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Jan 2023Investigation of the activity of national airline company airBaltic is being initiated. Part 1
During the last years government investments in order to save airBaltic made unreal for Latvia amount – 340 million euro. During this time airline company born significant losses, the same tendency kept in 2022. In 2020 losses made 264.8 million euro, in 2021 – 135.7 million but during three months of 2022 – 6.251 million euro. Of course, objective factors such as coronavirus pandemic that…
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Jan 2023airBaltic company received new airplane Airbus A220-300
Airline company airBaltic on December 31st 2022 received new airplane Airbus A220-300 with registration number YL-ABM. This this seventh airplane that was delivered to air carrier in 2021. Totally airBaltic placed order for 50 airplanes Airbus A220-300 and keeps opportunity to place order for 30 more. Till today airBaltic has carried on these airplanes almost 10 500 00 passengers and made more than 120 000…
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Jan 2023Chinese airplane ARJ21 was delivered to first operator
First delivery of the Chinese regional jet airplane ARJ21 manufactured by aviation company COMAC to international customer took place – it became Indonesian airline company TranNusa. But beneficiary of the air carrier from Indonesia is Chinese lease company. Airplane ARJ21-700 was transmitted to operator in mono-class configuration for 95 seats. Cabin design and painting are made in accordance with customer’s requirements, COMAC informed. The airplane…
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Jan 2023First transatlantic flight on vegetable oil will be launched in 2023 already
British Government announced launch of the first transatlantic flight with zero emissions in 2023. British Government summarized competition results for financing first transatlantic flight with zero emissions level. Winner – airline company Virgin Atlantic – it will have to make first commercial flight between London and New York in 2023. It is informed that one of flagship airplanes of the airline company Boeing 787 will…
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Jan 2023Embraer postpones launch of the program of turboprop airplane of new generation
On the market of turboprop airplanes will continue to be manufactured airplanes engineered decades years ago. Embraer took decision to postpone launch of the program of 70-90-seats turboprop airplane (NGTP) of the next generation with reference to unfavorable technical, economical and market conditions. This decision became unexpected change of the course of Brazilian manufacturer that until recently created impression of active work over the program’s…
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Jan 2023North American airline company for the first time received airplane Embraer E195-E2
Porter Airlines switches from turboprop to jet airplanes. Brazilian manufacturer Embraer delivered to regional airline company Porter Airlines first two out of 50 ordered airplanes of the new generation Embraer E195-E2. Based in Toronto air carrier became first recipient of these airplanes in North America and will use this airplane for the flight to the West Coast of Canada, resort directions on the US South…
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Jan 2023Profits from sale of additional services is the key factor of income for airline companies
Profits of the airline companies from sale of additional services in 2021 made $48.4 billion – by 54.2% more than in 2020, however this figure is by 28% lower than in 2019 – show data of consulting agency IdeaWorksCompany. Totally have been analyzed data of 75 international airline companies. Total profit of the air carriers has increased by 32% to $462 billion during the period…
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Dec 2022American low-cost airline company began to serve clients only in social media and WhatsApp
Calls cannot be made anymore. Frontier, low-cost airline company that charges for everything from snacks during the flight to hand luggage decided to cut expenses even more and refused phone line for customer service. Now with booking questions customers have to use chat on the web-site, WhatsApp or social media. Representative of low-cost company confirmed that Frontier customer service “switched to fully digital connection”. When…
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Dec 2022Airline company United Airlines placed order with Boeing for 100 airplanes Dreamliner
American airline company United Airlines signed delivery contract with aviation company Boeing for 100 airplanes of 787 Dreamliner model. “Agreement will become the biggest in the history of commercial aviation for the market of wide-body airplanes” – United message says. Contract also provides option for delivery of additional 100 airplanes of the same model. Air carrier counts to receive airplanes in the period from 2024…
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Dec 2022IATA will instruct passengers to fly without the documents. Part 2
Digitalization of Admissibility standard will help to realize mechanism that allows passengers to receive in digital form all necessary permissions and send them to the airline company in advance. After getting status “OK to Fly” they will be able to avoid all verifications of the documents in the airport. “Passengers want technologies to simplify travel. Recent interrogation of IATA Global Passenger showed that 83% of…