Aviation Daily

By Jens Flottau
Etihad Airways affiliate Air Berlin is introducing a business-class cabin on its European and domestic network that further aligns its product with its premium strategy.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
The Canadian company is making “solid progress” on its turnaround plan, CEO Alain Bellemare said.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Rapid fleet expansion is helping Hong Kong Airlines as the carrier shifts its focus towards developing a long-haul network.
Air Transport

African airlines could add some 1,150 new aircraft to their fleets over the next 20 years, Boeing’s long-term market forecast reveals.
Air Transport

By Marhalim Abas
Malaysia is aiming to become a leading aerospace manufacturer in Southeast Asia, with offsets a key tool in its industry strategy.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas is moving closer to finalizing the initial routes for its Boeing 787-9s, although the carrier still has little appetite to take its remaining Airbus A380 orders.
Air Transport

View the Airline Snapshot: Ryanair chart in PDF format.

Southwest Airlines is betting big on California, which proclaims itself “The Golden State,” while dismissing the potential threat posed by the proposed Virgin America-Alaska Airlines merger.
Air Transport

The refurbishments of 18 Boeing 747-400s were carried out over 11 months at BA’s in-house maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities in Cardiff, Wales.
Air Transport

The late Steve LaTourette was a longtime member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Air Transport

SAN FRANCISCO—Four Southwest Airlines unions are calling for the resignations of CEO Gary Kelly and Chief Operating Officer Mike Van de Ven, citing what they call “leadership failures.”
Air Transport

Ryanair achieved another traffic record last month as it grew passenger numbers 12% to 11.3 million.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Triumph’s composites-focused plant in Thailand is moving beyond its original remit of taking over labor-intensive work from the group’s plants in the U.K. and the U.S.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
ReportsnReports.com forecasts the global aviation fuel market to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 3.13% through 2020.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Qatar Airways is urging further relaxation in air service restrictions between Australia and Qatar so it can add more flights to Australia’s main gateways.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Nok Air’s fleet growth is allowing the Thai LCC to add more Southeast Asian routes, and it is also looking further afield to markets such as India.
Air Transport

Katie Cantle
HNA Group subsidiary Hainan Airlines has completed a deal for a 23.7% stake in Brazil’s Azul Airlines.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Maintenance company ST Aerospace is pushing into manufacturing, focusing on cabin equipment for its applicability to airline cabin refurbishments.
Air Transport

View the Leisure And Business Fares: Week Of July 25 vs. Previous Week And Year-Ago Week chart in PDF format.

Alaska Airlines’ recent announcement about financing a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hangar in Anchorage, Alaska, to the tune of $40 million is the latest investment from a carrier with aggressive growth plans for North America.
Air Transport

Air France-KLM is having to deal with the threat of yet another industrial action, this time at the Dutch airline.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Spirit AeroSystems reached a long-term business deal with commercial air transport manufacturer Airbus, Spirit’s second-largest customer, on the A350.
Air Transport

Spirit Airlines’ move to expand in Akron, Ohio, has raised some eyebrows on Wall Street, but the carrier says it is confident.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Earthquakes in southern Japan and concerns over terrorist attacks in Europe have hurt All Nippon Airways' quarterly financials.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Emirates Airline suffered its first-ever hull loss accident Aug. 3 when a Boeing 777-300 crash-landed at Dubai’s International Airport.
Air Transport