Jiangxi Airlines, the Xiamen Airlines and Jiangxi provincial government joint venture, launched its inaugural flight on the Nanchang-Xi’an-Urumqi route on Jan. 29.
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair doubled net profits to €103 million ($112 million) for the 3Q 2015 period from a net profit of €49 million in the year-ago period.
The story of Wizz Air’s creation and success is astonishing. But even by the standards of this story, 2015 was an amazing year for this Budapest-based low-cost carrier that has changed the face of air travel in Central and Eastern Europe.
The story of Wizz Air’s creation and success is astonishing. But even by the standards of this story, 2015 was an amazing year for this Budapest-based low-cost carrier that has changed the face of air travel in Central and Eastern Europe.
Broadband access to the Internet in the airline passenger cabin is spreading rapidly. Many passengers want it and are willing to pay for it. Technology enables it at lower costs and with higher quality. Airlines want to please passengers and make money, either directly by charging for Internet access, or indirectly by filling more seats or receiving higher fares.
Broadband access to the Internet in the airline passenger cabin is spreading rapidly. Many passengers want it and are willing to pay for it. Technology enables it at lower costs and with higher quality. Airlines want to please passengers and make money, either directly by charging for Internet access, or indirectly by filling more seats or receiving higher fares.
All Nippon Airways parent ANA Holdings posted ¥73.3 billion ($608.5 million) in net profit for the nine-month period to Dec. 31, 2015, up 40% year-over-year (YOY).
The Boeing 737 MAX has achieved first flight. A 737 MAX 8 flight test aircraft, powered by CFM International LEAP-1B engines, took off from Renton, Washington, at 9:48 am local time Jan. 29 in rainy conditions.
IATA said airlines globally can expect to see the record profit levels achieved in 2015 again this year, but with major variations across different regions.
Czech leisure carrier Travel Service is aiming to operate 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8s by 2025 and has just leased a further 16 aircraft, increasing its total commitment to 25 of the type.
Japanese carrier ANA Holdings has confirmed it will purchase three Airbus A380s, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines, in a deal worth more than $1 billion.
Etihad Airways is the 2016 ATW Airline of the Year Etihad is a young airline, but one that has grown rapidly to become a world-class, global player. Talk about the company’s strategic thinking as you formed this airline and worked out how to create a niche from a market base where another airline was dominant?
Tony Tyler took up the position as the sixth IATA Director General and CEO in July 2011 with the challenge of how to build further on a strong foundation. In his close to five years at the association, there is resounding agreement across the industry that his exemplary leadership has achieved just that.
