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Delta operations chief Spanos to depart for new job weeks after operational meltdown
Delta Air Lines chief operating officer Mike Spanos will leave the company on 31 August after holding the role for little more than one year and earning compensation of nearly $8.6 million in 2023 alone.
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Air Canada pilots vote to authorise strike
Air Canada pilots have overwhelmingly voted to authorise a strike after its union says the airline’s management has ignored pilots’ concerns as negotiations for a new contract drag on.
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SAS faces Norwegian cabin crew strike as it nears Chapter 11 exit
Scandinavian carrier SAS is facing a cabin crew strike as it seeks to emerge from US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The airline says it has been unable to reach an agreement with two cabin crew unions in Norway – NKF and SNK – and industrial action has commenced as of ...
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BOC Aviation stikes sale-and-leaseback deal with Frontier for 15 A320neos
BOC Aviation has entered a sale-and-leaseback transaction with low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines covering 15 Airbus A320neos.
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Malaysia’s Capital A raises $443 million for AirAsia fleet reactivation
Malaysia’s Capital A has secured $443 million in funding, which will mainly go towards reactivating and refurbishing its grounded fleet.
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Atlas expects trio of leased 747-8Fs late in third quarter
US carrier Atlas Air anticipates soon adding a trio of Boeing 747-8 Freighters to its fleet of widebody cargo jets.
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Southwind Airlines court challenge to overturn EU flight ban fails
Turkish-based carrier Southwind Airlines has failed in a legal bid to overturn a ban on its flying within the European Union. The carrier, which operates services from Antalya, had sought to open services to Finland but was informed in March by Finnish authorities that its flights were not permitted. Finnish ...
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Australia’s competition watchdog puts Qantas, Virgin Australia on watch after Rex's exit
Australia’s antitrust regulator will “remain vigilant” to any domestic airfare hikes by Qantas and Virgin Australia, following Regional Express’ (Rex) withdrawal from the market.
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Southwest seeks fresh revenue direction with Tim Lyon as new pricing vice-president
Needing to shake up what critics say is a stagnant revenue model, Southwest has created a new role to shape its pricing strategy.
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Inflight passenger disruptions tumble 80% since 2021: FAA
The incidence of “unruly” airline passengers in the USA has significantly declined since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, though the Federal Aviation Administration continues to refer cases to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Turkey’s MNG expands A330 converted freighter fleet through CDB lease
Turkish cargo operator MNG Airlines has introduced another converted Airbus A330-300 freighter, having recently withdrawn an ageing A300-600RF. MNG is leasing the A330 from Irish-based CDB Aviation – linked to China Development Bank – for which the Turkish carrier becomes a new customer, the lessor states. “We are further enhancing…capacity ...
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Emirates to purchase remaining five A380s from Channel Islands leasing firm
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to purchase five more Airbus A380s from an investment company once their lease period expires later this year. Emirates is to pay $40 million for each aircraft, according to the Channel Islands-based investment company Doric Nimrod Air Two. The leases are set to expire over ...
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Israir attributes second-quarter profit surge to technology investments
Israeli leisure operator Israir is attributing an improvement in second-quarter profit to its investment in technology, which has helped offset the impact of the Gaza conflict. Israir’s second-quarter net profit reached just over $7 million, a 44% improvement on the previous year, although its first-half net figure was down by ...
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Qatar Airways takes minority stake in South Africa’s Airlink
Qatar Airways is taking a 25% shareholding in South African regional carrier Airlink, having previously teased that it was intending to invest in an airline in the region. Airlink has confirmed the investment, but has not disclosed the financial terms involved. Qatar Airways group chief Badr Mohammed Al-Meer had stated, ...
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Alaska acquisition of Hawaiian clears major regulatory hurdle
Alaska Airlines says the time period for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to complete its review of its proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines has expired, without apparent objections.
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Thai AirAsia X marks return to Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport with Sydney relaunch
Thai AirAsia X is to restart flights between Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport and Sydney, its first network announcement amid a relocation of operations to the new Thai hub.
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Brazilian regulator tightens monitoring of Voepass in wake of ATR crash
Brazilian civil aviation regulator ANAC is placing regional carrier Voepass under enhanced operational supervision in the aftermath of the fatal accident involving one of its ATR 72-500 turboprops. The circumstances of the crash, near Vinhedo outside Sao Paulo on 9 August, have yet to be determined. But ANAC says that ...
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Iberia seals profit-sharing pact with pilots featuring broader performance criteria
Iberia has reached an agreement with Spanish cockpit union SEPLA under which pilots will be rewarded if the carrier achieves operational as well as financial targets. The pact will run until the end of 2027 rather than 2025. Pilots will receive additional income tied to Iberia’s earnings, says the carrier. ...
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Kenya Airways posts first net profit for over a decade
Kenya Airways posted its first interim net profit in over a decade during the first six months of the year, as revenues increased by more than one-fifth.
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LHT to coat four Austrian 777s with emissions-reducing AeroShark film
After 17 Lufthansa Group long-haul aircraft were outfitted with its AeroShark riblet surface film, four Austrian Airlines Boeing 777-200ERs will be next to get the emissions-saving film installed, Lufthansa Technik says.