Air Transport World

Aviation infrastructure shortcomings in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region have become a dire situation, prompting IATA to warn governments in the area of the potential cost to their economies if they do not quickly address airport and airspace congestion.

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Dallas-based Southwest Airlines’ flight attendants will follow the carrier’s pilots in holding a ratification vote on a new labor contract.

UK-based Monarch Airlines has denied speculation that it is in financial difficulties. The airline said it anticipated announcing a “significant investment” from its main shareholders “in the coming days.”

Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia is to acquire 63 new aircraft as part of its fleet expansion and modernization plan.

Lufthansa Technik AG (LHT) has started installing the latest Ka-band satellite technology as standard equipment for Lufthansa Group's entire Airbus A320 aircraft family.

The project will increase the number of Code F gates (A380 gates) at Concourse C from three to 13, bringing the total number of A380 gates at DXB to 47, more than any other airport in the world.

Qatar Airways has become the first airline to sign on for the Aireon-FlightAware flight tracking solution GlobalBeacon.

Alaska Air Group and Virgin America have agreed to give the US Department of Justice (DOJ) additional time to review their proposed merger.

Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot plans to launch at least two routes longer than any in its current network next year, as it takes delivery of Boeing 787s specifically configured for long-haul flights.

UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet is close to taking a stake in Germany-based TUIfly so it can secure traffic rights within Europe even after the UK leaves the European Union (EU), Germany’s Manager Magazin reported.

Air Canada will start daily Montreal Trudeau-Shanghai Pudong Boeing 787-8 flights from Feb. 16, 2017.

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Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched a direct 4X-weekly nonstop service from Singapore to Canberra, Australia, Sept. 20.

Standards of passenger behavior on UK airlines have plummeted in recent years, according to figures compiled by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the UK regulator.

Calgary-based WestJet Airlines plans to codeshare with Haikou, China-based Hainan Airlines, building on an existing interline agreement between the two airlines since 2013, WestJet said.

The second Airbus A350-1000 flight test aircraft—the first to be equipped with a full passenger cabin—was displayed Sept. 23 in a new carbon fiber-themed livery outside the manufacturer’s paint shop in Toulouse, France.

Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea plans to increase the pace of its re-fleeting plans, which include switching from Boeing 717s to Airbus A319s in 2017, as it moves toward an all-European fleet over the next few years.

Ireland-based Ryanair remains one of the world’s most successful low-cost carriers and is still in growth mode.

It's a long-held industry truism that where goes the economy, so goes commercial air transport. But the link also can be turned on its head.

Kay Kratky became CEO Austrian Airlines in August 2015 after holding management positions at Lufthansa Cargo and Jade Cargo International in Shenzhen

Natural language processing technology could make airline sales distribution smarter.

Chinese carriers are picking up the pace of their international expansion plans, but will chasing market share hurt profits?

Trends in the global MRO business point to a rapidly evolving industry

Connectivity gives more entertainment and information options on the aircraft, but passengers don’t want to talk