Welcome to today’s (October 7, 2024) Daily Airline News Roundup, where we bring you the key headlines and industry developments from the world of commercial aviation.
All the headlines we’ve gathered are from the past 24 hours, offering you a comprehensive summary of the latest news in one place.
Please note that some of the links provided will direct you to third-party websites. These sites are not under our control and are not part of Airline Facts. That being said, let’s get into the news.
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General Airline News
The European Commission has launched a public consultation into the new EU Flight Emissions Label, which aims to provide airline passengers with “trustworthy and harmonised environmental information” about flights. (Business Travel News Europe)
Airline apologises after R-rated Dakota Johnson film played to all passengers. The film, Daddio, was shown on a Qantas flight between Sydney and Tokyo. (NME)
Africa
Kenya Airways seeks some control of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. (Bloomberg)
Asia
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific has scheduled the launch of its new Aria business class suite on 18 October, 2024. (Business Traveller)
Cebu Pacific signs purchase agreement to acquire ATR operator AirSWIFT for $30M. (Aerotime)
Speaking to Skift, Gulf Air CEO Jeffrey Goh confirmed that the airline is considering additional widebody planes to support ambitious growth, with the United States firmly in its sights. (Skift)
Thai Airways to reintroduce premium economy, exit restructuring process in 2025. (Aerotime)
Air Arabia expands fleet with leased aircraft as it awaits Airbus A320neo deliveries in 2025. (Travel and Tour World)
AirAsia Group as well as medium-haul affiliate airlines AirAsia X and Thai AirAsia X, have been recertified as seven-star airlines by AirlineRatings.com. (Airline Ratings)
New Oman Air route connects Muscat and Rome directly for the first time. (Aerotime)
Europe
UK-based long-haul startup airline Global Airlines hopes to run an A380 flight from Scotland in the future, The Herald can exclusively reveal. (The Herald)
KLM plans to make cutbacks on investments amid rising costs. (ARGS)
Air Serbia expands widebody fleet with arrival of latest A330. (Flight Global)
Latin America
LATAM to host Investor Day on October 22, 2024 in New York. (Stock Titan)
North America/Caribbean
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has opened an investigation into an incident in Las Vegas in which a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 landed, apparently with its right main landing gear on fire. (Flight Global)
United Airlines cleared following FAA audit. (ch-aviation)
Oceania
Qantas customers affected by global fraud from third-party contractors in India. (Aerotime)
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