Airbus was unable to display its planned design for 11-abreast seating on its A380 at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, despite indicating that a cabin mock-up would be there as recently as last week.
Flydubai is progressing with the roll-out of business class across its Boeing 737 fleet, although seven of its aircraft will not be equipped with the new 12/162 configuration ahead of their retirement in two to three years.
Kazakhstan-based Air Astana will increase frequencies on existing European routes and add new destinations to Paris and Prague after the European Union (EU) Air Safety Committee (ASC) lifted restrictions.
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling has implemented several measures to reduce seasonal fleet overcapacity, but CEO Alex Cruz told ATW that managing seasonal fluctuations is getting harder as its fleet grows.
Aeroflot’s new low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Dobrolet has unveiled the livery on its first Boeing 737-800, ahead of its official delivery date by the end of the month.
UK 3D surveillance radar specialist Aveillant has secured up to £6 million ($10 million) worth of funding to continue growing its customer support infrastructure and supply chain following successful trials in the US and Scotland last year.
The Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority have awarded a 25-year concession to GMR-Megawide Consortium to upgrade and expand Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have announced an agreement to create an MRO facility in Puerto Rico, which will service short- and medium-haul aircraft.
American Airlines Group said in a government filing it has exercised its option to purchase 62 Airbus A320 family aircraft scheduled for delivery starting in 2015.
FedEx chairman and CEO Fred Smith has praised IATA for moving swiftly to establish a task force on aircraft tracking improvements in the wake of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Search teams for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 have detected another possible signal in the vicinity of the Australian Defense Vessel Ocean Shield, Australian air chief marshal Angus Houston, head of the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC), has confirmed.
African budget carrier Fastjet has detailed plans to raise at least another £11 million ($18.4 million) through the issue of 687.5 million new shares by April 15, as it struggles to gain momentum and stem losses from its legacy Fly540 regional operations.
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) has completed the purchase of 25 Saab 340B Plus aircraft, comprising 18 aircraft that came off lease March 25 and seven that were purchased when their leases expired July 1, 2013.
Aircraft communications service provider Gogo has reached a technical services agreement with Boeing to evaluate the prospect of installing Gogo inflight connectivity technology during the manufacturer’s aircraft production process.
FAA has upgraded airlines in the Republic of the Philippines to a Category 1 rating, as it now complies with international safety standards set by ICAO.
