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Sun Express and Lufthansa are working hard to nail down the details of their long-haul, low-cost strategy in advance of a final go-ahead decision

BEIJING — China Airlines will begin flying its first Boeing 777-300ER on Asian-regional routes beginning Oct. 10, following delivery of the aircraft

Boeing’s air traffic management division is proposing to test a low-cost method to increase capacity at airports that host a mix of light, medium and

BEIJING — Bombardier has qualified Aleris’s new aluminum-rolling mill in Zhenjiang, China, for supply of aerospace plate, positioning the plant to

BARCELONA — This winter, Europe’s regional airlines are set to post their first capacity growth in five years, showing tentative signs of recovery for

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Indonesia has opened the door to a Southeast Asian airspace-unification process that began in 2004 by signing an agreement to allow Association of Southeast Asian Nations-based (ASEAN) airlines unrestricted access to its Jakarta airports. As the last ASEAN country to register for the regional open skies framework, to date Indonesia has been reluctant to allow universal access outside existing bilateral Air Services Agreements (ASAs), mainly due to the threat of countries with more developed airline industries cutting into its market.

Evidence of a shift away from the historical trend of commercial aftermarket spares sales fluctuating based on traffic demand—and aircraft utilization—continues to mount, with several factors emerging as primary drivers. A recent Canaccord Genuity supplier survey underscored that 2014 spare parts sales are lagging behind a steady climb in global available seat kilometers (ASKs), which the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported were up 5.6 % year-over-year through August.

China Eastern plans to launch seasonal service to New Zealand in December, becoming the second Chinese carrier to serve that country. The airline will operate nonstop flights from Shanghai to Auckland International Airport between Dec. 9 and March 28, using Airbus A330-200s. According to the airport, China Eastern initially will operate four flights weekly, then move to daily service beginning Jan. 16. Air New Zealand already serves the Auckland-Shanghai route.

The European Commission (EC) has ordered carriers Germanwings, Meridiana, Ryanair, TUIFly, as well as Germany’s Zweibrücken Airport, Alghero Airport in Italy and Brussels Charleroi to repay illegal state aid, and launched an in-depth investigation into airline agreements at Brussels National Airport. A series of other investigations, involving Frankfurt-Hahn and Saarbrücken airports in Germany, Alghero in Italy, and Västerås in Sweden, were cleared.

Air France is hoping to reach a rapid solution with its pilots so it can start preparing for growth at Transavia France. “Talks with pilots are ongoing.

As American Airlines reduces the number of 50-seat jets operating at Miami International Airport in favor of larger jets, its subsidiary Envoy Airlines will substantially reduce its schedule there and is closing its flight attendant and pilot bases and moving out of hangar space. As of Oct. 1, Envoy operated 60 daily departures from Miami with 23 aircraft. By Dec.

EasyJet has increased its full-year, pre-tax profit forecast to £575-580 million ($930-935 million), after receiving a boost from the knock-on effects of the Air France pilots’ strike. Previously, EasyJet was predicting a £545-570 million pre-tax profit for its financial year ending Sept. 30, 2014, but the top end of this outlook has been raised by £10 million.

Silver Airways will continue to invest in its Florida and Bahamas network while pulling back on flying from network carrier hubs, CEO Sami T. Teittinen said in an interview. Teittinen, the airline’s former CFO, took over last month when Dave Pflieger left to run Island Air, a five-aircraft operation owned by Oracle founder Larry Ellison.

American Airlines is asking the Transportation Dept. (DOT) to seize one of Delta Air Lines’ Tokyo Haneda frequencies and reallocate it to American for service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). In a strongly worded regulatory filing, American claims Delta has reduced the winter Seattle-Haneda schedule to the point of irrelevance. “Delta is deserting Seattle,” American said in its filing.

Air traffic controllers are steadily returning Chicago’s two main airports to normal capacity as technicians work around-the-clock to replace damaged

The city of Dallas has told Delta Air Lines that there is no room at Dallas Love Field for the carrier after the Wright Amendment expires on Oct. 13

Allegiant Travel Co. President Andrew Levy has announced his resignation from both the Allegiant board and his executive positions. During Levy’s 13

About eight hours after Virgin America announced it would add two new seasonal routes from two JetBlue Airways hubs on the East Coast, JetBlue fired

Production of Boeing 737s will rise to an unprecedented 52 per month in 2018, the manufacturer confirms. The company, which had already announced firm

BARCELONA — Embraer’s engineers have given a tentative green light to E-Jet passenger-to-cargo conversions, but the Brazilian manufacturer is still

Airbus has begun final assembly of Vietnam Airlines’ first A350-900 and the manufacturer is on track to deliver the aircraft to the carrier in mid