All Nippon Airways (ANA) is ramping up its service in the important Tokyo-Shanghai market, adding more flights from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
Irish regional carrier CityJet is not concerned about a possible export ban of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) passenger aircraft to Europe, and has mitigated this risk by concluding a leasing deal instead of an outright purchase, an executive has said.
While Qantas contends the Boeing 787-9s it has on order could potentially fly nonstop from the west coast of Australia to the U.K., any such use of the aircraft is unlikely in the near future.
Airlines could be overpaying an average of $1.65 million per narrowbody when redelivering aircraft to lessors, according to a new International Bureau of Aviation (IBA) white paper.
Following news last week that talks to sell the C Series program to Airbus had failed, Bombardier is trying to reassure its customers that the future of the C Series is not in doubt.
Slow fleet growth will characterize the European air-transport MRO market, as airlines replace their older aircraft with new-technology models, consultants at the MRO Europe conference here this week have said.
In one program announced in a recent note to employees, United is now upgrading some high-value passengers on long-haul international flights to first class, from business class.
Irish regional carrier Cityjet signed an agreement to take up to 25 of the aircraft, with 15 on firm order. The airline plans to take an initial four aircraft next year, and another 11 in 2017.
Cardiff Aviation—which offers maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), training and commercial-operations services—is creating a European-standard national carrier for Djibouti in eastern Africa.
The FAA has issued a request for offer to a “pre-qualified short list” of contractors previously selected as potential suppliers of a new air traffic control (ATC) tower and terminal radar approach control (Tracon) at the Charlotte-Douglas Airport in North Carolina.
Almaz-Antey, the manufacturer of the Buk missile system that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, has claimed the weapon that downed the airliner was fired from within Ukrainian-held territory.
Airbus has formally launched the A350-900ULR (ultra-long range), an aircraft that will enable Singapore Airlines (SIA) to resume nonstop flights to the U.S.
A Dutch-led investigation into the loss of a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 has concluded that the airliner was shot down by a Russian-produced Buk surface-to-air missile system.
Boeing and SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) have incorporated their fleet-management services joint venture (JV): Boeing Asia Pacific Aviation Services (BAPAS).
State-owned Air India has announced plans to sell nine of its 21 Boeing 787-8s, as part of persistent attempts to reduce costs and raise funds to refinance new-aircraft acquisition.
Under the current collective bargaining agreement, aircraft defined as “small narrowbodies” include the Bombardier CS100, the Embraer 190 and the Embraer 195.
As a result, Delta told the court, it is withholding some payments and intends to enforce a contractual provision that forces Republic Holdings to make a payment to Delta for each day the E170s are not in service.
American Airlines has “spared no expense” in preparing for the Oct. 17 cutover of US Airways’ reservations system to American’s Sabre system, a senior executive said.
American Airlines has not started its Los Angeles-Tokyo Haneda service because the Japanese government has not assigned a feasible slot time, the carrier said in a U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) filing.
FastJet is inching closer to fulfilling its ambition of becoming a pan-African LCC, after securing long-sought regulatory approvals in Kenya and Zimbabwe.
Southwest Airlines delayed 500 flights on Oct. 11 because of technical problems, but the carrier said its systems were expected to “perform normally” on Oct 12.
