Bodies of passengers and debris have been located in the Java Sea, close to the last reported position of AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 that disappeared Sunday, southwest of Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo.
A second day of searching for the AirAsia Indonesia Airbus A320-200 that went missing over the Java Sea early Sunday has turned up no sign of the aircraft, authorities said Monday.
As efforts continue to find the missing AirAsia Indonesia Airbus A320 operating as QZ8501, the general media is already drawing supposed similarities with two previous airliner tragedies of 2014 – Malaysia Airlines MH370 and MH17.
The final AirTran Airways-branded flight operated from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Tampa Bay International Airport Sunday, formally completing the 2011 Southwest Airlines-AirTran merger integration process.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is reviewing its fleet plans as Tokyo Haneda Airport gets additional slots, president and CEO Osamu Shinobe told ATW on the sidelines of the Star Alliance chief executive board meeting in New Delhi.
American Airlines subsidiary Envoy Air pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have ratified a tentative agreement that will allow pilots at Envoy Air to fly Embraer E-175 aircraft.
Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline has formally complained to the country’s Competition Commission (COMCO), alleging abusive and anti-competitive behavior by Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS).
Worldwide premium and economy passenger traffic picked up in October, rebounding modestly from September, as total traffic grew 3.6% year-over-year, according to IATA’s October Premium Traffic Monitor.
India’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma told ATW that discussions are ongoing for a revival plan for Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) SpiceJet, which has been struggling financially.
Air Canada, bolstered by a recent agreement with its pilots that clears the way to boost capacity at its leisure affiliate rouge, has decided to halt transfers of 136-seat Airbus A319s to its low-cost subsidiary and will instead mix in larger narrowbodies, an executive said in an interview.
Yunnan-based Ying’an Airlines has signed a strategic cooperation with Xi’an-based Joy Air to further explore the domestic regional air transport market, especially the regional air transport market in underdeveloped Southwest China.
Qatar Airways, which took delivery of its first Airbus A350 XWB this week, could be looking to Singapore for one of its destinations for the new aircraft. A source at Qatar, which has a total of 80 A350-900 and -800s on order, said the launch schedules from Doha to Qatar could soon be followed by Doha-Singapore service, as the aircraft “would be perfect for this route.”
