AirlinesAir Canada to provide seasonal service to Copenhagen aboard Boeing 777-300ERAir Canada will offer seasonal service connecting Toronto and Copenhagen, Denmark, this coming summer, adding capacity with a 400-passenger Boeing 777-300ER. Additional flights and the larger aircraft will more than double Air Canada's capacity on flights to and from Copenhagen in 2017.
LinkAircalin inks MOU for two A320neos, A330neosAircalin, a full-service airline based on the French Pacific island of New Caledonia, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to acquire two A320neos and two A330-900s. The A320neos will be deployed on existing regional routes to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, while Aircalin will use the A330neos to boost services to Japan for onward connections and potential new routes such as China.
LinkAmerican Airlines, Qantas withdraw application to extend partnershipAmerican Airlines Group and Qantas Airways are no longer pursuing expanding their network tie-up after a cold reception from the US Department of Transportation. "When the Department of Transportation issued its (tentative ruling) it was clear it would take longer than the 14 days they gave us to respond, and the DOT refused to give us an extension to fully demonstrate the benefits of our position," said American Airlines.
LinkAmerican Airlines to utilize IBM public cloud for select applicationsAmerican Airlines plans to move certain applications to the IBM public cloud, using IBM's BlueMix solution. "We use the best and newest tools for the right applications," said a spokeswoman for American.
LinkEastern Airways explores charter marketUK regional carrier Eastern Airways has taken delivery of two Embraer E170-100LRs as it seeks to expand its charter activities. Humberside-based Eastern will operate one of the 76-seater regional jets primarily on long-term ACMI charter work. The other will predominately work on the airline’s charter flying program, serving other airlines and tour operators, but also oil and gas companies, sports teams and the music industry.
LinkFinnair prepares for flight cancellations over pilot restrictionsFinnair is preparing for possible flight cancellations because of work restrictions set by the Finnish Pilots’ Association after a collective labor agreement expired Nov. 15. As negotiations continue, the oneworld member said Nov. 28 it might not have enough pilots to operate certain flights because of the pilot restrictions, which include a ban on working additional flights and roster changes to cover for last-minute illnesses.
LinkJuneyao inks MoU with Boeing for 787-9sJuneyao Airlines confirms that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing for 10 787-9s, as part of its plans to go long-haul. An airline executive tells FlightGlobal that the MoU with Boeing was inked in September, but that with Airbus on the A350 are continuing. The airline is expected to make a decision and firm the order in the middle of 2017, with the aircraft to be delivered starting from 2018, he adds.
LinkRecorders found from crashed Avro RJ in ColombiaColombia's civil aviation authority Aerocivil has confirmed that both recorders of the LAMIA Bolivia British Aerospace Avro RJ85 that crashed near Medellin have been recovered, and were found in "good condition". Parts of the aircraft were found within a radius of 500m (1,645ft) around the impact site, says Aerocivil.
LinkLinkLinkDiscussionLufthansa flights hit again as pilots begin fresh walkoutLufthansa has cancelled approximately 1,700 flights in total for today and 30 November as pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit has begun another round of industrial action after a four-day strike a week ago. The airline says that 816 flights have been cancelled today as the strike covers short-haul services only.
LinkSwiss grades CS100 after four months in serviceAfter four months and more than 1,500 flight hours in service, launch operator Swiss's initial impression of the Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft family is still being formed, but trending in a positive direction. Until Air Baltic’s first CS300 enters service early next year, Swiss is still the only CSeries operator with a fleet of three CS100s - or about half as many as Swiss had hoped to receive by this time, which, according to Bombardier, is due to a shortage of Pratt & Whitney PW1500 geared turbofan engines. Engine deliveries have been slowed, in turn, by a shortage of critical parts, including the P&W’s hybrid aluminium-titanium fan blades.
LinkUnited's first flight to Cuba: Better late than never!United Airlines' inaugural flight to Havana today from Newark Liberty International Airport won't go down as a sterling example of the carrier's efforts to improve on-time performance. Unfortunately, United flight 1502 left Newark bound for Havana 57 minutes late. The flight was scheduled to touch down at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport at 2:46 p.m. local time today, some 53 minutes behind schedule.
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