AirlinesAir Canada teams up with Avianca Brasil ahead of Olympic GamesAir Canada and Avianca Brasil entered into a codeshare agreement ahead of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.. Air Canada offers flights from Toronto to two cities in Brazil: Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
LinkAir France Airbus A320 tail torn by Boeing 777Two Air France aircraft have been involved in a taxiing collision at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, after the wing of a Boeing 777 struck and tore the tail of an Airbus A320. Images posted on Twitter by French aviation enthusiast @JeanCesarCaron show a large, straight, horizontal tear to the rudder of the A320, registered F-GKXJ. It is unclear what damage was sustained by the 777, a SkyTeam-liveried aircraft registered F-GZNT.
LinkAir New Zealand settles US price fixing suit for $35 millionAir New Zealand has agreed to a settlement in a US class-action lawsuit against several airlines accused of price fixing in their cargo operations. Under the settlement terms, the airline will pay $35 million. Air New Zealand has not admitted liability, and it said it agreed to settle “rather than take the risk of a potentially very material commercial liability by continuing to defend its position.”
LinkAlaska Air to join S&P 500 this weekAlaska Air Group will join the S&P 500 index on Thursday, replacing SanDisk Corp. Alaska is currently part of the S&P MidCap 400 index.
LinkEasyJet still weighing A321 as higher-density A320s arriveEasyJet is expecting to take delivery of its first higher-density Airbus A320 this month, but is still weighing the possibility of acquiring the larger A321. The UK budget carrier disclosed during a half-year financial briefing that the shift in its fleet balance away from the A319 towards the A320 had generated a £0.38 ($0.55) benefit in cost per seat.
LinkJetBlue Adds FLL-NAS ServiceTravelers will soon have even more options when seeking an easy escape to Nassau Paradise Island with the addition of two daily nonstop flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport (FLL) to Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS). Less than an hour flight from FLL, the white sand beaches, crystal clear blue water and world-class resorts of Nassau Paradise Island will be more accessible than ever before.
LinkCAAC slams Orient Thai for 737 landing without wheelThe Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has penalised Orient Thai Airlines for an incident where one of its Boeing 737-300s landed at Nanning with a missing wheel. The aircraft was operating flight 0X616 from Phuket to Nanning on 11 April, says the Administration in a statement. After the aircraft landed, it was discovered that the left front wheel was missing. It is not clear what happened with the aircraft's wheel.
LinkSkyWest, Trans States continue waiting out MRJ delaysThe two largest customers for the Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. MRJ are sticking with the Japanese company despite repeated program delays and concerns over scope clause restrictions, but the two US regional airline operators could be forced to begin making decisions on altering their orders as soon as next year.
Utah-based SkyWest Inc., parent of regionals SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, and St. Louis-based Trans States Holdings, parent of regionals Compass Airlines, GoJet Airlines and Trans States Airlines, together hold 150 of the 223 firm orders for the MRJ. All of the orders (100 for SkyWest and 50 for Trans States) are for the MRJ90, which is currently in flight testing. But the MRJ90 is too heavy to be operated under contract for a major US airline because of pilot labor contract scope clauses.
LinkSriLankan Airlines To Sell Four New Airbus A350sSriLankan Airlines will sell four new Airbus A350s, a government minister said, two weeks after cancelling an order for four of the aircraft. The state-owned carrier had already sold one of the four planes for a "reasonably good price" to a leasing company and is in talks with airlines over the other three, Deputy State Enterprise Minister Eran Wickramaratne said.
LinkUnited 757 upset underlines need for 'startle' trainingIrish investigators probing a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 in-flight upset have advised the carrier to review its guidance on training for startle effects. The inquiry into the 20 October 2013 incident, during descent into Dublin, occurred after the first officer mistakenly believed – as a result of a spurious low-airspeed reading – the aircraft was approaching a stall, and sharply pitched the jet nose-down.
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