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Delta-Korean Air JV cleared by US DOT; awaits South Korean approval
“The DOT approval reflects the consumer benefits that will be created by the new joint venture,” Atlanta-based Delta said in a statement. “The two carriers will deepen their relationship, offering customers in the US and Asia an enhanced and expanded flight network as well as more compelling travel options.” The SkyTeam members are still awaiting approval from South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. It is unclear how long that approval will take; it is believed to be the first time airlines have sought such an arrangement in South Korea.
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DOT opens frequency allocation proceeding for Havana flights
Alaska Airlines’ decision to drop its daily Los Angeles-Havana flight has prompted the Department of Transportation (DOT) to start a frequency allocation proceeding for flights to Cuba’s capital from the US.
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Bombardier: Latin American 60- to 150-seat fleet to double by 2036
With a projected 5.6% rise in intra-regional traffic, Latin American carriers will require deliveries of 1,050 new 60- to 150-seat aircraft in the next 20 years, Bombardier VP and head of Marketing Patrick Baudis said at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Buenos Aires Nov. 19.
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Neeleman acquires 32% stake in Aigle Azur
French investment firm Weaving Group has sold its 32% shareholding in French carrier Aigle Azur to Brazilian-American entrepreneur David Neeleman.
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Source: TUI Group to sell Corsair
TUI Group plans to sell French leisure airline Corsair International, a source told ATW. According to the French newspaper La Tribune, Rothschild Investment bank has been assigned to find a potential buyer.
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Avolon finalizes order for 75 Boeing 737 MAXs
Dublin-based lessor Avolon has finalized a firm order for 55 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 20 MAX 10s, plus options for 20 MAX 8s, valued at nearly $11 billion at list prices. The order, which was originally announced as a memorandum of understanding at the 2017 Paris Air Show, was announced as firm by Boeing on Nov. 20.
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Russia’s S7 Engineering, Air Astana sign MRO deal
Russia’s Engineering Holding, an MRO member of the S7 Group, will repaint narrowbody aircraft for Kazakhstan’s Air Astana at the Mineralnye Vody Airport paint center. The deal, which was signed in early November, will remain in force for six years. The carrier operates approximately 30 narrowbodies, Engineering Holding said in a statement.
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FedEx transforming its fleet with newer planes
Like many passenger airlines, cargo airline FedEx Express is updating its fleet with newer planes. The carrier began updating its fleet in 2007, with the process expected to continue until at least 2023.
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Alaska Air Group RPMs up 11% over last year
Alaska Air Group saw its October revenue passenger miles increase to 4.37 billion, up 11% over last October's 3.94 billion RPMs. The group's load factor was 83.8% for the month, down from last year's 84.2%
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Hawaiian Airlines' Overbeek discusses service in islands
Brent Overbeek, Hawaiian Airlines' vice president of revenue management and network planning, answers questions about the carrier's inter-island service and how it could change now that former competitor Island Air is out of the picture.
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Air Canada's India service a success, airline exec says
Margaret Skinner of Air Canada talked to reporter Dibyendu Mondal about the airline's successful entry into the Indian aviation market and future plans. "Both the direct flights from Delhi and Mumbai to Toronto and Vancouver have been successful for us," Skinner said.
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Ground incident leaves Airlander deflated
Hybrid Air Vehicles is staying silent on the impact of an 18 November incident in which its Airlander experimental airship collapsed during a ground incident at the UK firm's base at Cardington airfield. HAV says it will assess the extent of repairs required to the airship over the "next few weeks" after a safety feature caused the Airlander to automatically deflate when the lighter-than-air vehicle "broke free from its mooring mast".
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Latin American profits stymied by government inefficiency: IATA
Airlines in the Latin America and Caribbean region are making money, but governments need to do more to support the industry, according to the director general of IATA, Alexandre de Juniac. Speaking via a video message to delegates at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Buenos Aires today, de Juniac said carriers in the region will this year achieve “$3 per passenger in profit – that’s about half the global average of $7.69”.
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Air China first in China to operate both Neo and Max narrowbodies
Air China has taken delivery of China's first Airbus A320neo, becoming the first Chinese operator with both the Neo and the Boeing 737 Max in its fleet. It took the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered aircraft from Airbus's Final Assembly Line in Tianjin on 17 November.
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Failure to stabilise thrust led departing A320 to exit runway
Iranian investigators believe an Atrak Air Airbus A320 crew failed to stabilise initial engine parameters before setting take-off thrust, resulting in the aircraft's departing the runway during take-off at Tehran. The aircraft (EP-TTA) had lined up for take-off from Tehran Mehrabad's runway 29L for a service to Mashhad on 13 August last year.
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United adds eight routes from four hubs next spring
United Airlines will add new service to eight cities from its Chicago O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles and Newark hubs next spring, including new flights to Elmira in New York. The Star Alliance carrier will add new service to El Paso and Fresno from Chicago O'Hare; Jacksonville from Denver; Kalispell, Medford, Missoula and Redmond from Los Angeles; and Elmira from Newark in April and June 2018, FlightGlobal schedules show.
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R-R expects greater Latin American penetration through widebodies
Rolls-Royce sees Latin America playing an increasingly crucial role in its operational portfolio as the region's airlines grow their widebody fleets. Lewis Prebble, the UK engine manufacturer's senior vice-president for customers in the Americas, points out that R-R engines power the fleets of two of the three Latin American Boeing 787 operators – Avianca and LATAM Airlines – as well as LATAM's A350-900s, for which the Trent XWB is the only engine option.
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Empire Aviation launches Indian charter and management venture
Dubai's Empire Aviation Group has launched a charter and management venture in India, in a move that aims to plug a gap within the country's growing private aviation sector for high-quality business aircraft services, and help grow the region's fleet of midsize and high-end jets.
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Tupolev rolls out first new-build Tu-160 bomber
Tupolev on 16 November rolled out the first new-build Tu-160 strategic bomber from the Kazan Aviation plant, with first flight of the supersonic aircraft scheduled for February 2018. The Tu-160 was last produced in 2007 and the latest example is a key test of Tupolev's ability to restore final assembly, as well as modernising the type with new Kuznetsov NK-32-02 engines.
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Norway takes first SAR-roled AW101
Leonardo Helicopters has delivered the first of an eventual 16 search and rescue-configured AW101s to Norway. Acquired under the Norwegian all-weather search and rescue helicopter (NAWSARH) program, the AW101 departed Leonardo's Yeovil, UK, manufacturing facility on 17 November for Sola air base in southern Norway.
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