Russia’s UTair (UT) has chosen CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine for its fleet of 20 Airbus A321 aircraft, part of an aircraft deal announced at the Farnborough Airshow.
Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines (MU) has purchased a 20% stake in China United Airlines (KN) from parent company China Eastern Air Holding, giving it 100% ownership of KN.
Radixx International has appointed John Wensveen to head the company’s new Airline Advisory Services Division. He is a certified instructor with IATA and founder of airline consultancy Airline Visions. StandardAero named Raghunath Reddy as its Singapore GM. Reddy joins StandardAero from Singapore Aerospace Manufacturing where he served as director of operations.
Singapore Airlines (SQ) has contracted ONG&ONG, a Singaporean firm specializing in architectural and interior design, to develop a new concept for its lounges at airports around the world.
SunExpress (XQ), a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, will reduce capacity for the coming winter season by cutting weekly flights between Europe, Turkey, Germany and Egypt to 200, compared to 1,000 in the summer season.
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) has announced plans to launch a 130-140-seat aircraft program, UAC president Mikhail Pogosyan said at the International Air Transport Forum in Ulyanovsk.
Las Vegas-based low-cost carrier Allegiant Air’s 350 pilots, previously non-unionized, have voted to join the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union.
The Uruguayan government has announced rules for the fleet auction of liquidated Pluna Lineas Aereas Uruguayas’ (PU) seven Bombardier CRJ900s, to take place Sept. 12.
Virgin Atlantic (VS) has signed a codeshare agreement with Russia’s Transaero Airline (UN). From mid-October, VS will place its two-letter code on twice-daily UN services between Moscow (DME) and London Heathrow (LHR). In late October, the UN code will be placed on VS flights from LHR to Los Angeles, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; Boston, Mass. and Orlando, Fla.
Japan Airlines (JAL) will install new seats in every cabin class on its 13 Boeing 777-300ERs with eight in first- , 49 in business-, 40 in premium economy- and 135 in economy-class.
The US FAA has proposed a civil penalty of $1 million against Seattle, Wash.-based Horizon Air for allegedly operating 22 Bombardier DHC-8-402 turboprop airliners on more than 186,000 flights after installing security flight deck doors using blind rivets instead of the required solid rivets.
Lufthansa’s (LH) flight attendants, represented by the UFO union, will delay a decision on a possible strike to Aug. 28 while they consider a new pay offer.
Citing lower international growth requirements in an “uncertain global context,” Qantas (QF) has canceled firm commitments for 35 Boeing 787-9s and posted its first full-year loss since 1995.
Qantas (QF) is on track with its plan to make its international business profitable by 2014, despite posting its first full-year loss since 1995, CEO Alan Joyce said Thursday.
United Airlines (UA) will use its first Boeing 787s on routes from the US to Amsterdam, Lagos, London, Shanghai and Tokyo, the carrier announced Thursday.
Twelve aviation organizations, including the US Aeronautical Repair Station Assn. (ARSA) have urged US Dept. of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano to finalize repair station security rules.
