Boeing has sent one of its four 777-9 test jets to Clinton-Sherman airport in Oklahoma for a series of tests that will primarily examine the jet’s performance on the runway. Boeing has sent one of its four 777-9 test jets...
Boeing has sent one of its four 777-9 test jets to Clinton-Sherman airport in Oklahoma for a series of tests that will primarily examine the jet’s performance on the runway. Boeing has sent one of its four 777-9 test jets...
Czech Airlines (CSA) has filed for reorganisation under insolvency regulations as “the last option to save the company” unless it receives government financial support. Czech Airlines has filed for reorganisation under insolvency regulations as “the last option to save the company” unless...
KLM Cityhopper believes the arrival of its first Embraer 195-E2s can help to spearhead the Dutch carrier’s recovery from the pandemic downturn as the new jets will offer the wider group greater flexibility. KLM Cityhopper believes the arrival of its...
British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle believes the increased mix of premium-economy seating in its capacity is well timed to cater for the likely slower pick-up in business traffic during the pandemic recovery phase. British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle...
IAG carriers British Airways and Iberia have been generating the majority of their passenger revenues from long-haul flights in recent months, driven by resilient demand for visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel. IAG carriers British Airways and Iberia have been...
Lufthansa Group carrier Austrian Airlines has agreed to sell three of its Boeing 767-300ERs to a US company, Texas-based MonoCoque Diversified Interests. Austrian says the first of the 767s will be transferred at the beginning of March with a second...
Norwegian made a net loss of NKr23 billion ($2.7 billion) in 2020, dramatically deepening one of NKr1.61 billion in 2019, as its long-haul low-cost business model was devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Norwegian made a net loss of NKr23 billion ($2.7 billion)...
Italian government ministers are set to meet with European Commission representatives to discuss plans to establish a new national carrier. The airline, which has initially been branded ITA, is emerging from the restructuring of troubled flag-carrier Alitalia. “We evaluated the...
While US investigators disagree with the immediate impression that the recent United Airlines Boeing 777-200 engine incident was one of uncontained failure, the extent of the damage to the powerplant was nonetheless catastrophic. Uncontained failure is defined as the inability...
IAG chief executive Luis Gallego expects completion of the group’s planned acquisition of Spanish carrier Air Europe to be nearer to year-end, having set a second-half target to close the delayed deal. IAG chief executive Luis Gallego expects completion of...