The Total Component Support deal includes spares-pool access and repair, LHT said. Finnair is slated to receive its first four A350s in the second half of this year. It has 19 on order, with deliveries slated to last through 2022.
“We have now concluded our reviews of the three major worldwide airline alliances—and are one step closer to a genuine level playing field in transatlantic aviation markets,” said Margrethe Vestager, European commissioner in charge of competition policy.
During a presentation to analysts, the carrier outlined details showing its ambitious plan to slice A$2 billion ($1.6 billion) in costs is firmly on track.
Installed after a housecleaning of senior executives, Cromer has been on the job for only four weeks, while chief salesman Colin Bole only joined the company this week.
“We have to answer the question whether cargo and maintenance are part of our core business,” Pichler said on May 12 when Air Berlin presented its first-quarter results. “If the answer is no we will bring them into a partnership or sell them.”
One useful mobile phone application could be WhatsApp, a system that allows users to exchange text messages without having to pay usual phone-company charges.
Alaska Airlines is to conduct the first commercial flights on alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) biofuel under an agreement with fuel developer Gevo. Lufthansa has also been testing the fuel, as well as the U.S. Air Force and NASA. The demonstration flight is expected to take place middle to late this year after the feedstock-to-fuel pathway is approved for use in aircraft by standards developer ASTM International. ATJ will be used in a blend of up to 50% with conventional jet fuel.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona--American Airlines' fleet-planning strategy hinges on having a variety of different-sized aircraft that can match varying route needs, but there is a gap in an aircraft type that would fill the role of the Boeing 757, the airline's head of network planning said May 7. Speaking as a panelist at the Phoenix International Aviation Symposium here, American Airlines Vice President-Network Planning Charles Schubert said that tailoring aircraft to routes is a major part of the carrier's strategy.
A major Australian transport lobby group is urging the government to reduce passenger taxes in its next federal budget, which is due to be released May 12. The Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF) says the A$55 (U.S.$43.48) Passenger Movement Charge is levied on every outbound passenger, regardless of the distance they are flying. It represents “the highest travel charge in the developed world” for short-haul trips, the TTF says.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—While senior executives at Virgin America and United Airlines said U.S. carriers are generally holding the line on capacity discipline despite cheaper fuel, American Airlines president Scott Kirby has a different view, suggesting that “because of low fuel prices, you have more capacity in the market than you would have if oil was at $110 a barrel.”
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—The U.S. government is “taking very seriously” the request from Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines and their labor groups to pursue consultations with the governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar on alleged subsidies for the airlines from those countries, a State Department official said here.
Negotiators from Republic Airways and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have reached an agreement on about two-thirds of articles in a tentative agreement, leading airline CEO Bryan Bedford to conclude the process might be completed “in the very near future,” a development that almost certainly will improve the carrier’s operational performance.
Philippines low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has taken another important step in the integration of its Tigerair Philippines subsidiary, rebranding it Cebgo.
The complete wing of an Avic MA60 turboprop airliner became partly detached then pivoted on the fuselage when the aircraft ran on to grass on landing on May 10.
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected] . (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) May 11-13—24th Air Finance for Africa Conference & Exhibition, Johannesburg, South Africa, www.africanaviation.com/Events.html
Boeing says 787 operators addressed the anomaly the manufacturer discovered in generator control units (GCUs) soon after they were notified of the issue via an alert service bulletin (SB) several weeks ago. An FAA airworthiness directive published May 1 requires operators to follow the SB by ensuring aircraft are powered off regularly until a software fix is available. Boeing discovered during lab testing that 787 GCUs enter fail-safe mode after 248 days of continuous power.
