Hong Kong regulators have temporarily banned LCC Hong Kong Express from expanding its fleet or network, as the fallout continues from a recent spate of flight disruptions.
Emirates Airline returned to its previous track record of profitability in the first half of its financial year 2017/18, having suffered a strong margin reduction in 2016.
Sao Paulo-based GOL’s third-quarter net profit rebounded as the airline stuck to a “strong discipline in the supply of seats, high load factors and unrelenting cost control,” CEO Paulo Kakinoff reported.
PARIS—The European Safety Agency (EASA) has proposed new standards for aircraft CO2 emissions to the European Commission, in a bid to encourage manufacturers to include the latest fuel-efficiency technologies in aircraft designs.
Air New Zealand is deploying Bluetooth tracking devices across its cargo network, and the carrier predicts this will make it easier to track and analyze shipment movements.
Virgin Australia intends to start operating at least one new Asian route next year, as the carrier continues to seek access to slot-constrained airports.
British Airways (BA) will retain its first-class cabins, but will not go the way of U.S. airlines in effectively having three classes of passengers on its domestic and short-haul services, CEO Alex Cruz said.
Determining when to wash new engines—the process of which reduces fuel burn and lowers exhaust gas temperature (EGT)—is still under evaluation for a couple of new powerplants.
Ryanair said it would offer passengers connecting flights in Porto, Portugal, starting Jan. 3, following successful service launches in Rome and Milan.
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Iceland-based LCC WOW Air plans to grow 40% in 2018, reaching 4 million passengers by year-end, and is looking at setting up a local office in Asia as it contemplates U.S.-Asia services via its Reykjavik hub.
