Juneyao Airlines has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to open long-haul intercontinental routes to further explore the fast-growing outbound travel market.
2015 year-end tally of US airlines on-time performance, ranked by percentage of flight arrivals on-time at all reporting airports at which these carriers operate, .
US Airlines ranked by complaints per 100,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with complaint rankings from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) aviation regulator, General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has instructed all “leisure” users of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, to operate them only within GCAA-registered and authorized clubs.
Qatar Airways, which is the launch customer for the Airbus A350-1000, is looking to establish more long-haul routes from its home base in Doha to Asia when it takes delivery of its first -1000 in 2017.
US and Japanese negotiators have agreed on a plan to provide daytime service for US carriers at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, according to the US State Department.
The 22 members of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) will offer 3.8% more flights and 5.5% more seats in the upcoming summer season compared to the same period in 2015, launching 254 new routes.
Air France-KLM recorded a profit of €118 million ($130.8 million) for 2015, reversed from a loss of €225 million for the preceding year. Turnover was €26.1 billion, up 4.6% on 2014’s €24.9 billion.
The wingtip of an American Airlines Boeing 737 clipped the tail of a Southwest 737 on Feb. 17, as the latter aircraft was being deiced at Detroit Metro Airport.
Airbus delivered 22 commercial aircraft to 15 airlines and three lessors in January, including the delivery of its first A320neo to launch customer Lufthansa.
Airbus has signed significant support agreements with SIA Engineering Co. (SIAEC) and Vietnam-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Vietjet to further extend its technical reach in Southeast Asia.
Bombardier reported a 2015 consolidated net loss of $5.34 billion, widened from a $1.25 billion net loss for 2014. Full-year revenue for the commercial aircraft sector was down 12.6% to $2.4 billion.
The US and Cuba has formally signed an agreement to reestablish scheduled air services between the two countries for the first time in more than 50 years.
Air Canada has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Bombardier for up to 75 CS300 aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1500G engines as part of its narrowbody fleet renewal plan.
