An Indonesian Batik Air Boeing 737-800 on takeoff run at Jakarta’s Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport collided with an empty TransNusa Air Services ATR 42-600 on April 3, causing severe damage and fires on both aircraft.
UK low-cost carrier (LCC) EasyJet will base its 10th Airbus A320 family aircraft at Berlin Schoenefeld Airport and plans to launch new routes to Bordeaux, Toulouse, Pristina and Catania this spring.
Aeroflot’s consolidated regional subsidiary Rossiya Airlines will take delivery of aircraft with the new livery in April, Aeroflot said in a statement.
Malaysia-based long-haul, low-cost carrier (LCC) AirAsia will issue 559 million new shares, which will be taken by holdings of original airline founders Tony Fernandes and Kamaruddin Meranun.
Alaska Air Group cited gaining a strong foothold in California as the primary driver in its proposed $4 billion acquisition of San Francisco-based Virgin America, which the Seattle-based carrier said gives it the opportunity to become the leading domestic-services airline on the US West Coast.
More than 80 flights were canceled and at least 14,000 passengers stranded at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) following a major power outage April 2-3.
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America announced plans to merge in a $4 billion deal unanimously approved by each company’s board of directors but still needs US regulatory approval.
Brussels Airport has reopened and begun its first flights since the March 22 terrorist attacks, but the airport is operating a very limited service with extra security measures.
Former EVA Air chairman Steven Lin has been reinstated as chairman after K.W. Chang was removed during an extraordinary meeting of the Taiwanese airline’s governing board.
Lufthansa Group’s acceptance of a second Airbus A320neo was conditional on a compensation agreement because the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engine is still not operating to full expected performance levels, the airline said.
Hong Kong airline HK Express plans to significantly boost its network in Japan this summer, as it adds flights to new leisure destinations and increases frequencies to the Tokyo market.
Philippine-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Cebu Pacific Air reported a PHP4.4 billion ($93.6 million) net profit in 2015, a fivefold increase over a PHP85.3 million net profit in 2014.
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has launched its first scheduled flights from Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport to London Heathrow from March 31.
