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[ad_1] Air Tahiti Nui has appointed Philippe Marie, the airline’s former secretary-general, as its new chief executive. The French Polynesian airline said on 17 October that Marie is “poised to steer the airline toward new opportunities and advancements”. “We are thrilled to welcome Mr Marie back to the Air Tahiti Nui team,” says Caroline Borawski, the carrier’s vice-president of the Americas. “His deep-rooted knowledge of the islands of Tahiti and his airline industry expertise are invaluable to us as we look to solidify …

[ad_1] United Airlines signed during the third quarter “definitive agreements” with unnamed aircraft lessors to lease 40 Airbus A321neo jets, with deliveries expected in 2026 and 2027.  As of 30 September, United entered ”into leases with rental obligations of approximately $4 billion for several mainline aircraft, regional aircraft under [capacity purchase agreements], airport facilities and office space, none of which had commenced as of such date”, the carrier said in a 16 October filing with the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). “These leases …

[ad_1] The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively awarded 10 hotly contested slots for long-distance domestic flights out of Ronald Reagan National airport in Washington, DC.  The DOT’s preliminary decisions, revealed in a 16 October regulatory filing, award slots to five US airlines proposing flights to destinations beyond Reagan airport’s 1,086nm (2,012km) perimeter:  The slots are being awarded as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2024, signed into law by US President Joe Biden in May.  The DOT requested …

[ad_1] Delta Air Lines is now scheduled to receive its first Boeing 737 Max 10 in 2026, a year later than the US carrier previously expected to begin integrating the yet-to-be-certificated type into its fleet.  In a 10 October filing with US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Delta disclosed that it had recently amended its purchase agreement with Boeing, which includes orders for 100 737 Max 10s and options for a further 30 of the next-generation narrowbody jets.  An “updated delivery schedule” now …

[ad_1] United Airlines expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR in January 2026, when the long-range narrowbody jets will start replacing United’s ageing Boeing 757s.  Patrick Quayle, United’s senior vice-president of global network planning and alliances, said on a 9 October call with reporters that the XLR is not expected to play a role in the carrier’s planned network expansion next spring, which includes flights to Greenland and Mongolia.  “It will arrive after the summer season,” he says, hinting that the …

[ad_1] Delta Air Lines plans next summer to resume flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai and to launch a route from Minneapolis to Copenhagen, part of the airline’s broader network shuffle.  The Atlanta-based carrier had eliminated all its flights to China in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic and has only resumed daily flights to Shanghai from Seattle and Detroit. Delta said on 11 October that in June 2025 it will reinstate its Los Angeles-Shanghai route, with plans to connect the cities three times …

[ad_1] VietJet has reaffirmed its order with CFM International for more than 400 Leap-1B engines as it prepares to take delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max in 2025.  The signing ceremony, which took place in Paris, covers commitments that the low-cost operator placed in 2016 and 2018 when it ordered the 737 Max aircraft. VietJet has 200 737 Max aircraft on order, and had initially aimed to take delivery of 12 jets in 2024. The first delivery has now been delayed to …

[ad_1] There are many different methods, or pathways for making sustainable fuels. They can be made from biomass, such as waste cooking oil, energy crops, wood, agricultural residues and even human waste.However, there are concerns that this will not provide all the fuel the market will ultimately need. Some feedstocks may need to be avoided, either to prevent environmental degradation such as deforestation, or to prevent land needed for growing food from being turned over to energy production.An alternative is to …

[ad_1] SpiceJet is to lease seven more aircraft and reactivate another three by the end of November, as it wraps up a round of fundraising amid ongoing regulatory and legal woes.  The seven aircraft - details of which have not been disclosed - will be inducted by 15 November. Two of these have already arrived in India, states SpiceJet.  Three parked Boeing 737s will be returned to service before end-November, as part of a wider, phased un-grounding.  SpiceJet is predominantly a 737 operator, with …

[ad_1] Guernsey's States has paid £45,000 for a review of the cost, reliability and capacity of the island's air links. The work was commissioned by the Committee for Economic Development (ED) and will be carried out by Frontier Economics.It will investigate whether the current air transport licencing policy "meets the needs of the economy and the local community", according to ED. It said the review "should be completed by the end of the year" and will form part of proposals for …

[ad_1] Your support helps us to tell the storyOur mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth.Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts.Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda.Find out moreAs sunset creeps closer to the end of the working day plenty of Brits are dreaming of a dose of vitamin D to top up the tan and start the new year with a healthy glow.While long-haul winter bargains seem to be …