing Canadian travel restrictions
Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet is laying off more employees and cutting its already pared network by another third, citing government travel restrictions.
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NewsCALC orders 30 ARJ21s with Indonesian carrier TransNusa
China Aircraft Leasing has placed an order for 30 Comac ARJ21 aircraft with an Indonesian airline, in which CALC and two of its most senior executives have a 49% stake, as a co-buyer.
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NewsUS lawmaker urges authorities to place rioters on national no-fly list
A US lawmaker has asked aviation security and law enforcement authorities to place customers who have been identified as committing crimes during the 6 January riot in Washington, DC on the national “no-fly” list.
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NewsANA issues RFP for leaseback of A321neos: sources
All Nippon Airways has issued a request for proposals for the sale and leaseback of five Airbus A321neos, sources tell Cirium. The Japanese carrier has asked lessors to submit proposals by 18 January. Source: Wikimedia Commons An ANA A321neo in March 2019 Cirium fleets data shows ANA ...
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NewsOnline travel agency sues JetBlue for 'unfair fare practices'
An online travel agency group is suing low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways for removing its flights from the external travel portals, forcing customers to book more expensive fares through the airline’s own website.
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NewsSaudi airspace access simplifies passage for Qatar Airways flights
Qatar Airways has begun redirecting flightpaths through Saudi Arabian airspace, after the lifting of a blockade imposed more than three years ago. The airline’s service to Johannesburg – flight QR1365, operated by an Airbus A350-900 – crossed into eastern Saudi airspace shortly after its departure during the evening of 7 ...
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NewsUS Transportation Secretary Chao resigns after pro-Trump riot
Elaine Chao, who heads the powerful US Department of Transportation, has said she will resign, a day after pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, leaving destruction and chaos in their wake.