AirlinesBrazil’s Azul takes first Embraer E195-E2 Azul Brazilian Airlines plans to double in size over the next five years as the carrier continues to grow its Embraer E2, Airbus A320neo and A330 fleets. The airline took delivery of its first Embraer 195-E2 Sept. 12 and will be the type’s first operator. Azul plans to introduce the aircraft into revenue service by the end of October, initially on the route from its Campinas hub to Brasilia. The airline will take five more 195-E2s before the end of 2019.
LinkTunisair Express renews fleet with ATR 72-600s Tunisair Express, the regional subsidiary of the North African nation’s flag carrier, has ordered three ATR 72-600 regional turboprops.
The aircraft will renew Tunisair Express’s regional fleet, which consists of two earlier-model ATR 72-500s that replaced first-generation -200 series aircraft. It also has a single Bombardier CRJ900 in its inventory.
LinkSingapore Airlines A330 to take over SilkAir’s 737 Busan route Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be taking over the 4X-weekly Singapore-Busan route from its regional subsidiary SilkAir. Subject to regulatory approval, the transfer will begin Oct. 28.
SIA will deploy the Airbus A330-300, upguaged from the current Boeing 737-800, with a 76% capacity increase.
LinkTransat posts Q3 adjusted profit ahead of Air Canada takeover Transat AT, parent company of Air Transat, reported adjusted net income of C$5.7 million ($4.3 million) for its third quarter of fiscal year 2019, an upward swing from an adjusted net loss of C$5.0 million in the same period in 2018.
But the company reported a C$11 million net loss when accounting for "unusual" items, including C$13.7 million in expenses related to a pending acquisition of Transat by Air Canada.
LinkTwo fatalities confirmed in Toledo Convair 440 crash Two fatalities resulted from the Convair 440 crash near Toledo Express airport on 11 September.
Preliminary US FAA incident data lists the aircraft as having a single crew member and a single passenger on board.
LinkCoffee spill forced A330 diversion after radio failures UK investigators have revealed that reluctance to use a cockpit cup-holder resulted in coffee being spilled over control panels on a Condor Airbus A330, causing substantial radio communications problems and forcing a diversion.
The A330-200 had been operating from Frankfurt to Cancun on 6 February this year.
LinkCathay to trim capacity growth after dismal August Cathay Pacific saw a 38% decline year-on-year in inbound traffic to Hong Kong in August, the same month anti-government protests hit fever pitch, leading to airport closures and flight disruptions.
In its monthly traffic figures, Cathay states that it had an “incredibly challenging” August, a month where it traditionally has a strong showing.
LinkPICTURE: First Fiji A350-900 out of paint shop Fiji Airways’ first Airbus A350-900s will enter service in January 2020, and will fly to Sydney and Los Angeles.
The aircraft, the first of two leased by the carrier, emerged from the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse, complete in Fiji’s livery. It will next get its engines installed, before embarking on ground and flight tests.
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