News from FlightGlobal – Page 497
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NewsAmerican posts $2.4bn loss in Q3, retires all A330s
American Airlines reported a staggering third-quarter loss and announced additional fleet retirements as it joins industry peers in lurching toward a new normal following the shock of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsEx-British Airways 747-400 to be preserved as UK film set
One of British Airways’ recently-retired Boeing 747-400s is to be preserved as a film set at an airfield 40km south of London Heathrow. The aircraft (G-CIVW), manufactured in 1998, was parked in March having served its entire commercial life with the UK operator. It will be transferred on 22 October ...
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NewsAlaska reports market improvement despite $431m Q2 loss
Alaska Air Group lost $431 million in the third quarter of 2020, though the company insists its passenger and financial figures continue improving month by month.
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NewsLufthansa Cargo plans ‘extensive and dense’ winter operation
Lufthansa Cargo plans to operate an “extensive and dense” freighter network during the winter season as air freight demand has held up amid the pandemic.
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NewsCondor to exit ‘protective shield’ in November
Condor has disclosed that its creditors have approved a plan for it to leave ‘protective shield’ proceedings at the end of November as a “healthy company”.
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NewsIndian regional Alliance Air posts first profit prior to pandemic
Air India regional unit Alliance Air posted its first ever operating profit in the year immediately prior to the global pandemic hitting air travel demand.
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NewsIAG cuts fourth-quarter capacity levels again
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has cut its expectations for fourth-quarter capacity, estimating that it will be 70% down on the previous year. IAG had already lowered its capacity forecast for the quarter to 60% down – from a previous 46% down – in early September. But the company ...
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NewsHawaiian reinstates flights to Boston, New York
Hawaiian Airlines will reinstate its flights to the northeast USA as the weather there turns cold and potential customers who have refrained from travelling due to the coronavirus may be thinking of a winter getaway.
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NewsBoeing study concludes disinfectants kill Covid-19 virus on cabin surfaces
A joint study by Boeing and the University of Arizona found that disinfectants already used on aircraft are successful in killing viruses like the bug causing Covid-19.
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NewsNationalise Air Canada? Union floats idea of returning to government ownership
A Canadian union has floated the idea of re-nationalising legacy carrier Air Canada in light of the “disheartening impact” of the coronavirus pandemic and the government’s lack of support for the industry.
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NewsAir Canada will fly all-business-class A319s to warm-weather cities this winter
Air Canada will deploy all-business-class configured Airbus A319s on selected scheduled routes this winter as it searches for passengers after the coronavirus decimated Canada’s air transport industry.
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NewsDeal restores flights between India and Germany
India has struck a deal to restore flights to Germany, which had ended abruptly in late September amid a row over parity of services.
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NewsIATA downgrades Africa and Middle East traffic forecasts
IATA has sharply lowered its 2020 guidance for air traffic in the Middle East and Africa, citing “weaker-than-expected recovery” in each region.
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NewsIsrael’s Arkia to open Dubai services in early 2021
Israeli carrier Arkia has disclosed that intends to open services to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, from the beginning of next year. Arkia’s planned service follows the signing of a new air services agreement between Israel and the UAE after the two sides agreed to normalise diplomatic relations. The ...
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NewsEl Al pilots lose legal bid to overturn cockpit efficiency agreement
Israeli flag-carrier El Al’s pilots have lost a legal bid to invalidate an efficiency agreement for cockpit crews, which was reached in mid-July in the absence of pilots’ representatives. This agreement was one of several revising terms for several groups of El Al workers. The new pacts were a condition ...
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NewsIranian Fokker 100 engine parts penetrate cabin after uncontained failure
Iranian investigators are probing the serious uncontained failure of a Fokker 100 engine which forced the crew to abort take-off from Tehran’s Mehrabad airport. The Iran Aseman Airlines jet (EP-ATE) had been operating a service to Ardabil, near the Caspian Sea coast in north-western Iran, on 13 October. Preliminary investigation ...
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NewsVietjet A321 suffers 4.27g hard landing at Dong Hoi
One of Vietjet Air’s Airbus A321s has apparently suffered structural damage after a hard landing at Dong Hoi airport in central Vietnam. FlightGlobal understands that the accident occurred in the early evening on 16 October as the aircraft, VN-A639, landed on a wet runway in Dong Hoi after operating flight ...
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NewsSIA Group utilised 70% of proceeds from June rights issue
SIA Group has utilised S$6.2 billion ($4.6 billion) of S$8.8 billion gross proceeds from a rights issue completed in June. The amount was drawn down between 8 June and 13 October, and besides a one-time S$2 billion repayment of a bridge loan from DBS Bank, key components are S$1.6 billion ...
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NewsAirAsia Berhad secured new loan: airline chief
Budget carrier AirAsia Berhad has agreed fresh funding as it seeks to navigate its way through the Covid-19 crisis. The Kuala Lumpur-based airline tells Cirium in a statement that it is unable to disclose the lenders or the amount being made available. Source: AirAsia AirAsia has confirmed that ...
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NewsCathay confirms 777-9 deliveries delayed to ‘beyond 2025’
Cathay Pacific has given an indication of the timeline surrounding deferrals of its Boeing 777-9 aircraft, confirming that the widebodies will only be delivered “beyond 2025”.