AirlinesAir Dolomiti considers joining Lufthansa’s Eurowings conceptLufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti is evaluating being a part of the Eurowings concept. The Italian regional carrier provides point-to-point service and operates as a Munich hub feeder for Lufthansa. “We want to change and we are studying being a part of the Lufthansa Wings concept; we will hopefully find a solution before Christmas,” CEO Jörg Eberhart said.
LinkAmerican Airlines exec discusses fleet strategyRobert Isom, executive vice president and chief operating officer of American Airlines, said the carrier's newer fleet will allow for less maintenance. "It's ultimately an efficiency advantage in terms of fuel burn, in terms of maintenance that our competitors don't have, and it's something we're going to be able to claim as an advantage well into the future," Isom said.
LinkEmirates to retire over 50 jets in next three yearsMiddle Eastern carrier Emirates is to take delivery of 20 Airbus A380s and 16 Boeing 777-300ERs in 2016 as part of a modernisation which includes withdrawing over 50 jets in the next three years. The Dubai-based carrier is removing 26 aircraft next year alone, among them 12 Airbus A330s and five A340s plus nine 777s – mainly older -200ERs and -300s.
LinkKorean Air A321neos take Airbus net orders past 1,000Airbus has exceeded 1,000 net orders for 2015 after securing several large single-aisle agreements during November. Korean Air has formally signed for 30 A321neo jets, having disclosed a tentative deal for the aircraft during the Paris air show.
LinkQatar 777 collision probe focuses on intersection riddleInvestigators have revealed that a departing Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER overran the runway at Miami airport before becoming airborne and striking approach lights as it climbed away. The inquiry into the accident has disclosed that the captain chose to depart from the T1 intersection of runway 09 despite carrying out the calculations for a full-length runway departure, and despite a prohibition on intersection take-offs from this runway.
LinkWild pigs trigger SpiceJet runway excursionA SpiceJet Bombardier Q400 with 53 passengers and crew on board suffered a runway excursion and emergency evacuation after hitting a pack of wild pigs on landing at India’s Jabalpur Dumna Airport. The flight, SG 2458 from Mumbai to Jabalpur, touched down safely at about 1945 local time on Dec. 4, but ran into a herd of some 40 wild boars as it was decelerating, and as a result veered off the runway onto soft ground.
LinkSkymall returns to United Airlines magazineSkymall is back. For now. The Phoenix-based in-flight catalog that was known for selling quirky items such as hoodies for dogs and garden Yetis filed for bankruptcy this year, a victim of a digital age that made ordering from a catalog obsolete. In April, New Jersey-based C&A Marketing purchased Skymall out of bankruptcy protection with plans to revive the business.
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