Brazil is expected to announce details next week of an act that will streamline some of the complex web of regulation it currently imposes on the country’s airlines.
Chinese carriers have reduced US dollar debt ratios on aircraft purchases as the weakening yuan (CNY) continues to impact airlines’ financial performance.
Boeing has started final assembly of the first 787-10, the third and largest variant of the 787, at its manufacturing facility in North Charleston, South Carolina.
SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, plans to reduce its 2017 summer schedule to 620 weekly flights, down from 700 flights for summer 2016.
The Lufthansa supervisory board has appointed telecommunications expert Thorsten Dirks as the new CEO of low-cost carrier (LCC) Eurowings and Aviation Services, effective May 1, 2017.
Settling into his new role as the head of IATA, director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac has made clear his frustration with government policies that fail to recognize the value of aviation.
TAP Portugal plans to increase international services next year with the launch of new flights from Lisbon to Toronto (Canada), Budapest (Hungary), Bucharest Otopeni (Romania), Las Palmas and Alicante (Spain) as well as Stuttgart in Germany, from June and July 2017.
Manila-headquartered Philippine Airlines has finalized a firm order for five Bombardier Q400s and purchase rights for another seven, launching the two-class, 86-seat variant.
The world’s airlines will continue their streak of collective profitability in 2017, but anticipated higher costs, coupled with a sluggish global economy that lead IATA forecasters to believe next year’s industry net profit will be almost $6 billion lower than 2016’s expected profit.
Global air cargo traffic increased 8.2% year-over year (YOY) in October, the best growth pace since February 2015, according to IATA’s October Air Freight Market Analysis.
Philippine low-cost carrier (LCC) Cebu Pacific has confirmed it is still considering an order for new widebody aircraft that it could use for its first transpacific flights.
Global mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat and Air New Zealand have signed a contract to provide Global Xpress (GX) connectivity—GX for Aviation—across the airline’s long- and short-haul fleets.
Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) has announced it has completed 80% of the milestones in planning and construction of the airport terminal; however, the much-delayed airport project has yet to commit to an opening date.
Russia’s Aeroflot Group will carry 43.5 million passengers in 2016, up 10.4% year-over-year (YOY), Aeroflot Airline CEO Vitaly Savelyev at the group’s community board meeting.
[UPDATED] A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) ATR 42-500, en route from Chitral to Islamabad, crashed on a hillside near Havelian after it lost radio contact Dec. 7, killing all 48 people aboard.
Alaska Air Group and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have agreed to terms that will allow for regulatory approval of Alaska’s $4 billion acquisition of Virgin America, which Alaska said it plans to close “in the very near future.”
Airbus reported firm orders* for 14 commercial aircraft in November, valued at $1.6 billion at list prices, from two airlines and one undisclosed customer.
Seoul-based Korean Air expects to take delivery of seven Bombardier CSeries 300s next year, becoming the first operator of the type in Asia, Bombardier VP-CSeries aircraft program Robert Dewar told ATW at last week’s airBaltic CS300 unveiling.
RwandAir continues to add aircraft and expand long-haul routes even though it faces challenges in Africa’s economic climate and in the aviation industry.
