Reading Time: < 1 minute High-flying S7 Group is planning to be the first Russian airline to replace its narrow-body fleet with latest-generation Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Grigory Davydov, the group’s deputy director, has revealed to Vedomosti business daily that the country’s largest private airline is planning to phase out all of its existing A320ceos and Boeing 737NGs by 2024, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lufthansa Group achieved an Adjusted EBIT of EUR 2.4 billion for the first nine months of 2018 – a 7.7 percent decline on the prior-year period which is primarily attributable to the integration costs at Eurowings. Adjusted EBIT margin for the period amounted to 8.8 percent. Nine-month results were also burdened by a EUR 536 […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus welcomed Delta Air Lines as the first U.S. carrier to take delivery of the Airbus A220 aircraft. On hand for the delivery ceremony at the aircraft’s assembly line in Mirabel were members of the A220 team as well as government officials and executives from Delta, Airbus, Bombardier and Investissement Quebec. “It is with great […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute International Airlines Group (IAG), owner of British Airways, has revealed the possibility that an additional 185,000 customers’ data may have been compromised. British Airways confirmed 77,000 customers’ payment cards details including name, billing address, email address, payment information including card number, expiry date and security codes had potentially been compromised, plus an additional 108,000 without […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute GECAS announced the signing of a lease contract for seven A320neos to enter service with Vistara, the India based full-service carrier and joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, following deliveries from Airbus in the latter part of 2019 and continuing into 2020. Commencing operations in January 2015 as one of India’s premier […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cathay Pacific has revealed it has discovered unauthorised access to some of its information system containing passenger data of up to 9.4 million people. According to the airline, 860,000 passport numbers, about 245,000 Hong Kong identity card numbers, 403 expired credit card numbers and 27 credit card numbers with no card verification value (CVV) […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute NordStar Airlines, a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Russian mining and smelting corporation MMC Norilsk Nickel, has signed for operational lease of three new Boeing 737МАХ-8 aircraft from the US Aviation Capital Group, Russian Aviation Insider’s sister publication ATO.ru reports. First of the newest narrowbodies in two-class configuration are scheduled for delivery in April […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lithuanian leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines UAB starts the upcoming Winter season with changes – the company filed for a restructuring process under the Lithuanian law. Despite successful and profitable operational performance, it was a vital step for the company to protect its business from the negative impact of the financial difficulties in Small Planet […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) has taken delivery of its newest A350-900 aircraft, which features a unique joint livery that combines the airline’s distinctive plum blossom logo with Airbus’ exclusive A350 XWB carbon fibre pattern. Following this delivery, China Airlines today has 14 A350-900 aircraft in its fleet. The airline operates these aircraft on non-stop long-haul […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing delivered the first 787-9 Dreamliner for Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines. The new, super-efficient Dreamliner will also be the first widebody commercial jet operated by a privately-held Chinese airline. “This delivery is our airline’s biggest milestone and marks a big step toward expanding our network in China and beyond,” said Wang Junjin, Chairman, Juneyao Airlines. “As […]