Air France-KLM has finalized the sale of 49.99% of catering firm Servair to Chinese conglomerate HNA Group and raised a further €201 million ($211.4 million) by selling a 1.13% stake in Amadeus.
China’s Commercial Aircraft Corp. (COMAC) is planning a 2017 first quarter inaugural flight for the C919 narrowbody, although no more specific date has been given.
The White House has published a detailed report on “hidden fees” in the price of goods and services, including airline tickets, and is calling for the growth in such fees to be mitigated or eliminated
United Airlines has reached a settlement with the US Department of Labor (DOL) over a lawsuit that alleged “hazardous conditions” for United’s baggage-handling workers at New York Newark International Airport (EWR).
China Eastern Airlines expects it will have transported 101.4 million passengers by the end of 2016, an 8.2% increase over the 93.7 million carried in 2015.
LATAM Airlines Group and Qatar Airways have completed their transaction in which the Middle East airline has taken a 10% stake in the Latin America group.
Delta Air Lines said Dec. 27 it had reached an agreement with Boeing to cancel an order for 18 Boeing 787s that the Atlanta-based airline assumed in 2008 as part of its merger with Northwest Airlines.
A Jet Airways Boeing 737 was seriously damaged and there were reports of passenger injuries after the aircraft left the runway as it prepared for take-off from Dabolim Airport in Goa, India, Dec. 27.
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft said it has identified a minor fault in the tail stabilizer of one Superjet SSJ100 during inspections after Russian aviation authorities grounded the aircraft Dec. 24.
Emirates Airline, which saw a steep drop in profit its latest financials, is deferring delivery of six Airbus A380s from 2017 to 2018 and postponing delivery of another six A380s from 2018 to 2019.
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Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways and Tanzanian carrier Precision Air announced a codeshare agreement, effective Dec. 21 for flights starting Jan. 11, 2017.
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America moved to increase their combined presence at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) this week by announcing three new routes out of their SFO hub scheduled to start in summer 2017.
Russian charter carrier Azur Air has taken delivery of its first 189-seat Boeing 737-800, which will be operated on routes to Spain and the United Arab Emirates in January 2017.
