AirlinesAir France Says Cuts Can Still Be AvoidedAir France's plans to cut jobs and activity can still be avoided if negotiations between managers and unions progress, the airline's board said. The board renewed its support for chief executive Alexandre de Juniac after he updated them on talks with unions about a restructuring that could see 2,900 jobs cut at Air France.
LinkDelta CEO Warning Prompts Questions On 777 ProductionDelta Air Lines' warning of a "bubble" in the market for used airliners shows how vulnerable Boeing may be because of slowing 777 sales, and raised speculation that it may have to cut the plane's production rate. Delta chief executive Richard Anderson said he expects prices for used twin-aisle jets to fall, and that the weakness will spread to single-aisle planes, presenting airlines with "some huge buying opportunities." Boeing, which is due to report its third-quarter earnings next Wednesday, needs to secure orders for about 200 more 777s, at its current rate of production, before its successor, the 777X, enters service in 2020.
LinkEVA Airways commits to up to 26 Boeing widebody aircraftTaipei-based EVA Airways will buy up to 24 Boeing 787-10s and two additional 777-300ER aircraft, in an order valued at more than $8 billion at list prices. Boeing said the Taiwanese carrier will “join the 787-10 launch customer team and will be one of the first airlines to introduce the newest member of the 787 Dreamliner family.”
LinkTwo New Suspects Identified Over Lockerbie BombingScottish and US investigators have identified two Libyan suspects believed to have been involved in the Lockerbie airline bombing almost 27 years ago which killed 270 people. Pam Am flight 103 was blown up over the Scottish town of Lockerbie on December 21, 1988 en route from London to New York. In 2001, Libyan Abdel Basset al-Megrahi was jailed for life and remains the only person to have been convicted over the bombing. A Scottish Crown Office spokesman said the two unnamed Libyans were now suspected of being involved with Megrahi in carrying out the attack.
LinkQatar interested in A350 stretch: Al BakerQatar Airways would be interested in buying a stretched A350-1000 derivative should Airbus decide to build one, but only if it offers enough of a step over the rival Boeing 777-9X. The airline is already a major customer for the A350, holding orders for 80 XWBs and being launch operator for both the -900 and -1000. However at the Dubai air show in 2013 Qatar Airways was among the airlines signing up for Boeing’s larger, revamped 777X. It placed orders for 60 aircraft (10 -8X and 50 -9X), for delivery from 2020.
LinkSingapore Airlines to transfer Jeddah route to LCC Scoot Singapore Airlines (SIA) will hand over its Singapore-Jeddah, Saudi Arabia schedule to long-haul, low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Scoot from May 2016. SIA said in a statement the move would “better optimize the utilization of the SIA Group’s resources” and would also increase the carrier’s capacity on offer both to and from Jeddah.
LinkUkraine extends ban to all Russian airlines on Oct. 25The Ukrainian State Aviation Administration announced a total ban of all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine as of Oct. 25, in a back-and-forth political move. On Sept. 28, Ukraine announced it would ban Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine from Oct. 25. The list included nearly 20 Russian airlines, among them were the biggest carriers such as Aeroflot and S7 Airlines. The only big airline not included on the Ukrainian list was UTair, which would have been able to increase its flights to Kiev.
LinkA network US Airways built through mergers US Airways was an airline with ambition, growing through five separate mergers to become the fourth largest US carrier when its last flight lands early this Saturday and the name disappears into American Airlines. Allegheny Airlines, the predecessor to US Airways, traces its roots to airmail flights in western Pennsylvania in 1939. Its network remained concentrated in Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic (see this 1964 map) until it acquired Lake Central Airlines in 1968 and Mohawk Airlines in 1972, resulting in a network extending from from the Ohio River Valley to New England as seen in this 1977 map.
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