Hawaiian Airlines CEO Mark Dunkerley is proposing a new approach to slot allocation to enhance competition at increasingly constrained global airports.
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Azul is working to unbundle its fares as it continues refreshing its fleet with new aircraft, the Brazilian carrier told investors during a second-quarter earnings call Aug. 14.
Cyprus-based airline Cobalt Air plans to fit its fleet of Airbus A320-family aircraft with an onboard Wi-Fi system to allow passengers to download content onto their personal electronic devices.
A weaker second quarter performance has dealt a setback to Thai Airways’ financial turnaround efforts, dragging the carrier into the red for the first half of the year.
Dublin-based Fly Leasing continued to boost its fleet and shore up equity in the second quarter, aiming to meet its $750 million acquisition goal by the end of 2017.
Aircraft lessor Avolon is raising doubts about the future of at least two Boeing 737 MAX models, but believes the recently launched 737-10 will help the manufacturer regain lost market share.
American is based at Bejing Capital’s Terminal 3 along with its Oneworld alliance partners. However, the airline has told travel agencies that it will move to Terminal 2 in September.
Kenya Airways is pushing ahead with a restructuring plan under which shareholders, including Dutch airline KLM, would see their stakes in the African carrier become diluted as banks convert their debt into equity.
Delta Air Lines will move 31 Bombardier CRJs from ExpressJet Airlines to Endeavor Air, ending its contract with SkyWest Inc. subsidiary ExpressJet and expanding flying for its wholly-owned regional subsidiary Endeavor.
Latin America has returned to economic growth after two years of recession. Currencies in the region have stabilized, with fewer of the exchange-rate fluctuations that characterized the two years prior to 2017.
Rolls-Royce is pouring extra resources into a fleet-wide Trent 1000 scheduled maintenance program after acknowledging the parts-replacement initiative has been causing operational problems to Boeing 787 operators.
Virgin Australia is starting the fleet-wide roll-out of its onboard Wi-Fi service, and plans to have a large proportion of its domestic and international jet fleet retrofitted by the end of 2018.
