News from FlightGlobal – Page 505
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NewsCourt upholds decision to suspend Avianca state loan
A Colombian court has upheld its injunction barring the national government from participating in Avianca’s debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing, but the airline is confident its latest proposal will still be approved by the US bankruptcy court.
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NewsKLM submits restructuring plan to Dutch government
KLM plans to cut pay, reduce jobs and slim down its fleet in order to secure €3.4 billion ($4 billion) in loans and guarantees from the Dutch government.
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NewsEmirates fined over JetBlue codeshare flights in Iranian airspace
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is set to be fined by the US Department of Transportation for operating services through Iranian airspace while carrying a codeshare with US budget operator JetBlue Airways. US investigations have determined that, during the first three weeks of July last year, Emirates operated services with the ...
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NewsRyanair traffic falls back down in September as restrictions hit
Passenger numbers fell back again in September at low-cost carrier Ryanair as increased travel restrictions halted the pick-up in air demand. Ryanair traffic levels had started increased in July and August after flatlining during the crisis peak of the coronavirus crisis amid a swathe of travel restrictions. Source: ...
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NewsPandemic forces ‘urgent’ restructuring at Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines will embark on an “urgent restructuring exercise”, which includes a “drastic” relook at its network and fleet plans, as the coronavirus outbreak upended its business recovery momentum. The process, which will involve revising its long-term business plan rolled out in 2019, will span the next few months, ...
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NewsAustralia unilaterally opens travel zone with New Zealand
Australia has unilaterally established a travel zone with New Zealand, setting the stage for some resumption of air travel between the two nations. “The Australian government is establishing a Safe Travel Zone with New Zealand,” says Australian prime minister Scott Morrison. Source: Qantas Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the ...
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NewsIAG receives strong response to recapitalisation share offer
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has received a strong response to the share issue undertaken to reinforce the company’s liquidity. It has received acceptances for the entire batch of nearly 2.98 billion shares offered under the capital increase. IAG says that, by the end of a pre-emptive subscription period ...
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NewsAAPA moves annual meeting online
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) will be conducting its annual meeting of presidents virtually, the latest in major aviation meetings to move online following the coronavirus outbreak, which precludes large scale gatherings. The annual meeting, which will airline heads from major Asia-Pacific carriers gather, was to have ...
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NewsSingapore opens short-term leisure travel to two more countries
Singapore will lift border restrictions for visitors from Vietnam and Australia, excluding the state of Victoria, starting 8 October. “Both countries have comprehensive public health surveillance systems and displayed successful control over the spread of the Covid-19 virus,” the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said on 30 September. ...
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NewsBA adds back Bahrain and South Africa as part of October expansion
British Airways today resumed flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Bahrain, part of a number restored routes as it steps up its network this month after suspending a swathe of services during the global pandemic.
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NewsUnited, American furlough 32,000 workers
United Airlines and American Airlines have furloughed 32,000 employees after federal government financial aid ran out and was not extended.
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NewsIATA calls on US jurisdictions to ditch quarantines
Aviation trade group IATA has called on US jurisdictions to eliminate quarantine requirements imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, advocating instead for systematic pre-departure testing protocols.
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NewsStobart focuses on cost cutting and Southend restart
Stobart Group, owner of London Southend airport and majority shareholder in Stobart Air, has indicated that its focus remains on minimising cash burn despite limited earnings from cargo operations and restarted passenger flights.
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NewsUnions up the ante in row over Lufthansa’s Ocean plan
Three trade unions representing Lufthansa staff have sharply criticised the airline’s planned new leisure subsidiary Ocean in a joint open letter to German chancellor Angela Merkel.
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NewsAir Astana reshapes fleet to ride out pandemic
Air Astana has almost completed the early replacement of its Boeing 757s with Airbus A321LRs and of its Embraer 190 regional jets with E190-E2s as it adapts its fleet requirements to the new market environment.
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NewsTarom ATR 42 crew skipped checklist before Chisinau excursion
Romanian investigators have disclosed that the pilots of a Tarom ATR 42-500 did not perform the descent checklist before a landing incident at Chisinau in which the crew lost lateral control and the aircraft swerved off the runway. Investigation authority AIAS says the cockpit-voice recording revealed the omission, adding that ...
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NewsGlobal aviation unlikely to achieve net zero before 2060: ATAG
Net-zero carbon emissions from the global aviation industry is unlikely to be achievable without a major reliance on offsets until at least 2060 – a decade behind targets set by the Oneworld alliance, the UK government and many other businesses – the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) has suggested. In ...
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NewsAirAsia Japan on verge of being shut down: reports
Media reports indicate that AirAsia is on the verge of shutting down its joint venture airline in Japan. An announcement about the closure of AirAsia Japan could come as soon as Monday, according to the Nikkei Asian Review, citing a source. Source: Wikimedia Commons AirAsia Japan has three ...
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NewsHawaiian resumes flights to US mainland and Japan
Hawaiian Airlines is restarting service to 10 US mainland destinations and Tokyo following the state of Hawaii’s partial reopening.
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NewsUS aviation industry braces for furloughs as relief package expires
The US aviation industry is preparing for thousands of layoffs as government financial aid to protect workers’ salaries expires in the coming hours.