Air Transport

The new routes will mean flights between Seoul and European destinations Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris will be between 1 hr. 30 min. and 2 hr. 45 min. longer on each one-way leg.

Norway’s air passenger tax could be replaced with a new form of taxation that takes the environmental impact of flying into account.

N Chandrasekaran, the chairman of Tata Sons, has been officially appointed as the chairman of Air India.

The order makes EVA Airways the first Asia-based carrier to opt for IAI’s 777-300ERSF conversion, which the Israeli company says offers 25% more freight volume than the production 777F.

On March 14, more than 80% of flights at Shenzhen and 70% at Shanghai’s two airports were canceled.

Santo Domingo-based Arajet, billing itself as the Caribbean’s first ULCC, plans to launch services in May and will grow its fleet to as many as 40 aircraft, bolstered by an order for 20 737 MAXs revealed March 14.

Whatever GE Aviation has been doing in recent years, it was not lean, or at least not really lean.

Russian airlines, bolstered by a new law that permits them to re-register foreign aircraft as their own property, are moving their foreign-made aircraft from foreign jurisdictions to the Russian registry to continue their operations amid Western sanctions.

Brazilian airline GOL, which is working to quickly transition its fleet to the Boeing 737 MAX, believes the next generation narrowbody will represent roughly 30% of its fleet at year-end.