United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier Air Arabia has taken a 49% stake in Jordanian carrier Petra Airlines and plans to open a new hub at Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport.
American Airlines has ramped up the battle for Delta Air Lines’ Seattle-Tokyo Haneda route authority, submitting a formal application to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) requesting that the route be reallocated to American for daily Boeing 777-200 flights from Los Angeles (LAX).
Hawaiian Airlines is renewing its push for permission to fly between Kona and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, which would be an important step in the carrier’s move to increase long-haul services from Hawaiian airports other than its Honolulu hub.
The European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) and FAA have warned that civil airlines could be in danger when flying through South Sudanese airspace.
Lufthansa, which is transforming its Eurowings subsidiary into a pan-European platform to operate low-cost flights from several bases outside Germany, could also start service from Vienna.
Boeing broke company records in 2014 with 723 commercial aircraft deliveries and 1,432 commercial aircraft net orders booked, the Seattle-based manufacturer said Tuesday.
Russia’s S7 Airlines has received approval for three Boeing 737-800s to perform landings using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), becoming the country’s first carrier to do so.
United Airlines said it is working to resolve problems with its United Express ground handler at Denver International Airport, after customers have complained about missing and delayed bags.
Indonesia’s government said it has suspended a number of airport and air traffic control (ATC) officials who were on duty when Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 took off from Surabaya Dec. 28, while searchers in the Java Sea said the Airbus A320’s tail may have been spotted.
Russian and Georgian aviation authorities have agreed to allow the carriers of each country to operate 18 flights per week on the Moscow-Tbilisi route through Jan. 31.
Guernsey-based lessor DP Aircraft I, which has two Boeing 787s placed with Norwegian, is considering acquiring another pair of 787s to lease to an unnamed airline.
Lufthansa Group will be fueling its aircraft at Oslo Airport with a biokerosene mixture, becoming the first airline group to sign this kind of contract with Norwegian oil company Statoil Aviation.
Indonesia AirAsia, the operator of the Airbus A320 that crashed into the Java sea Dec. 28, was not licensed to fly the route Sundays, the day it crashed, resulting in a route suspension by Indonesian authorities.
Sonar equipment being used in the search and rescue operation for the Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320 operating flight QZ8501 has detected two large objects on the ocean floor that may be aircraft wreckage, AirAsia said Jan. 3.
Jet fuel prices, now at $1.422 per gallon, haven't been this low since the week of May 11, 2009 (at $1.467 per gallon). This table shows the current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
Dragon Aviation Leasing has taken delivery of the first four of ten Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft the Beijing-based lessor has on order -- a ‘previously unidentified customer’ transaction valued at $933 million at current list prices. The aircraft were delivered in December.
