News from FlightGlobal – Page 7
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NewsCourt approves Spirit’s sale of two Chicago O’Hare gates to American
A court filing related to Spirit Airlines’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings shows that the ULCC has agreed to transfer the pair of gates – numbers G8 and G10 – to American Airlines.
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NewsNew Air Baltic chief takes over with carrier's IPO yet to materialise
Air Baltic’s new chief executive, Erno Hilden, has stepped into the top post as the carrier faces pressure over its financial performance and progress with its delayed initial public offering. Hilden says the carrier – which emerged from “some of the most challenging years” in the aviation industry – is ...
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NewsBarry Biffle out as CEO of Frontier Airlines
The airline does not specify a reason for parting ways with Biffle, who has held Frontier’s top spot since March 2016.
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NewsMatt Koscal in line to become CEO of Republic Airways in 2026
Regional airline company Repubic Airways Holdings has revealed more details of its leadership transition plan amid ongoing efforts to integrate Mesa Air Group.
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News‘Revamped’ Azul secures court approval for Chapter 11 restructuring plan
Brazilian carrier Azul has received court approval for its Chapter 11 reorganisation plan, clearing the way for the airline to emerge from bankruptcy protection early next year after eliminating $3 billion in liabilities.
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NewsSpirit receives $50m lifeline as shutdown speculation swirls
Florida-based ultra-low-cost carrier reaches agreement with creditors for emergency funding as it faces potential operational shutdown and liquidation amid ongoing restructuring efforts.
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NewsKLM Cityhopper starts putting increased-capacity E195-E2s into service
Dutch carrier KLM’s Cityhopper division has started operating Embraer 195-E2 twinjets with increased capacity. The airline is fitting four additional economy-class seats to all 22 of the type, aiming to convert them by June next year. This will take the E195-E2’s overall accommodation to 136 seats. KLM says this has ...
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NewsAustrian Airlines starts transferring E195 fleet to Italian sister carrier
Lufthansa Group’s Austrian Airlines has begun phasing out its Embraer 195 regional jets, transferring an initial aircraft to Italian sister carrier Air Dolomiti. Austrian is modernising and simplifying its fleet and, instead of its 17 E195s, will introduce six more Airbus A320neos – each configured with 180 seats – the ...
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NewsCebu Pacific expands long-haul operations with addition of Riyadh
Cebu Pacific will begin flying between Manila and Riyadh, marking the low-cost operator’s entry into Saudi Arabia.
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NewsJetBlue A320 crew startled by encounter with ‘unseen’ military tanker north of Venezuela
A JetBlue Airbus A320 crew reported a close encounter with a US Air Force tanker aircraft operating without an active transponder during climb-out from Curacao on 12 December, forcing the commercial flight to halt its ascent.
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NewsSpirit pilots and flight attendants agree to pay cuts as carrier navigates bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines’ pilots and flight attendants have approved revised employment contracts featuring concessions the carrier estimates will save $100 million annually as it seeks to emerge from bankruptcy proceedings.
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NewsNorse Atlantic cancels proposed follow-up share offering
Scandinavian operator Norse Atlantic has cancelled a proposed additional offering of shares, because the company’s stock price is below the threshold for issue. Norse had been considering the additional offering as a follow-up to a private placement disclosed in October. This offering would have comprised up to 12.09 million new ...
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NewsUnited strikes sale-leaseback deals covering 20 Max 9s with SMBC Aviation Capital
The Irish lessor disclosed the sale-leaseback agreements, which apply to Max 9s delivered in late 2025 and 2026, on 10 December.
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NewsIndiGo parent’s chair blames chaos on combination of internal and external events
Indian carrier IndiGo’s parent, InterGlobe Aviation, has blamed a combination of internal and external events for the airline’s recent widespread disruption, but insists that the situation was not the result of deliberate actions. The chair of InterGlobe Aviation, the airline’s parent, Vikram Singh Mehta says the company sought to support ...
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NewsAbra Group considers adding shorter-haul capacity to combined fleet
The parent of Colombia’s Avianca, Brazil’s Gol and Spanish wet-lease operator Wamos sees opportunities to boost regional connectivity throughout Latin America
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NewsLoganair in no rush to fill gaps left by Eastern Airways
Loganair’s growth over the past decade has largely been by filling gaps left by failed, fellow regional carriers. However, the Scottish airline’s chief executive is “very cautious” about opening new services from east of England airports vacated by Eastern Airways, which collapsed in October.
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NewsSunExpress chief to lead Eurowings as Bischof steps down
SunExpress chief executive Max Kownatzki will leave to take up the same position at Eurowings, with Marcus Schnabel becoming the new chief of the Turkish Airlines-Lufthansa Group joint venture.
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NewsJazeera Airways and Beond selected to establish charter carriers in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation regulator has selected Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways and the premium leisure carrier Beond to establish charter operations in the kingdom. The General Authority of Civil Aviation had opened a tender inviting companies to submit proposals for national charter airlines. Charter aviation has a “vital role” in meeting ...
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NewsAir Transat pilots avoid strike action with tentative labour agreement
Air Transat pilots have tentatively agreed to a new five-year contract, avoiding a strike that could have begun on 10 December
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NewsAirAsia expects A321LR deliveries to begin in 2026
Malaysia-headquartered AirAsia Group expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A321LR in 2026, as it looks to “unify” the operations of its short-haul and medium-haul units.