Avianca Holdings S.A., the parent of seven Latin American passenger airlines including Colombian flag carrier Avianca and air-freight carrier Avianca Cargo, posted a $23.2 million net loss for the 2016 second quarter,
Finnish airline Finnair is to add services to the Greek island of Corfu, the Spanish islands of Ibiza and Menorca, as well as Reykjavik in Iceland, for summer 2017.
Turkish Airlines recorded a net loss of 1.894 million lira ($644 million) for the first half-year ended June 30, compared to a profit of 1.035 million lira for the same period a year ago.
Inadequate local Kyrgyz regulations and pilot error are named as the main causes for the Avia Traffic Co. Boeing 737 accident Nov. 22, 2015, at Osh International Airport in Kyrgyzstan.
China’s Beijing Capital Airlines will begin 3 X-weekly Hangzhou-Vancouver services on Dec. 30, marking the western Canada city as the first the North American destination for the HNA Group subsidiary airline.
Sri Lanka has extended the deadline for expressions of interest in oneworld member SriLankan Airlines and its low-cost subsidiary, Mihin Lanka, until Aug. 31.
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines plans to launch 3X-weekly Vienna-Isfahan (Iran) services from Sept. 4 as part of a new bilateral air transport agreement between Austria and Iran.
Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) said the first 30 days of Bombardier CS100 commercial operations have gone according to plan, despite minor glitches.
Aircraft connectivity specialist SITA OnAir and US maintenance firm AeroMod have signed a rapid inflight connectivity installation agreement, with Philippine Airlines (PAL) as the launch customer.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines plans to launch daily flights on Dec. 4 between Los Angeles International (LAX) and three Mexican destinations: Cancun (CUN), San Jose del Cabo/Los Cabos (SJD) and Puerto Vallarta (PVR).
Malaysia-based AirAsia’s Thai affiliate intends to grow its fleet and international network in the second half of this year, taking advantage of continued strong financial results.
Poland’s largest charter company, Enter Air, had one of its aircraft seized at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for several hours for non-payment of fines for noise violations at the airport.
Turkish low-cost carrier (LCC) Pegasus Airlines recorded a sharp deterioration in its half-yearly financial figures, with the airline making a net loss of TL202.9 million ($70 million) widened from a deficit of TL42.2 million for the same period last year.
British Airways’ (BA) cabin crew, represented by the Unite union, has voted 91% in favor of industrial action in protest against a new performance system.
Delta Air Lines will introduce two new services to Nashville, Tennessee, and San Francisco from Boston, and will ramp up frequencies on some existing routes from the East Coast city. In most cases, several other carriers are providing service in these markets.
