Sharjah, UAE-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Air Arabia recorded a first-half net profit of AED245 million ($66.7 million), up 3.5% compared to the same period last year.
A KrasAvia Yakovlev Yak-42 overran a runway at Ufa International Airport in Bashkortostan, Russia, by 1,312 ft. (400 meters) Aug. 12, at 4:30 a.m. local time.
Southwest Airlines said it should be considered before American Airlines and Volaris for any slot divestitures at Mexico City International Airport (MEX) that Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico must make in order for the Mexican and US governments to approve their proposed immunized joint venture (JV).
UK police have launched an investigation following an incident Aug. 9 in which an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was seen several hundred yards away from an ATR 72, operating on behalf of UK regional carrier Flybe, while on approach to Newquay Airport in South West England.
Halifax-based Chorus Aviation, the parent company of Canadian regional airline Jazz Aviation, reported a second-quarter net profit of C$23.7 million ($18.2 million), down 24.5% from net income of C$31.4 million in the 2015 June quarter.
Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airline recorded a 68% increase in commuter flights in Russia’s Sakhalin region in the 2016 first half, to 49,188 passengers carried year-over-year (YOY)
Efforts to ease air traffic restrictions over Tokyo are gaining momentum, potentially opening the way for a significant increase in international slots at Tokyo Haneda Airport.
Southwest Airlines’ board of directors is standing behind CEO Gary Kelly and COO Mike Van de Ven, batting aside four unions’ public “vote of no confidence” calling for the executives to resign.
A passenger who believed he had missed his Ryanair flight from Madrid’s Barajas Airport took matters into his own hands in his attempts to travel to Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa.
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft (BARA) is working on a new freighter conversion of the Avro RJ regional jet following a year’s work on developing the concept.
Embraer plans to reduce its workforce through a “voluntary dismissal program” for employees in Brazil in light of a challenging global aerospace environment.
Shanghai-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Spring Airlines plans to expand its fleet to 100 aircraft by 2018 to meet growing market demand, according to chairman Wang Zhenghua.
Germany-based airberlin has reported an €89.1 million ($99 million) net loss for the 2016 second quarter, widened from a €37.5 million loss in 2Q 2015.
Delta Air Lines said it started Wednesday, Aug. 10 operations with a little over 150 systemwide cancellations, with expectations that normal operations would return by mid-to-late afternoon.
Online retail and technology company Amazon showcased its first branded air cargo aircraft Aug. 5 during Seafair’s Air Show, an annual community celebration in Seattle, Washington.
