Germania Fluggesellschaft will become the first airline to operate from the much-delayed Berlin Brandenburg Airport, the two companies announced Friday.
Ryanair is eyeing potential route opportunities in Israel and Turkey, although the majority of its growth continues to be focused on Germany, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia and the UK.
Mexico’s Interjet has officially unveiled its first Sukhoi Superjet 100, one of two of the Russian regional jets it plans to launch into domestic service in September.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has asked international carriers not to operate widebody aircraft to Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport from September, due to safety concerns.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia—which is investigating a July 31 incident in which three out of four GEnx engines of an AirBridgeCargo Boeing 747-8F lost power enroute from Russia to Hong Kong—has called the incident a dangerous situation and said it will team up with manufacturers Boeing and General Electric to determine the cause.
Innsbruck-based regional carrier Air Alps, which ceased operations in January 2012, will be liquidated after it failed to attract new business and could not find a new investor.
Airlines for America (A4A) is reporting that the 10 largest US airlines have collectively earned $1.6 billion in net profit during the first half, up 33.6% from $1.2 billion year-over-year.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. (MITAC) has announced a second major delay to its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program, postponing its first flight and entry into service by over a year.
Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee has issued a supplemental type certificate for the Sukhoi Superjet 100LR, certifying the long-range version of the Russian regional jet.
Chinese carriers have reported a collective net profit of CNY5.2 billion ($843 million) in July, down 19% over a net income of CNY6.4 billion in the year-ago period.
UK leisure carrier Jet2 has taken another tentative step into long-haul operations by offering limited charter flights to Boston, New York and Toronto from the UK regions next Easter.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has adopted Transport Canada’s airworthiness directive (AD), mandating all airlines with aircraft that carry particular types of Honeywell Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) to check the units’ wiring.
