Sunwing to ground 737 MAX 8s until spring 2020
Sunwing is grounding all of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft throughout the winter season. Sunwing’s new schedule will come into effect on Nov. 5 and run until mid-May 2020. While the move has been prompted by the ongoing worldwide grounding of the MAX 8, the company said that being able to provide clients with […]
LATAM Cargo expands Colombia, Peru operations
LATAM Cargo Group announced plans Aug. 22 to grow its networks in Colombia and Peru, boosting its position in two key South American markets for international trade. The Santiago-based group will double its Colombia-US operations by adding 12 new weekly Bogota-Miami frequencies. Import operations into Colombia will also grow as LATAM increases inbound Miami-Bogota freighter […]
United expands international service with premium-heavy 767
United Airlines is betting on a small percentage of its widebody fleet playing a large role in helping expand its international footprint, scheduling its reconfigured premium-heavy Boeing 767-300ERs on several new routes and upgrading flights in established high-yield markets. United’s latest international additions, unveiled Aug. 22, include new seasonal service between Newark Liberty International (EWR) […]
Delta schedules daytime New York-London flight
Delta’s daily daytime New York JFK-London Heathrow service will launch March 28, augmenting the two daily overnight flights Delta operates on the route as well as the five daily flights operated by the Delta/Virgin Atlantic joint venture in Virgin aircraft. The new flight is part of what Delta says will be a 15% boost in […]
British Airways’ A350 gears up for its first long haul flight to Dubai
British Airways’ first A350 aircraft is being put through its paces with extensive service trials ahead of it starting long-haul flying to Dubai on September 2. The airline took delivery of its newest aircraft featuring its latest generation business class seat, Club Suite, on July 29. Not only is the aircraft quieter than some of […]
Embraer progresses with divesting its commercial aircraft unit
Embraer is well into the work of splitting off its commercial aircraft division into a joint venture controlled by Boeing – and the costs of the separation are now hitting Embraer’s bottom line. The Brazilian company logged $19.5 million in «separation costs related to the strategic partnership between Embraer and Boeing» during the second quarter, […]
Virgin Atlantic takes first A350-1000 for London-New York route
UK long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000. The aircraft flew into London Heathrow Aug. 10 from Airbus’s Toulouse plant. The aircraft is the first of 12 that were ordered in 2016. Three more are scheduled to be delivered this year, with the balance over 2020-21. Virgin Atlantic will operate […]
New FAA administrator says there is no timeline for the 737 MAX’s return to service
The new head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Stephen Dickson commented on the 737 MAX’s return to service shortly after he was sworn in as the agency’s 18th administrator on Monday. The former senior vice president of flight operations for Delta Air Lines was confirmed by the Senate on July 24 in a 52 […]
ACI: European airport passenger traffic growth slows in 1H
Airport trade body ACI Europe’s new report that passenger traffic growth at European airports slowed in the first half of 2019 to 4.3%—while freight traffic dropped by 3.5%—indicates economic troubles, aircraft groundings, flight delays and air traffic management (ATM) disruptions are taking their toll. The 4.3% passenger traffic increase compares with 6.7% growth in the […]
Airbus closes on 9,000th A320 delivery
Airbus appears likely to deliver its 9,000th A320-family aircraft during August or early September, analysis of the airframer’s production backlog shows. The manufacturer had delivered a total of 8,951 jets from the single-aisle family by the end of July. These comprised 8,037 of the conventional A320 models plus 914 of the re-engined A320neo variants. Airbus […]
