Azerbaijan's air navigation service provider, AZANS, has awarded Indra of Spain the contract for installing a new air traffic control center in the nation’s capital Baku.
Lufthansa (LH) will make Chicago its third destination airport for the Boeing 747-8I, for which the carrier was the launch customer and which entered service in June.
Changes in US carrier operating strategies will lead to slower US passenger growth than previously expected, an aviation consulting group is forecasting.
Japan Airlines will launch 4X-weekly Tokyo Narita (NRT)-San Diego Boeing 787-8 service Dec. 2, increasing to daily in March and 4X-weekly NRT-Helsinki 787-8 service in March, increasing to daily from the middle of 2013. Etihad will increase 3X-weekly Abu Dhabi-Brisbane service to daily Feb. 1, with the additional four services operating via Singapore in both directions.
Gogo will expand its air-to-ground (ATG) Wi-Fi services into Canada for seamless onboard connectivity service between the US and Canada by the end of next year.
Garuda Indonesia (GA) has invited bids to finance its next round of acquisitions, including 10 Boeing 777-300ERs via sale and leaseback, four 737-800s and 10 Airbus A320s via operating leases.
Air traffic growth in both the passenger and freight sectors slowed further in July, although there was considerable variation by region and market, according to IATA’s recent global traffic report.
American Airlines parent AMR Corp. and US Airways (US) completed a non-disclosure agreement Friday that specifies confidentiality while the companies discuss a potential merger.
Airbus, the Tianjin Free Trade Zone and China Aviation Industry Corp. (AVIC) have signed a framework agreement to extend the joint venture Airbus A320 Final Assembly Line in Tianjin beyond the 2016 expiration of the original accord inked in 2007.
Air France group will combine the operations of three of its subsidiary and partner airlines into a single French regional hub as part of its restructuring and cost-cutting plan.
Aegean Airlines (A3) has reported a first-half net loss of €38.5 million ($48.3 million), widened 94% from a €19.8 million loss in the 2011 first half.
Iberia Cargo has been selected by TAM Linhas Aereas to serve as its new freight handling agent in Spain. Global Logistics System was selected by Turkish cargo as its regional gateway to transmit electronic air waybill data from its agents in Asia-Pacific and Central Asia, supported by e-freight engine EzyCargo.
The UK government is under increasing pressure to solve London’s airport capacity crisis as senior conservatives this week urged prime minister David Cameron to allow building a third runway at London Heathrow Airport (LHR).
