Lufthansa low-cost subsidiary Eurowings must grow quickly to about 100 aircraft to remain competitive in the market, Lufthansa chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr told ATW.
Oman Air has “temporarily suspended” services to the Omani city of Sohar, citing a failure to achieve the necessary financial targets on services there.
Filipino flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is looking to establish a regional hub at Davao, Mindanao Island, Philippines to serve both Southeast Asian and Australasian destinations.
United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier Etihad Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with Avianca Brasil in the Abu Dhabi-based carrier’s latest move to increase its penetration in the South American market.
Xi’an-based Joy Air plans to change its main operating base to Tianjin in an effort to further consolidate regional operations with Tianjin-based Okay Airways.
Saudi Arabia’s aviation regulator, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), has given up its place on the board of flag carrier Saudia, in a move aimed at transforming the regulator into an independent legislative organization.
Dutch cargo specialist Martinair will end a more than two decades-long association with the MD-11F in July when it phases out the last two of its US-built tri-jet freighters.
Italian air traffic controllers (ATC) will strike again Saturday, July 23, which could result in numerous flight cancellations during one of the busiest summer holiday travel days, European lobby group Airlines for Europe (A4E) said in a June 17 statement.
TAAG Angola Airlines, the national airline of Angola, is evaluating new routes to Europe after receiving authorization to fly to all European Union (EU) countries.
Nigeria will allow its currency, the naira, to trade freely against the US dollar from June 20, following a move by several international airlines to stop flights into the country.
The Moscow Region Urban Council has approved the Northern Terminal Complex development project for Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), which is scheduled to be completed by 2018.
Virgin Australia will shore up its balance sheet with a new share issue to investors, and will also make significant fleet cuts as part of a wider cost-reduction effort.
Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has appointed Reto Francioni as its new board chairman, succeeding Bruno Gehrig, who has retired after nearly six years as chairman.
The European Commission has allowed all Zambian airlines, African carrier Air Madagascar, three Indonesian airlines (Citilink, Lion Air and Batik Air), and most of Iran Air’s aircraft to fly to Europe in its latest European Union (EU) air safety list update.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and FAA have granted type validation to the Bombardier CSeries 100 (CS100), paving the way for delivery to launch customer Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) at the end of June.
The Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation said investigators probing the disappearance of EgyptAir flight MS804 have identified several main locations of the wreckage.
As International Airlines Group (IAG) prepares to take delivery of its 12th and final Airbus A380 for British Airways, IAG CEO Willie Walsh told ATW that any further A380s the group considers may be second hand.
