AirlinesCMA CGM Air Cargo takes delivery of its first Boeing 777F, based in Paris CMA CGM Air Cargo (Paris) on June 1, 2022 took delivery of its first Boeing 777F freighter, the pictured F-HMRB.
A second copy will join the fleet soon.
The 777Fs will be operated by a new CMA CGM Group French airline based at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.
As previously reported, the CMA CGM Group and Air France-KLM Group on May 18, 2022 announced that they have signed a long-term strategic partnership in the air cargo market. This exclusive partnership will see both parties combine their complementary cargo networks, full freighter capacity and dedicated services in order to build an even more competitive offer thanks to the unrivalled know-how and global footprint of Air France-KLM and CMA CGM.
LinkNorwegian sees continued passenger growth, up 16% in May Norwegian’s traffic figures for May showed that Norwegian had 1.6 million passengers, an increase of 16 percent compared to the previous month.
“As we approach the busy summer months, we continue to ramp up production as planned to meet the increasing demand. Despite capacity constraints at certain airports, we manage to complete almost a 100 percent of our 400 daily scheduled flights with high punctuality,” said Geir Karlsen, CEO of Norwegian.
Punctuality, as measured by the number of flights departing within 15 minutes of scheduled time, was at 84.9 percent in May, an increase from 82.6 percent in April. As many as 97 percent of all flights arrived on schedule or no more than an hour late.
LinkMalaysia Airlines flies its first passenger flight with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel supplied by Petronas In conjunction with World Environment Day, Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier of Malaysia, today operated its first passenger flight using Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM (SAF) on flight MH603 from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Singapore (SIN), which was refuelled at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
The historic flight was operated with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft fuelled by a blend of conventional jet fuel and Neste’s SAF, which is produced from 100% renewable waste and residue raw materials, such as animal fat waste that was used for the SAF fuelling on this flight.
LinkBrussels Airlines partners with Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp to design new uniform, could be facing a pilot’s strike As part of its new brand identity, Brussels Airlines is creating a new uniform for its cabin crew, pilots and airport staff. The Belgian airline is partnering with the Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, where second year student Gabrielle Szwarcenberg emerged as the winner among five students who each drew three signature items in a competition to become the designer of the complete Brussels Airlines uniform. With this collaboration, Brussels Airlines wants to show even more of its Belgian DNA and promote the Belgian fashion scene worldwide.
LinkSwedish government to assume SAS debt for equity, will not inject additional capital Today’s announcement regarding the intention of the Swedish Government to support the conversion of its debt holdings into SAS equity is an important step toward the success of the transformation plan, SAS FORWARD.
The full implementation of SAS FORWARD, including the burden sharing components, will allow SAS to become a competitive player in the European airline industry, thereby attracting the necessary new equity capital to restore its liquidity, deleverage its balance sheet and invest in a new fleet of aircraft.
LinkJetBlue offers enhanced deal to acquire Spirit Airlines JetBlue (JBLU) has once again stepped up its efforts to win over Spirit Airlines (S64) (SAVE) by offering an enhanced deal, claiming that its proposal is "superior" to the offer made by rival Frontier.
The New York-based airline has offered to pay a $350 million fee to Spirit if the merger is blocked due to competition concerns, JetBlue (JBLU) said in a statement dated June 6, 2022. The airline has also agreed to pre-pay $150 million “promptly following Spirit shareholder approval” to proceed with JetBlue (JBLU).
“JetBlue (JBLU) would bring the best of Spirit’s people and culture to a combined airline as it seeks to create a national low-fare challenger to the Big Four,” JetBlue (JBLU) outlined in the statement.
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