Europe’s largest airline by passenger count, Ryanair, is seeing accelerated growth as a result of its “Always Getting Better” campaign, which highlights customer service.
Like their U.S. counterparts, Japan’s two major carriers are also looking to gain more slots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport for U.S. flights as a result of negotiations between their governments.
Flight attendants and pilots at Horizon Air have voted in favor of adding jets to the regional airline’s all-turboprop operation. Management from the carrier’s parent company, Alaska Air Group, said during the company’s Jan. 21 earnings call that it would likely place an order for 30 large regional jets this quarter for delivery next year, provided it could reach agreements with employees that would make them cost-competitive with other regional carriers (Aviation Daily, Jan. 22).
TORONTO— Air Canada is considering using its Boeing 737Max aircraft, the first two of which arrive in December 2017, to fly long, thin routes across the Atlantic, the airline’s president said in an interview.
Lufthansa is moving closer toward integrating Brussels Airlines into the Eurowings Group as the low-cost affiliate works to set up management structures.
Iran Air continues to place large aircraft orders, signing a commitment for up to 40 ATR turboprops. The contract, currently a memorandum of understanding, covers firm commitments for 20 ATR 72-600s, plus 20 options.
ICAO’s Air Navigation Commission (ANC) is recommending that no passenger airliners be allowed to carry lithium-ion batteries as bulk cargo until new packaging standards and threat assessments can mitigate the risks.
Although the test program is targeted at delivering the first aircraft to launch customer Southwest Airlines in the third quarter of 2017, there are indications Boeing may press for earlier completion and delivery.
Economic woes in Brazil and Venezuela have affected American Airlines’ planning and revenues, executives told analysts during the carrier’s fourth-quarter 2015 earnings call.
Norwegian Air Shuttle’s wholly owned Dublin-based leasing subsidiary, Arctic Aviation Assets, has arranged for pre-delivery payment financing (PDP) for 50 Airbus 320neos scheduled for delivery from this year through 2019.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has confirmed that it will add three Airbus A380s as part of a fleet strategy that also includes dramatic growth for LCC subsidiary Vanilla Air.
Alaska Airlines plans to close out this year with 40 aircraft sporting the new livery design unveiled this week as part of its first brand refresh in 25 years.
China Southern Airlines has launched a long-contemplated buildup at Urumqi in the northwest of China, aiming at opening Central Asian and European routes from that city.
The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will tighten regulations for air displays following the crash of a former military Hawker Hunter at the Shoreham air show last September that killed 11 people.
Boeing is still on the hunt for a launch application for its unconventional Blended Wing Body concept, bolstered by positive results from more than two decades of testing at some of the U.S.’s premier research facilities.
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