EgyptAir low-cost subsidiary Air Cairo aims to double its fleet of four Airbus A320s by summer 2014 as it continues to shift its business model from charter flights to a hybrid variant, also offering low-cost scheduled services.
Lufthansa and its Group subsidiaries Austrian Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines will end their codeshare with Star Alliance partner Turkish Airlines next year, saying the agreement no longer makes commercial sense.
Startup carrier Air Cote d’Ivoire, which was launched 10 months ago, is planning to expand its domestic network to eight destinations using its newly ordered Bombardier Q400s.
Four current and future Bombardier Q400 operators have given their initial reactions to the launch of a new higher-density version at the Dubai Air Show.
The New Zealand government has sold 20% of Air New Zealand's stock for NZ$365 million ($300 million), reducing its stake in the carrier from 73% to 53%.
The Scottish government has purchased Glasgow Prestwick Airport from New Zealand infrastructure investment firm Infratil for a cash consideration of £1 ($1.62).
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering a proposal to ease restrictions on cell phone calls aboard commercial flights within the US.
AirAsia X—AirAsia Group’s long-haul, low-cost affiliate—reported an after-tax profit of MYR26.4 million ($8.4 million) for the third quarter of the current financial year, down 46% from MYR48.9 million during the year-ago period.
New Boeing 787 operator Royal Brunei is poised to place a short-haul aircraft order by the end of the year and is mulling its strategic partnership options.
The Association of European Airlines (AEA), which will hold its annual general meeting in Brussels Nov. 29, is set to announce Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil as its new chairman.
Pegasus Asia, a joint venture formed by Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines and Kyrgyz airline Air Manas, said its arrival in Kyrgyzstan has seen airfares in the Central Asian republic drop by as much as 60% as it introduces competition on flight sectors.
Russian State Duma is considering a bill banning aircraft over 20 years old following the Nov. 17 crash of a Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 in Kazan.
The European Parliament has approved funding for the region’s two satellite navigation programs—Galileo and the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS)—until 2020.
The Aeroportos do Futuro Consortium was awarded a 25-year concession to operate and maintain Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport.
