TGIF, AirwaysNews readers! Below we take a look at stories that didn’t make the list on the website, but that we felt still were worth a mention. They include remarks on regulation by IATA’s Tony Tyler, Lion Group getting an A320 delivery and new flights for Southwest Airlines and British Airways.
And don’t forget to look at all the stories we covered this week, including an exclusive High Flyer interview with Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, an analysis of Virgin America’s IPO and Routehappy inking a major deal with online search engine Expedia.
Too much passengers rights: IATA Director General Tony Tyler used a speech before the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum to express concern about a rise in the region of passenger rights regulations becoming increasingly prescriptive, making it more challenging for airlines to comply with countries’ differing requirements. ALTA represents Latin American and Caribbean carriers. As an example, he cited a proposal in Mexico that would increase compensation for cancellations to 300 percent of the ticket price, with compensation of $1,500 for extended delays on long-haul flights. IATA believes in basic protections and urged regional governments to strike the balance between protecting passengers and ensuring industry competitiveness. Read Tyler’s complete speech here
In like a lion: Indonesia-based Lion Group celebrated the delivery of its first three Airbus A320s aircraft at a special ceremony in the manufacturer’s headquarters in Toulouse, France. The jets are part of an order for 234 A320 family aircraft, including 109 A320neos, 65 A321neos and 60 A320ceos. The initial batch of aircraft will be flown by subsidiary Batik Air on domestic and regional services.
Miami Twice: British Airways announced that it will now offer two Airbus A380 flights between Miami and London effective October 2015. With this change, Miami customers will have access to four daily flights between oneworld partners BA and American Airlines.
Big Bombardier deal: At the recent Airshow China, Bombardier signed a
memorandum of understanding with that country’s China’s SPDB Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.(SPDBFL). The deal now allows the leasing company to provide advance payment financing, delivery financing and leasing solutions to Bombardier customers acquiring Q-Series, CRJ Series and CSeries commercial aircraft, along with Learjet, Challenger and Global business aircraft. The deal is valued at $500 million.
Another international destination: Southwest Airlines has filed with the Department of Transportation to provide daily, nonstop service between California’s John Wayne Airport and Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, starting on June 7, 2015, pending approval. The Dallas-based carrier also announced plans to add Saturday service between Baltimore/Washington International Airport and San Jose del Cabo/Los Cabos, Mexico, beginning June 13, 2015, again, subject to approvals governmental agencies.
New route for LAN: Starting in April 2015 (pending government approval), LAN will begin operating the Santiago-Auckland-Sydney route using a Boeing 787 with seven weekly flights. The flight will make LAN one of the first to operate the Boeing 787 in Australia and New Zealand. The airline operates 10 787s on routes from Santiago to Madrid, Frankfurt, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Cancun and Punta Cana.
Below are all the stories we covered this week. Have a great weekend!
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