A second airport in Chengdu, China, is due to become operational in 2020, around the time the existing Shuangliu International Airport will reach capacity at 60 million passengers a year.
Four airlines were interested in acquiring Virgin America, but only two placed bids, the California-based carrier said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing April 22.
Brussels Airlines will have to focus all its efforts on recovering from the damage caused by the March 22 terrorist attacks at Brussels Airport (BRU), even if Lufthansa exercises its call to fully acquire the carrier, Brussels Airlines CEO Bernard Gustin said.
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Singapore-based LCC Scoot has confirmed its first three destinations in India will be Amritsar, Chennai and Jaipur. The carrier had indicated it would announce its India service this month and was believed to be targeting these three cities (Aviation Daily, April 4). The Chennai and Amritsar flights are due to begin May 24, with Jaipur service starting Oct. 2. All will use Boeing 787s. Chennai is the only one of the three cities already served by other Singapore Airlines Group carriers.
Alaska Airlines expects to get regulatory approval for its proposed merger with Virgin America before the end of the year, Alaska CEO Brad Tilden told analysts during the Seattle-based carrier’s first-quarter earnings call April 21.
A U.K.-based team is introducing jet-powered freighters converted to spray aircraft in order to reduce response times, increase range and reach oil spills almost anywhere in the world.
India is hoping to unveil a new civil aviation policy next month, as part of its plans to boost regional air connectivity and reopen closed airports to enhance passenger growth.
Top Chinese freighter operator SF Express has won approval to build the country’s first dedicated cargo airport, with construction likely to begin within a year at a central location that looks ideal for serving most of the country’s population.
CAE Inc., the largest provider of ab initio pilot programs for the commercial airline industry, said an imbalance in supply and demand for pilots is causing U.S. carriers to consider dedicated pilot pipelines.
American Airlines, which stopped selling a special discount “Advantage” one-stop fare for three months earlier this year, recently brought the type back — a move that has lead to increased revenue in a “challenging” environment, President Scott Kirby said during the carrier’s first-quarter earnings call.
Hawaiian Airlines is adding new capabilities to its fleet this year, as it begins reconfiguring its Airbus A330s and prepares to introduce ATR 72 freighters.
Airbus is curtailing output of the A320neo until July to slow inventory buildup, as Pratt & Whitney works on a fix to eliminate the most severe issues with the PW1100G engine, industry sources said.
