News from FlightGlobal – Page 9
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NewsQantas sees demand hold steady, but flags fuel price ‘volatility’
Australia’s Qantas Group has largely kept its capacity guidance for the second-half of its 2026 fiscal year, with passenger demand continuing to hold up.
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NewsUzbekistan Airways converts eight 787-9 options into firm orders
Uzbekistan Airways has converted eight options for Boeing 787-9 aircraft into firm orders, following up on a significant fleet-expansion agreement that the Tashkent headquartered carrier reach with Boeing in September.
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NewsBoeing lands ‘flexible’ deal for up to 14 737s and 787s with Somon Air
Hot on the heels of disclosing a deal for up to 15 787 Dreamliners with Air Astana, Boeing has another accord for up to 14 aircraft with Tajikistan’s Somon Air.
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NewsNTSB recovered fan blade ‘pieces’ from crashed UPS MD-11F
US investigators have recovered multiple fan blade pieces from the left engine of the UPS Boeing MD-11 Freighter that crashed at Louisville on 5 November.
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NewsAir Astana commits to order five Boeing 787-9s
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana has committed to ordering five Boeing 787-9s and signalled intentions for up to 10 additional aircraft as part of plans to expand its international network.
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NewsAirbus nears completion of first Qantas A350-1000 for long-range Project Sunrise routes
Airbus has rolled out the first ultra-long-range A350-1000 for Australian carrier Qantas’s Project Sunrise initiative. Project Sunrise envisions nonstop services to Australia’s east coast from London and New York. Airbus secured an agreement to supply Qantas with a version of the A350-1000 modified to carry out these specific long-range flights. ...
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NewsRegional airlines likely facing deepest cuts in FAA traffic-reduction plan
Regional airlines are waiting to see how drastically their operations will be reduced by the Federal Aviation Administration’s plan to cut air traffic volumes in key markets to ease pressure on the country’s increasingly strained air traffic control (ATC) system.
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NewsLeadership seeks ‘right model’ for KLM as Schiphol charges bite
The recent increases in the amount Schiphol airport charges airlines to use its facilities has prompted Air France-KLM to review its Dutch mainline unit’s operating model.
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NewsEmirates highlights premium cabin demand as profits rise again in first half
Middle Eastern operator Emirates Group maintained an upward trend over the first half of the year, generating a 17% rise in pre-tax profit to Dhs12.2 billion ($3.3 billion). Its airline operation, Emirates, contributed a pre-tax profit of Dhs11.4 billion, also up 17%, on a 6% improvement in revenues to Dhs65.6 ...
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NewsAir Baltic remains positive after turning around nine-month loss
Latvia’s Air Baltic remained profitable over the first nine months of the year, although it recorded a substantial fall in net profit for the third quarter. The airline’s interim chief, Pauls Calitis, says the carrier is continuing to experience a “complex environment” which is “shaped by engine supply constraints and ...
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NewsCanberra extends financial assistance to newly-acquired Rex
The Australian government has provided an additional A$60 million ($39.1 million) in commercial loans to Regional Express (Rex).
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NewsCathay Pacific to buy back Qatar Airways’ near-10% shareholding
Cathay Pacific Airways is intending to purchase Qatar Airways’ entire shareholding in the Hong Kong-based carrier. The provisional buy-back agreement is subject to approval by Cathay’s independent shareholders. Qatar Airways holds a 9.57% stake in Cathay Pacific. Both operators are Oneworld alliance members. Source: Cathay Pacific Cathay will ...
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NewsAirbus delivers China’s first A330neo to Hainan Airlines
Hainan Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900, its first new widebody aircraft since completing its restructuring.
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NewsCapital A plots Bahrain AOC for AirAsia as part of hub plan for Gulf kingdom
Budget carrier operator AirAsia’s parent, Capital A, is to explore the possibility of establishing a Middle Eastern hub in Bahrain, and setting up a Bahrain-based air operator’s certificate to operate onward connections. Capital A has signed a preliminary agreement with Bahrain’s ministry of transportation to study the option of opening ...
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NewsRyanair accelerating pilot recruitment to prepare for Max 10 arrival
Ryanair is to speed up pilot recruitment for the next three years as it prepares to introduce its first Boeing 737 Max 10s in spring 2027. It states that Boeing is expecting Max 10 certification in mid-2026 and that the airframer expects to meet Ryanair’s contracted delivery dates for the ...
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NewsCroatia Airlines fleet transition continues to drag financial performance
Croatia Airlines has experienced delays in returning a pair of De Havilland Dash 8-400s to their owners, adding to fleet transition costs as it switches to Airbus A220s. The airline says one of the aircraft (9A-CQB) carried out its last operation in January, and the other (9A-CQA) was withdrawn from ...
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NewsAirbus freighter forecast highlights Asia demand as region’s carriers sign for A350F
Two recent Asia-Pacific agreements for the Airbus A350 freighter have reinforced Airbus’s confidence in the aircraft’s long-term prospects, despite the substantial turmoil endured by global trade in a year which has virtually been defined by escalating tariffs, retaliation, and geopolitical tension. Korean Air and Air China Cargo have newly disclosed ...
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NewsCebu Pacific taps Bulgaria Air for A320 damp lease
Cebu Pacific will damp lease a pair of Airbus A320s from Bulgaria Air, as part of plans to shore up capacity for the year-end peak period.
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NewsKLM contract termination left UK’s Eastern with ‘unsustainable’ costs
UK regional carrier Eastern Airways found itself burdened by high fixed costs after Dutch operator KLM terminated a capacity partnership, according to its administrator. Eastern Airways, based at Humberside airport, suspended operations on 27 October. RSM UK Restructuring Advisory is expecting to be formally appointed to oversee the carrier, as ...
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NewsFinnair dry-leasing pair of A330s under Qantas collaboration
Finnair is dry-leasing two Airbus A330s to Australian carrier Qantas, to support the Oneworld partners’ capacity relationship. Speaking during a third-quarter briefing on 30 October, Finnair chief Turkka Kuusisto said four of the carrier’s A330s were currently “tied” to the Qantas collaboration. But two A330s which have been wet-leased under ...