News from FlightGlobal – Page 519
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NewsFastjet shareholder provisionally agrees financial support
African budget operator Fastjet Group has obtained a commitment from its main shareholder, Solenta Aviation Holdings, to underwrite a capital raise of at least $1.5 million, providing the company with much-needed funding. Fastjet Group has been struggling with dwindling cash resources as it copes with flight restrictions in Zimbabwe and ...
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NewsEurowings passengers can pay to keep middle seat free
Eurowings will offer passengers the option of paying extra to keep the middle seat vacant, throughout the entire cabin, on all flights within Europe, after carrying out a “successful” trial of the measure.
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NewsIATA warns that Argentina may delay September air travel restart
Rumours are swirling that Argentina’s government might push back its plan to reopen the country to air travel on 1 September, throwing uncertainty around carriers’ plans to resume operations to the country.
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NewsPegasus talks to Airbus about changes to A320neo-family deliveries
Turkish budget carrier Pegasus has indicated that it will push back some aircraft deliveries, as it continues negotiations with Airbus regarding the A320neo-family twinjets it has on order.
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NewsAmerican cuts 15 cities from network as government aid expires
American Airlines intends to axe routes to 15 destinations, as it begins trimming its network due to the expiration of government aid and a lack of demand for air travel.
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NewsFirst GE90-powered Boeing 777 flies into retirement
The world’s first GE Aviation-powered Boeing 777 made what is expected to be its final flight today when it was ferried from London Heathrow into retirement by British Airways.
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NewsVueling revises go-around training after Birmingham approach incident
Spanish carrier Vueling has amended simulator training to include high-energy approaches and go-arounds, after investigators probed an Airbus A320 incident at Birmingham which involved two aborted approaches and triggering of angle-of-attack protection. The crew had struggled to reduce the aircraft’s speed after commencing the final stages of the area navigation ...
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NewsIran ATR 72 suffered tail-strike after dual input during flare
Iranian investigators have disclosed that the captain of a landing Iran Air ATR 72-600 intervened to reduce descent rate during the flare, resulting in dual control inputs, but could not avert a hard touchdown. In the moments before the initial touchdown the aircraft was probably subjected to a downdraft, says ...
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NewsQantas A380s could re-enter service in three years: Alan Joyce
Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce expects that the airline will only recover 50% of its international market by its 2022 fiscal year.
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NewsAir Baltic pushes back A220 delivery schedule
Latvian carrier Air Baltic is rescheduling the delivery of its remaining Airbus A220-300 fleet, aiming to complete their introduction by early 2024. The airline, which has taken 22 of its 50 ordered A220s, says it has reached an agreement with the airframer to rejig the delivery schedule for the outstanding ...
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NewsSIA Group depletes half of $6.4 billion funds raised
SIA Group has utilised half the proceeds from a S$8.8 billion ($6.4 billion) rights issue completed on 5 June. The company has drawn down a further S$2.2 billion between 15 June and 14 August, in addition to the use of S$2.2 billion previously detailed in June. Source: Max ...
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NewsQantas ekes out full-year profit despite pandemic hit
The Qantas Group says its 2020 fiscal year was the worst in its 100-year history, but still managed to turn an underlying profit before tax of A$124 million ($90 million). The A$124 million figure for the 2020 financial year ended 30 June was 91% lower than a year earlier, with ...
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NewsUS airline fleet swells in summer but autumn cuts loom
In recent months US airlines have brought some 1,600 aircraft back into their fleets, bolstering their operations amid hopes that air travel demand would rebound following a dismal spring.
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NewsIcelandair options broaden as crew duty schedules shift closer to limits
Icelandair’s new collective agreements with aircrew means pilots and flight attendants will work closer to theoretical maximum limits, and enable the airline to explore new network prospects. International regulations restrict pilots and cabin crew from operating more than 900 block hours per year. Icelandair says that, given the structure of ...
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NewsLufthansa strikes deal with pilots to avert near-term redundancies
Lufthansa has reached a deal with the Vereinigung Cockpit union covering pilots at its German operations over cost-cutting measures for the rest of the year.
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NewsHeathrow awaits approval for ‘oven-ready’ Covid-19 testing centre
London Heathrow’s Covid-19 testing facility is “ready to go” and awaiting UK government approval to test arrivals at the airport as a way of reducing the amount of time for which travellers from high-risk countries are required to quarantine.
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NewsIcelandair: Keflavik hub stands to benefit as non-stop competitors retreat
Icelandair Group has warned that if its operation collapsed, the Reykjavik Keflavik hub would take years to rebuild and, as a result, would cause substantial damage to the country’s economy. The company, which is preparing a $150 million share issue, has outlined the bleak consequences of receivership to potential investors ...
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NewsIcelandair expects four-year recovery as it revises share issue
Icelandair Group expects to start its recovery ramp-up in the second quarter of 2021, but its conservative approach will not return the operator to pre-crisis levels until 2024. The company has detailed its position to potential investors as it prepares for a share offering intended to raise IcKr20 billion ($148 ...
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NewsFive Southeast Asian countries cleared for Singapore transit via SIA Group
Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand have joined the list of countries approved for transit flights through Singapore operated by Singapore Airlines Group’s three carriers. Two other Southeast Asian nations, Vietnam and Cambodia, were previously approved for such flights, from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Phnom Penh. Source: Greg ...
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NewsUS and Chinese carriers can double flights between countries: DoT
The four Chinese airlines currently operating scheduled passenger services to the USA may double their services to eight weekly round-trip flights, according to the US Department of Transportation. “This aggregate level of service is equivalent to the total number of flights now permitted by the Chinese aviation authorities for US ...