SkyWest Airlines says it lost $46 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, as reduced flight schedules and lower demand from its mainline airline partners continued to challenge the regional carrier. SkyWest Airlines says it lost $46 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, as reduced flight schedules and lower demand from its mainline airline partners continued to challenge the regional carrier. The St. George, Utah-based airline posted a 2020...Continue Reading
Northrop Grumman demonstrated the ability to conduct wide-area multistate acoustic search for a submarine using its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. Northrop Grumman demonstrated the ability to conduct wide-area multistate acoustic search for a submarine using its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. The demonstration was conducted in the Pacific Ocean in October 2020, the company says on 3 February. A manned Bell 407, which was acting as a surrogate for...Continue Reading
Law firms representing Norwegian’s lessors and creditors have raised concerns over the airline’s bid to repudiate 36 aircraft leases under its restructuring process. Law firms representing Norwegian’s lessors and creditors have raised concerns over the airline’s bid to repudiate 36 aircraft leases under its restructuring process. In a hearing on 4 February at the Dublin High Court, as part of Norwegian’s Irish examinership process, Lisa Smyth from McCann Fitzgerald – representing companies including...Continue Reading
Wizz Air is to close its recently opened Tronheim base as Covid-19 continues to disrupt air travel in Norway. Wizz Air is to close its recently opened Tronheim base as Covid-19 continues to disrupt air travel in Norway. The carrier will consolidate its Norwegian operations to its main base at Oslo Gardermoen, a decision that will have “no effect on the routes, the capacity or the number of weekly departures”, it highlights. Source: Wizz Air...Continue Reading
The financial losses expected by three of China’s smaller carriers in 2020 are dwarfed by losses expected at the “Big Three” and troubled Hainan Airlines. The financial losses expected by three of China’s smaller carriers in 2020 are dwarfed by losses expected at the “Big Three” and troubled Hainan Airlines. Juneyao Air, Spring Airlines and Shandong Airlines said in Chinese stock exchange filings over the weekend that they expect to...Continue Reading
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