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
In a surprise move that could undermine the work achieved on aviation emissions by the ICAO Assembly earlier this month, the European Commission (EC) is proposing to extend its tax on aviation emissions to the portion of international flights that occurs within European Union (EU) airspace.
An ATR 72-600 operated by Lao Airlines, the national carrier of Laos, has crashed on a domestic flight; all 44 passengers and five crew onboard are believed to be dead.
Thailand’s Ministry of Transport has approved the air operator’s license (AOL) issued last week by the Civil Department of Civil Aviation of Thailand for Thai AirAsia X (TAAX). The new airline is a joint venture (JV) long-haul start-up between low-cost, long-haul carrier AirAsia X and Thai shareholders.
Chinese carriers reported a collective net profit of CNY3.2 billion ($522 million) in September, up 43% compared to a net income of CNY2.24 billion in the year-ago period.
Berlin-based Germania will increase flights to twice-weekly from Berlin Schoenefeld to Skopje/Macedonia and increase service to Beirut to 3X-weekly during the summer high season.
Mexico’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation has authorized Interjet to continue operating three international routes previously operated by Mexicana Airlines, which suspended operations under severe financial distress in August 2010.
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Bedek Aviation Group has signed licensing agreements with Boeing to perform modifications of the 767-200/300 and 747-400, including aircraft passenger to freighter conversions.
MTU Maintenance Dallas, a center of excellence for on-wing and on-site services, has moved to a new facility that expands its engine maintenance and storage capacity.
GE Aviation has several new customers for its flight efficiency services business, which supports airlines in fuel management, flight data analytics, navigation and fleet synchronization.
Transaero Airlines, Russia’s second largest airline, expects its fast pace of growth to continue over the next several years as it anticipates delivery of both its first Airbus A380 and first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental in 2015.
African low-cost start-up Fastjet will launch international services Oct. 18, with a flight from Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport in Tanzania to Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport in South Africa.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. (MITAC) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have started final assembly of the first Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) flight test aircraft.
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Bedek Aviation Group has signed licensing agreements with Boeing to perform modifications of the 767-200/300 and 747-400, including aircraft passenger to freighter conversions.
The European Union’s Council for Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE) has agreed to extend the mandate of the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking (JU) until Dec. 31 2024, pending consultation with the European Parliament.
Passenger air traffic in Russia has experienced a slowdown in September after three years of double-digit growth, but industry experts say it is too early to tell if it is a new trend.
