AirlinesYakutia Airline adds SSJ100 crew training after Aeroflot crash Russia’s Yakutia Airline called for additional crew training for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) following the May 5 crash landing of an Aeroflot SSJ100-95 at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport.
The training covered possible emergency situations, local authorities said in a statement May 6.
LinkItalian government extends Alitalia rescue plan deadline to June 15 Italy’s government said railway company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) now has until June 15 to present a plan for the relaunch of bankrupt airline Alitalia, in the latest deadline extension in a long-running rescue process.
“After having received today from the Alitalia special administrators a communication requesting an extension of the deadline for the presentation of a final and binding offer from FS for Alitalia, Minister Luigi Di Maio has authorized the extension of that deadline until June 15, 2019, hoping however that details of the definitive makeup of the acquiring consortium may arrive as quickly as possible,” the economic development ministry said in a May 3 statement.
LinkEmirates, LATAM to partner on 17 Brazilian routes Emirates Airline and LATAM Airlines Brazil plan to codeshare on 17 Brazilian routes.
The partnership with LATAM would provide Dubai-based Emirates connectivity on domestic flights in Brazil from Sao Paolo Guarulhos to Belem, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Campo Grande, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Foz do Iguaçu Falls, Londrina, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador, São Luiz and Vitória.
LinkChina Southern’s Daxing-based subsidiary applies for license The China Southern Airlines’ subsidiary to be based at Beijing Daxing International Airport—Xiongan Airlines—has completed preparations to begin operations and has applied for a license for public air transportation. Detailing the carrier’s progress, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said it authorized the new company to accept three Airbus A320 family aircraft transferred from China Southern.
LinkJetstar to begin 787 flights to South Korea Qantas LCC Jetstar plans to launch its first route to Seoul, which would make it the only Australian airline flying to South Korea.
The carrier intends to begin 3X-weekly flights between Australian leisure destination Gold Coast and Seoul from Dec. 8. It will use Boeing 787-8s on the route and will codeshare with South Korean LCC Jeju Air.
LinkJuneyao Air’s 1Q profits slide 7.5% as operating costs rise China’s Juneyao Air saw its first-quarter 2019 profits slide 7.5% year-over-year (YOY) to CNY400.4 million ($59.6 million), as operating costs continue to increase.
The Shanghai-based airline earned CNY432.6 million over the same period last year. After deducting non-recurring items, its first-quarter net profit was CNY326 million, down 20.2% YOY.
LinkVietjet 1Q profits rise on international expansion Vietnam’s Vietjet Air’s first-quarter earnings report shows strong momentum in revenue and profit growth, as the airline continues its international expansion.
The low-cost carrier’s consolidated profit after tax was VND1.5 trillion ($62.8 million) in the first quarter, up 7% year-over-year (YOY).
LinkGround worker killed in Kuwait 777 towing accident Kuwait Airways has disclosed that a ground-support worker was killed during a towing accident at the company’s base airport on 6 May.
The accident occurred at around 15:10, the airline says.
It occurred as the worker performed the tractor towing of a Kuwait Airways Boeing 777-300ER, which had neither crew nor passengers on board at the time.
LinkPICTURE: First painted Lion Air A330-900 rolls out Airbus has rolled out the first A330-900 for Indonesia-based Lion Air Group, an airframe which is to be leased from Singaporean lessor BOC Aviation.
Lion Air Group is acquiring 10 A330neos of which eight are being leased through BOC.
LinkPICTURES: Air Transat takes first of 15 A321LRs from AerCap Air Transat has begun a key part of its fleet renewal programme with the delivery its first of 15 Airbus A321LRs.
The 199-seat A321LR fleet is being acquired on lease from AerCap. Five more are due this year and the remainder by 2022. Airbus says the A321LRs are part of a larger leasing deal Air Transat has with AerCap to convert to an all-Airbus fleet by 2022.
LinkVIDEO: Recorders recovered from Aeroflot Superjet wreckage Russian investigators have retrieved the cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders from the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 involved in a landing accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo.
The federal Investigative Committee says the retrieval was carried out with support from the Interstate Aviation Committee, which is the lead authority for air transport accidents in Russia.
LinkSuperjet blaze probe to examine rapid spread of fire Central to the probe into the fatal Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo will be the speed of the emergency response and analysis of the way the fire spread to the aft fuselage.
Aeroflot is claiming that the surviving passengers evacuated the jet in 55s and that the captain was the last occupant to leave. Certification criteria require the ability for all passengers to evacuate within 90s with only half the total exits available.
LinkBOC Aviation moves on three more Jet Airways 737s BOC Aviation has filed deregistration requests for three more Boeing 737-800s that were operated by Jet Airways.
The requests cover MSNs 39057, 39062 and 39064, which are all owned by the company or its Irish subsidiary.
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