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Trent Effect: LATAM Plans Los Angeles Flights on Leased 747
Due to the continuous issues that several companies are facing after the failures and defects detected on Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines, it is a golden age for ACMI providers. ACMI stands for Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance services, also known as wet-leasing. After the mandatory grounding (by range reduction) of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft […]
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TAP Air Portugal Plans to Fly from Lisbon to Buenos Aires
Portugal’s flag-carrier TAP Air Portugal announced that it will open a route between the European country and Argentina in 2019. The announcement was made at an event being held at Portugal’s Embassy in Buenos Aires. TAP representatives made the announcement in the company of Portugal’s Tourism Vice Minister Ana Mendes Godinho, who is in Buenos Aires […]
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Alaska Outlines Major Step in Virgin America Merger
In a statement released on April 16, Alaska announced that the integration with Virgin America is set to reach a new milestone on April 25, as customer facing platforms will be unified behind the Alaska brand. Earlier this month, it was announced that the final Virgin America flight will take off for LAX on April […]
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IAG Group Gets Stake of Norwegian Air Shuttle, Prepares Buyout Offer
In a statement released this morning, IAG Group, the holding company that controls British Airways and Iberia, among other companies, confirmed that it took a major step towards the acquisition of Norwegian Air Shuttle. The statement indicates that the company bought an ownership position of 4.61 percent, which allows IAG to initiate discussions with Norwegian, […]
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German Public Worker Strike Causes Major Delays for Lufthansa Passengers
Nearly 1,100 flights were cancelled by German carrier Lufthansa last Tuesday, affecting about 90,000 passengers, after a strike carried on by state workers to demand higher pay included airport ground staff. The workers, all belonging to the public sector, were performing intermittent strikes in different service areas, and the protest extended to airports just this […]
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LATAM Workers Strike Causes Delays
On Tuesday, the Cabin Crew Union of LAN Express, a subsidiary of the Chile-based LATAM Airlines group, is starting a strike after mediation with their government failed to create a new labor contract. The strike is to affect all local flights and international connections in Chile of LATAM Airlines, a key player in Latin America. […]
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Venezuela Bans Copa Airlines, Causing Major Disruption
Venezuela is temporarily cutting economic ties with Panamanian Copa Airlines, as it suspended its operations in the country for 90 days. The announcement is a clear retaliation after Panama declared Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and about 50 other Venezuelan nationals as “high-risk profiles” for the crimes of financing terrorism and money laundering. The measure taken […]
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Hi Fly to Introduce First Second-Hand A380 by Mid-Year 2018
Portuguese charter operator Hi Fly will become the first company to wet-lease a second-hand Airbus A380, by taking one of the five Singapore Airlines A380s which have already been retired. The intention, according to Hi Fly, is to operate two aircraft, starting with one by mid-2018. The aircraft configuration will be the same as Singapore […]
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Widerøe Takes Delivery of First Embraer E190-E2
In a ceremony held on Wednesday at Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos in Brazil, Norwegian airline Widerøe accepted the first produced Embraer E190-E2 aircraft, the newest family that the Brazilian aircraft builder is developing. The aircraft type is part of a reimagined version of its current E-Jet fleet, comprised of the E170, E175, […]
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Air Lease Corporation Orders Additional Boeing 737 MAXs
On Tuesday, Boeing and Air Lease Corporation announced a new order for eight more 737 MAX 8 airplanes, valued at $936.8 million at list prices. With this addition, Air Lease Corporation (ALC) is one of the biggest lessors on the market, as it has ordered 138 737 MAX to fulfill their customer requirements. “These aircraft […]