The U.S. Transportation Department granted the new authorization for one year. However, the carrier did not name prospective routes in its application.
Virgin Australia has predicted a year-over-year improvement in its financial performance for the June quarter, with its frequent-flyer program as one of the contributors.
Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon claims its pilot hiring program is on track to address the pilot shortages that have caused it to cancel a large number of flights this summer.
Chinese online travel agency Tongcheng Group has bought control of small, newly established Hongtu Airlines, aiming to copy the successful business model of rival Spring Travel and its Spring Airlines subsidiary.
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Australian investigators have noted the resourcefulness of a Qantas Boeing 747-400 crew in attempting to isolate the problem that was causing abnormal vibrations during a flight last year, and determining the aircraft could continue to its destination safely.
There may be palpable fear among U.S. aerospace workers and executives that state-backed Chinese aircraft makers will elbow Westerners out of the lucrative Asia-Pacific market someday, but at least one U.S. credit-rating agency says debt investors in Airbus and Boeing should not worry for a while.
In observance of the Independence Day holiday in the U.S., Aviation Daily will not be publishing issues dated July 4 and 5. The next issue will be dated July 6.
British Airways has been approved to use nine fully crewed Qatar Airways A320s to help cover a two-week cabin crew strike which is scheduled to start on July 1.
Norwegian’s response to proposed U.S. legislation that would change how the U.S. Transportation Department approves foreign air-carrier permits is: “We are not a flag-of-convenience carrier.”
It would not be a surprise if U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) were a vocal opponent of Boeing’s efforts to grow its footprint and capabilities in China, Morocco and elsewhere. But guess again.
India’s leading private carrier IndiGo has expressed interest in buying a stake in state-run Air India, hours after the country’s government approved plans to privatize it.
