HNA Aviation Group has signed an agreement with global technology group Sabre Corp. in an effort to enhance its airlines’ operating efficiency and bring about more revenue opportunities.
Passengers at London’s Gatwick Airport are being advised to check which terminal their flight departs from in January 2017 as three of the airport’s major carriers change locations.
German leisure carrier Condor Airlines has outlined a new Italy network strategy to offer travelers alternatives in important markets such as Turkey, which has seen slowed bookings and decreased demand because of its unstable geopolitical climate in 2016.
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines will expand European services with 46 additional frequencies in the 2017 summer flight schedule, effective March 26, 2017, using five wet-leased airberlin Airbus A320s.
SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is expected to report a solid 2016 performance, despite “challenging conditions” for the airline industry in the tourism sector—including a series of terrorist bombings and a failed coup attempt in Turkey, which depressed yields and slowed bookings because of decreased demand.
UK leisure airline Jet2 has ordered four additional Boeing 737-800NGs. The expanding carrier—which is based in the north of England but recently expanded its bases to increase London Stansted—already has 30 737-800s on order, eight of which have been delivered in 2016.
[UPDATED] Two Libyan hijackers who took over an Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 and forced it to fly to Malta Dec. 23 have been taken into custody after releasing all 118 passengers and crew unharmed, according to the Mediterranean island’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.
Airlines in Latin America believe transnational JVs are the future of long-haul services while domestic and short-haul flying will be dominated by LCCs.
Deadline approaches for intra-African liberalization while new new intra-African passport debuts in 2018. RawandAir CEO predicts turnaround within three years.
Airports are using smartphone apps and other means to let customers get everything from gate assignments, baggage claim and check in info to finding a restroom.
Jetstar was founded by Qantas in Australia in 2004 and has since grown into a $4 billion pan-Asian low-fares airline group, with joint-venture airlines in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam.
A3 unit's Transpose concept would allow different cabin modules that could include brand-name restaurants, gyms, sleeping bunks or soundproof playrooms.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will increase flight frequencies to points in Australia, Europe, Southeast Asia and West Asia in the northern summer season from March 26-Oct. 28, 2017, to meet growing travel demand.
