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AirlinesCopa Airlines returns to San Francisco Airport
With connections to Latin America
Copa Airlines announced that after eight months of not operating regularly, due to travel restrictions imposed by governments in the region as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline resumed operations... more
AirlinesOutline plans to drive modernisation and digitalisation of European ATM
By leading airspace users, airports, ANSP and the EUROCONTROL Network Manager
An innovative partnership of leading airspace users, airports, air navigation service providers and the Eurocontrol Network Manager (NM), jointly released a set of high-level principles to drive and effectively... more
AirlinesSpanish Government ready to split Air Europa carrier
For each division there will be a separate board of directors
Three is the perfect number par excellence, but it must not have been the main reason that led Spain to divide airline Air Europa into three different segments, which has been talked about more and more... more
AirlinesHong Kong, Greater Bay Airlines looking for planes
Asian new carrier could debut in 2021
New and also able to attract a lot of curiosity: Hong Kong is getting closer and closer to the launch of the Greater Bay Airlines airline, which we have been hearing about for some time and which could... more
AirlinesUSA: all ready for commercial Christian carrier flights
Passengers will be mostly missionaries
Unique more than rare: air carrier that an American religious organization wants to launch in a short time is unprecedented in the history of civil aviation, given that we are talking about the first Christian... more
AirlinesBrussels approves Slovenian subsidies for air carriers
Financial support is in line with EU rules
European Commission said yes to the economic program launched by Slovenia to support air carriers flying in the skies of this country. We are talking about 5 million euros to support a sector that is in... more
AirlinesMiami Airport welcomed Southwest Airlines
The service includes daily flights to Baltimore, Chicago, Houston and Tampa
Officials from Miami International Airport (MIA), Southwest Airlines and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) celebrated the carrier’s launch of first-ever Miami service last days w... more
AirlinesAA, BA and oneworld launch transatlantic COVID-19 testing trial
On selected flights from USA to London-Heathrow
American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) and oneworld have launched an optional COVID-19 medical-based testing trial on selected flights from the USA to London-Heathrow, in a combined effort to scientifically... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group: management change at its three airlines
With effect from January and March 2021
Dieter Vranckx (47), currently CEO of Brussels Airlines, was appointed yesterday CEO of the Swiss airline by the SWISS Board of Directors. He will assume his new duties on January 1, 2021, succeeding Thomas... more
AirlinesFAA ready to authorize B-737 Max flights
Plane was the subject of in-depth investigations for two years
Today, on Wednesday November 18, 2020, could be decisive for the certification of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to the flights of B-737 Max plane after two years of waiting. As has been known... more
AirlinesAircraft. Boeing released its World Air Cargo Forecast
More freighters needed to support global supply chains and e-commerce expansion -ATTACHMENT
Boeing released yesterday its biennial World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), reflecting COVID-19 impacts and opportunities as well as substantial long-term demand for freighters over the next two decades.Enabled... more
AirlinesAlitalia-ITA, first official air carrier board concluded
There will be another one next November 20th
A lot of waiting, a sensational delay and finally the first Board of Directors (BoD). Yesterday, on Thursday November 12nd, 2020, the first board of directors of the carrier Alitalia-ITA (Italia Transportation... more
AirlinesAlitalia will resume flights to Brazil and Argentina
And it inaugurates the code-share agreement with GOL, after that one with Azul
Alitalia will resume from mid-December non-stop flights from Rome to Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo, air services which had been respectively suspended in March and April due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Scheduled... more
AirlinesCarriers. Thai Airways seeks buyers for unsold goods
These products were used on board
Reinventing: this may be one of the watchwords that the international airline industry must make its own at the time of the coronavirus. The Thai Airways carrier seems to be at the forefront, as evidenced... more
AirlinesNorway. Fewer passengers from Avinor's airports in October
The largest decline is in international passenger traffic
Brief. There were close to 70 per cent fewer passengers from Avinor's airports in October, compared to the same month in 2019. The largest decline is in international passenger traffic.About 1.5 million... more
AirlinesIATA: airlines and workers call for urgent Government assistance
To prevent jobs catastrophe
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) issued a joint statement calling for urgent government intervention to prevent an employment c... more
AccidentsAircraft. ICAO Council urges Iran to complete PS752 accident investigation final report
The first international Forum "Safer Skies" on conflict zones next December
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Council States in the last days urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to expedite the accident investigation into the tragic downing of Ukraine International... more
AirlinesBoc Aviation delivers first A-321neo aircraft to Indigo
It will be powered by CFM Leap engines - DATA SHEET
BOC Aviation Limited announces today that it has delivered the first of four new A-321NEO aircraft for lease to IndiGo. The aircraft will be powered by CFM Leap engines. BOC Aviation is a global aircraft... more
AirlinesQatar Airways resumes Miami flights
And it adds frequencies to Chicago and New York
Qatar Airways has announced additional US flights in advance of the holiday season that include resuming services to Miami with two weekly flights from 14 November and increasing weekly frequencies to... more
AirlinesIberia converts first A-330 plane into freighter to adapt to market
This month the airline will operate until four weekly return Madrid-LA flights
The first A-330 airplane that Iberia has converted into freighter has arrived in Los Angeles from Madrid. Until four weekly cargo flights between the two cities have been scheduled for this month.In the... more
AirlinesCarriers, Wizz Air optimistic: "Recover in a year"
CEO Varadi is sure to return to pre-covid levels
The period we are experiencing is complex, it is not even clear what will happen in 24 hours, yet low-cost airline Wizz Air is confident about what will happen in exactly twelve months (read also the news... more
AirlinesAlitalia, over one billion losses in 2020?
Numbers refer to the "old" carrier
One billion Euros: these are the estimates put in black and white today, Thursday November 5, 2020, by newspaper “Sole 24 Ore” regarding the losses that Alitalia could report during 2020. The year wil... more
AirlinesAircraft. Lufthansa Group: 3Q2020 results
And the data of the nine months of this year
Lufthansa Group reported results of the third quarter 2020.The highlights are:Liquidity of EUR 10.1 billion available, of which EUR 6.3 billion are unutilized stabilization measuresOngoing strong performance... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers, KLM pilots accept salary reduction
Unions found the decisive agreement
Unavoidable cuts: even air carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has to deal with the crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic (read also the article published by AVIONEWS) and its employees are forced... more
AirlinesFraport Group: first nine months 2020
Frankfurt Airport’s passenger decline expected to exceed 70% for full-year
During the first nine months of 2020, Fraport AG’s financial performance was severely impacted by the Covid-19 global pandemic. The Group’s revenue declined by more than a half in the reporting period. Des... more
AirlinesPM of Brandenburg positive to covid: he was present at airport inauguration
Lufthansa CEO will soon undergo the swab
Last October 31st there was finally the inauguration of the new Terminal 1 of German airport of Berlin-Brandenburg after nine years of waiting (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). In the last... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers, Iberia and Vueling savings thanks to Erte
This system allows both to make employees work less
About 35 million euros would be saved every month by two Spanish carriers, specifically Iberia and Vueling, thanks to the latest measures that have affected employment (read also the article published... more
AirlinesB-737 Max aircraft, pilot training still does not convince
Unions decided to raise the alarm
Unions of the pilots of American Airlines and Southwest Airlines are protesting vigorously in the last few hours after learning of the changes imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration regarding training... more
AirlinesQantas-American Airlines, joint-venture extended until 2026?
Both carriers want to renew the partnership
Other five years: this is the goal that air carriers Qantas, the Australian national airline, and American Airlines would aim for to extend the strategic partnership expiring in 2021 (read also the article... more
AirlinesRyanair reports H1 results
The highlights of this period
Ryanair Holdings plc today (2 Nov.) reported a H1 loss of €197m, compared to a PY H1 profit of €1.15bn. Highlights of this 6-month period include:99% of the fleet grounded from mid-March to end June.Successful retu... more