Biman Bangladesh Airlines begins 2X-weekly Dhaka-Frankfurt Boeing 777-300 service March 31. Spirit Airlines begins daily Oakland-Chicago ORD service May 1. Also daily Minneapolis-St. Paul-Houston (IAH) and –Baltimore runs May 1-Nov. 1. Korean Air begins 4X-weekly Seoul-Houston (IAH) Boeing 777-200 service May 2. Avianca resumes 4X-weekly Bogota-London LHR Airbus A330 service in July.
Footnotes: * International only. 1. January - June. 2. January - May. 3. Includes Regional operations. 4. Combined American Eagle, Executive Airlines and American Connection. 5. Combined traffic for SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines. 6. YTD 02013 from 4/26/13
Singapore-based regional low-cost carrier Scoot will use its first Boeing 787 aircraft—a 787-9 due for delivery in November this year—on routes that include Japan, Taiwan and Australia, Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson told ATW.
Istanbul’s $30 billion project to build a third airport could be delayed by at least 10 months, following an administrative court order suspending construction pending the completion of an expert report on the environmental impact analysis.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has granted Sinopec, China’s top oil refiner, a license allowing commercial use of its aviation biofuel in an effort to cut carbon emissions.
Utah-based SkyWest Inc., parent of regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, reported a net profit of $59 million for 2013, up 15.2% from the $51.2 net profit posted by the company in 2012.
Copa Holdings, parent company of Panama-based Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia, reports 2013 net income of $428.2 million, up 31.2% over 2012’s net profit of $326.5 million.
Norwegian Air International (NAI), the long-haul division of Norwegian Air Shuttle, has gained an air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the Irish regulatory authorities.
A joint declaration signed Wednesday by the European Union (EU) and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has given EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas the green light to secure a mandate for negotiating a comprehensive air transport agreement between the two regions.
The reconstruction of Yermolino Airport—which is estimated to cost RUB11.3 billion ($325 million)—will begin before year end, according to Salavat Kutushev, CEO of Yermolino’s management company.
Atlantic Airways, the national airline of the Faroe Islands, will re-acquire the 33% of its shares that were sold to the public in 2006. As the Faroese government owns the rest of the shares, the move will effectively mean the renationalization of the small carrier.
Republic Airways Holdings has reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract with pilots. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) represents more than 2,200 pilots for sister companies Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America.
Embraer got a significant boost to its new E-Jet E2 program Thursday when India’s Air Costa announced an agreement for 50 firm aircraft plus 50 purchase rights.
