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NewsFinnair cuts winter capacity to match reduced demand
Finnair has scaled back its flight schedule for the winter season, in response to weakened demand amid ongoing Covid-19-related travel restrictions. The Oneworld carrier states that between 25 October 2020 and 31 March 2021 it will operate 75 flights a day, down from 350 in the same period of 2019. ...
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NewsAirAsia X to shed aircraft and restructure debts
Grounded long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has unveiled a restructuring plan under which it aims to get debts waived and cut aircraft from its fleet in the hope that it will be able to avoid liquidation and raise fresh equity. AirAsia X says it “will not be able to meet ...
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NewsLaunch operator Comlux among initial customers for six corporate A220s
Specialist corporate aircraft operator Comlux Aviation has disclosed that it is the launch customer for the Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty, opting to take two of the new business twinjet which is based on the A220-100. It will take delivery of the initial aircraft as early as December 2022, and plans to ...
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NewsNo new pilots needed for ‘very long time’: Lufthansa training arm
Lufthansa’s in-house flight academy has advised student pilots to consider other careers as the industry will not require them “for a very long time”.
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NewsNorwegian September passenger numbers at just 10% of 2019 levels
Norwegian carried just 320,000 passengers in September, less than 10% of the number it flew in the same month last year as the airline remains in hibernation mode. The low-cost carrier had flown 3.3 million passengers in September 2019. The reduction is even starker as measured in RPKs, as ...
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NewsAvianca boosted as US court clears it to access $2 billion in financing
Colombia-based Avianca has received approval from the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to access the $2 billion debtor-in-possession financing for which it had secured funding commitments on 21 September.
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NewsSouthwest’s chief Kelly seeks concessions from unions
Southwest Airlines’ chief executive Gary Kelly has reiterated that there will be no involuntary furloughs or pay cuts at the Dallas-based carrier through the end of the year, whether or not the federal government extends the US CARES Act’s payroll support programme.
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NewsFrench investigators probe unstable A318 approach to Orly
French investigators have disclosed that they are probing an incident in which an Airbus A318 landed after an unstable approach which triggered altitude alarms. The Air France service had been operating to Paris Orly from Biarritz on 12 September. Investigation authority BEA states that the crew had been cleared to ...
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NewsAir New Zealand announces executive changes
Air New Zealand has announced further changes to its executive team – the addition of a new role as well as the resignation of its finance chief. Leanne Geraghty has been appointed to the newly created position of chief customer and sales officer, reporting directly to chief executive Greg Foran. ...
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NewsSpiceJet to launch A330neo flights to London in December
SpiceJet plans to operate nonstop Airbus A330neo flights from two points in India to London Heathrow from 4 December under an “air bubble” agreement.
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NewsSeparated main wheel overtook landing 737 after bearing failed
UK investigators have attributed to bearing failure the detachment of a main landing-gear wheel from a TUI Airways Boeing 737-800 after touchdown at Manchester last year. But the inquiry has been unable to determine the root cause of the failure. It could not rule out a pre-existing fault or the ...
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NewsAirAsia Group confirms AirAsia Japan closure
Malaysia’s AirAsia Group has officially announced it will shut operations in Japan. “The company wishes to announce that it has today been notified of the decision taken by the board of directors of AirAsia Japan to cease its operations with immediate effect,” AirAsia Group says today in a Bursa Malaysia ...
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NewsAsiana converts A350 to freighter, promotes A380 scenic flights
Asiana Airlines has commenced operations with an Airbus A350-900 partially retrofitted as a maindeck freighter, as it plans scenic flights with its grounded A380s. The A350 renovation work involved removing 283 economy class seats and installing a steel panel on the floor “to ensure safety”, says the carrier. ...
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NewsSAA maintenance arm lifts service suspension against house carriers
South African Airways’ maintenance arm, SAA Technical, has started reinstating its services after suspending them to four customers over outstanding payments. It says it has reached an agreement with two of these customers – SAA itself and sister carrier Mango – but is still holding talks with the other two. ...
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NewsEl Al loses argument as state accepts Kanfei as main shareholder
Israeli authorities have granted investor Eli Rozenberg control of the largest shareholding in flag-carrier El Al, following the airline’s recent share issue. El Al has disclosed a communication from the Government Companies Authority giving consent of the special state shareholder of the airline to Kanfei Nesharim Aviation’s acquisition of a ...
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NewsUS House leader Pelosi promises airlines further aid
US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised relief for the aviation industry a day after airlines began furloughing staff as government financial aid expired.
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NewsUnited to resume flights to more leisure destinations in November
United will resume 40 international routes in November, including many to leisure and beach destinations like Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean.
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NewsEuropean regulators propose extending temporary state aid exemptions
European Commission regulators are proposing extending by a further six months and widening the scope of the temporary relaxations around state aid rules under which a string of airlines have been supported through the global pandemic. As the coronavirus crisis hit the Commission introduced, through three separate amendments, temporary measures ...
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NewsQatar Airways to serve 124 destinations by year-end
Middle Eastern operator Qatar Airways will resume flights to three South African cities on 3 October, and aims to rebuild its network to include 124 destinations by the end of this year.
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NewsAeroflot Group aims to raise Rb80bn through share placement
Aeroflot Group is aiming to raise at least Rb80 billion ($1 billion) through a capital increase involving the placement of new shares, in order to strengthen its liquidity. Although it had previously prepared to place up to 1.7 billion shares, the Russian operator says it has yet to determine the ...