SAS Scandinavian Airlines will close its Stavanger-Houston, aka oil route, on Oct. 23 due to decreased demand and passenger loads resulting from reduced activity in the oil industry.
Russia’s Transaero Airlines reported a 2015 first-half net loss of RUB3.2 billion ($57.6 million), narrowed from a RUB10.4 billion net loss in a year-ago period.
Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier believes US carriers need to rethink using very large aircraft (VLA), especially as they face growing competition from Gulf carriers.
Canary Islands regional airline Binter Canarias has taken delivery of the first of 12 ATR 72-600s ordered through two different contracts signed in 2014 and earlier this year.
The Airbus Beluga XL program has passed the latest maturity gate milestone, marking the end of the “concept phase,” or design freeze “at aircraft level.”
An Air France pilot has reported a debris sighting just off the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, where a part of the Boeing 777-200 that operated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was found on July 29.
Finnair has canceled one domestic flight on Sept. 17 and a further 15 on Sept. 18 in preparation for a nationwide labor demonstration, which is likely to disrupt its operations.
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has won orders for 10 150-seat C919s and 10 ARJ21 regional aircraft from Thailand’s City Airways and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Leasing Co. (ICBC).
The latest airport passenger traffic and aircraft movements for 233 airports worldwide - current through July 2015 - presented in monthly and year-to-date figures.
