AirlinesChinese bank venture to take over 27 Norwegian A320neos Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is to establish a joint venture with China Construction Bank Leasing to take over 27 Airbus A320neo aircraft scheduled for delivery from next year.
The airline says the leasing arm will be the majority owner of the venture, with a 70% shareholding, while Norwegian will hold the balance.
LinkSpirit intends order for up to 150 A320neo-family jets US budget carrier Spirit Airlines is intending to order 100 Airbus A320neo-family jets, for deliveries which will continue through to 2027.
Spirit says the memorandum of understanding covers a "mix" of A320neo and A321neo jets, as well as the A319neo – the smallest member of the re-engined family which has struggled to land orders.
LinkStrong international performance lifts Q1 revenue for Qantas A strong performance in Qantas' international unit has helped the carrier post a near 2% lift in its total group revenue to a record A$4.56 billion ($3.12 billion) for the fiscal first quarter.
Total group capacity saw a marginal 0.2% decline, driven by a 0.6% cut in group international capacity and a 0.5% increase in group domestic capacity.
LinkAmerican reports solid 3Q growth despite ongoing MAX grounding American Airlines’ adjusted net income for the 2019 third quarter increased 15% year-over-year (YOY), despite continued operational challenges related to the ongoing grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX and a labor dispute with its mechanics. Net income for the quarter, excluding net special items, was $630 million on total revenue of $11.9 billion, a 3Q record and an increase of 3% YOY.
LinkKorean Air to introduce onboard Wi-Fi on new aircraft Korean Air will debut inflight Wi-Fi on new aircraft deliveries, which will start the airline's new fleet renewal phase, scheduled for 2020.
The Seoul-based carrier expects to receive its first Airbus A321neos in July 2020, while additional Boeing 787-9 orders are scheduled to arrive from September, Korean Air VP-planning Hoyoon Jeong said.
LinkSouth Africa bans Air Zimbabwe over debts Air Zimbabwe has been barred from operating from South African airports owing to failure to pay debts relating to aeronautical charges.
Johannesburg features on the airline's advertised network but Airports Company South Africa says it has "suspended" the airline from its nine airports effective 22 October.
LinkAll-Airbus Jazeera open to Boeing switch: chief Kuwait's Jazeera Airways is not ruling out a complete switch of aircraft type to the Boeing 737 Max as part of its development plan.
Jazeera exclusively operates Airbus A320-family jets and is holding discussions on future requirements, with a view to taking a decision next year.
LinkJazeera hints at Manchester if new London route performs Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways is to examine Manchester as a second UK route if performance on its new London Gatwick service meets targets.
The airline is set to operate four times weekly to Gatwick from 27 October, using Airbus A320neo jets, and raise the frequency to daily starting in December.
LinkThai 777 engine failure spurs emergency checks order Operators of certain Boeing 777-300ERs are being ordered to conduct engine checks after the uncontained failure of the General Electric GE90 powerplant on a Thai Airways International aircraft.
The failure involved Thai's flight TG970 as it commenced its take-off roll for Zurich on 20 October.
LinkAmerican expects 737 Max grounding cost to rise to $540m American Airlines expects its total cost for the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max to be about $540 million in pre-tax earnings in 2019, up from a previous estimate of $400 million.
The Dallas/Fort-Worth-based airline took a $140 million hit in the third quarter alone for the grounding of its fleet of 24 Max aircraft, the company says in its quarterly investor update on 24 October.
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