News from FlightGlobal – Page 544
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NewsSwiss start-up FlyBair plans mid-July debut
Swiss start-up carrier FlyBair is aiming to commence services next month, operating initially to the Spanish resort of Palma de Mallorca. The airline says it will open two routes to the city from Bern and Sion from 18 July. FlyBair had been intending to launch operations in May but postponed ...
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NewsState to consider integrating some Air Italy assets into new Alitalia
Italy’s transport and infrastructure minister Paola de Micheli has indicated the state is considering the possible of integration some Air Italy assets into its renationalised Alitalia. Sardinia-based AIr Italy collapsed in February after shareholders could not agree on further investment to keep the struggling airline operational, though 49% owner Qatar ...
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NewsLoss-making Air Namibia should be liquidated: president
Air Namibia should be liquidated, the Namibian president has declared following an address to the country, a suggestion which has met objection from unions. President Hage Geingob was answering questions in the parliament building in Windhoek after delivering his state-of-the-nation speech on 4 June. The loss-making airline had not been ...
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NewsShort-circuit could lead 777 thrust levers to advance during taxiing
Operators of Boeing 777s are being cautioned that autothrottles could trigger an uncommanded advancement of the throttle levers on the ground, after a number of instances. Most of the occurrences have taken place during taxiing. But in one event, says the US FAA, the uncommanded autothrottle advance happened after landing, ...
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NewsEuropean price war threatens deepened cash-flow crisis
Airlines making their first tentative steps towards restart of operations are keen to convince the public that air travel is back. But making the case will not be easy – or cheap. Early indications are that many passengers are nervous about boarding an aircraft, especially older travellers. And given that ...
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NewsCathay to gradually add capacity in June, July
Cathay Pacific will slowly reinstate capacity in June and July, even as it expects capacity in the subsequent months to continue to be “substantially reduced”. This also marks the first time since the coronavirus outbreak emerged that the carrier will be adding capacity to its already-pared down network. For ...
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NewsTransat-Air Canada merger pushed to fourth quarter
Transat AT, the parent company of Canadian holiday specialist Air Transat, says its merger with legacy carrier Air Canada is still on track and now due to close sometime in the fourth quarter of 2020.
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NewsSwiss parliament votes for CO2 tax on air tickets
Switzerland’s parliament has voted in favour of introducing an environmental levy on airline tickets.
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NewsZeitfracht sells stake in Romania’s Blue Air
German logistics firm Zeitfracht Group has divested its stake in Romanian low-cost operator Blue Air.
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NewsLufthansa to cut 22,000 jobs
Lufthansa Group has outlined plans to cut the equivalent of 22,000 full-time jobs, half of which will be in Germany, and operate 100 fewer aircraft as it recovers from the effects of the Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsUK government issues flight-resumption guidance
UK government officials have published new guidelines aimed at enabling the country’s air transport sector to “bounce back” safely when Covid-19 travel restrictions are eased.
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NewsA321 hit windshear before short landing and tail-strike
US investigators have determined that an American Airlines Airbus A321 landed short of the runway and suffered a tail-strike after encountering a microburst on approach to Charlotte-Douglas airport. But the National Transportation Safety Board points out that the crew had not adopted the airline’s guidance on approach speed and aircraft ...
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NewsAlliance Aviation plans $85m equity raise to acquire aircraft
Australia’s Alliance Aviation is looking to raise around A$122 million ($85 million) in equity capital, for acquiring aircraft to take advantage of growth opportunities. This comprises $A91.9 million via a fully underwritten institutional share placement and a A$30 million target from a non-underwritten share purchase plan extended to existing shareholders. ...
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NewsHeathrow operator cuts jobs as quarantine measure prolongs traffic misery
London Heathrow airport’s operator is cutting jobs as it warns that the UK government’s newly-introduced quarantine policy for arriving passengers is contributing to a situation in which employment levels cannot be maintained. The controversial quarantine regulation, requiring 14-day isolation for arriving passengers, has been heavily criticised by airlines. Heathrow’s operator ...
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NewsAir New Zealand addresses media report on capital raising
Air New Zealand says it continues to assess funding options available to it, in response to a recent media report about a potential capital raising. The airline is listed on both New Zealand’s Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange. It said in an 11 June stock-exchange disclosure: “Air New Zealand ...
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NewsPakistan prime minister receives ‘detailed roadmap’ on PIA reform
Pakistan International Airlines, which in May suffered a fatal crash in Karachi, must undergo reforms including increasing revenue and upgrading its aircraft, Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan has said. The flag carrier’s chief executive Arshad Malik, who was reinstated to his position in March following a court dispute over his ...
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NewsLaGuardia Terminal B arrivals hall opens
A new arrivals and departures hall at LaGuardia airport’s Central Terminal opened on 10 June, marking another stage in the completion of the terminal’s overhaul.
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NewsCoronavirus could be killed in aircraft interiors using heat, early results show
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has shown that common ground heaters could be used to raise the temperature of aircraft interiors to levels sufficient to kill the coronavirus and other biological contaminants.
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NewsAmerican Airlines sees encouraging demand trend
American Airlines says it has transported an average of 127,000 passengers daily in June so far, up from a low of 32,000 passengers in April, as travelers once again take to the sky while the global coronavirus crisis enters its fourth month.
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NewsExternal carriers should be handed repatriation services: South African opposition
South Africa’s shadow public enterprises minister is insisting that the government ease air transport pressures by allowing other operators to conduct repatriation services. Ghaleb Cachalia, from the opposition Democratic Alliance party, argues that South African Airways – which has been mired in a drawn-out business rescue process – does not ...