All Nippon Airways (ANA) is lending management expertise to troubled Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines, though details of the pair’s codesharing arrangement have not yet been fleshed out.
BAE Systems announced what it says is an industry first, a system that will allow airline passengers to stream current movies directly to their personal devices while in the air.
Although Frontier Airlines no longer calls Denver International Airport a hub, the carrier is selling cheap connecting fares in some east-west markets as it seeks to undercut legacy carriers that charge high nonstop fares.
The Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ regional jet will make its first flight at Nagoya Airport between Oct. 26-30, a year after the prototype was rolled out, the company says.
Alaska Airlines will receive its first Boeing 737-900ER with new, bigger overhead bins in October, Alaska Airlines Managing Director-Customer Research and Development Sandy Stelling said at the Airline Passenger Experience Expo (APEX) in Portland, Oregon. These taller Boeing “Space Bins” are expected to increase overhead space by about 30% and ease the boarding process, Stelling says. In addition to equipping new aircraft with the larger bins, all of the carrier’s Boeing Sky Interior aircraft will be retrofitted as well.
On the heels of announcing plans for a new European network, Inmarsat unveiled market research at the Airline Passenger Experience Association Expo in Portland, Oregon, that points to a strong demand for connectivity.
Japan’s Skymark Airlines has named its new leadership team, which is headed by representatives of two of the companies that are bailing out the troubled carrier.
Thai AirAsia is further expanding its newest hub at U-Tapao International Airport with the addition of a second wave of international and domestic flights.
Alaska Airlines is keeping an eye on the performance of satellite Wi-Fi systems across the market as it plans to eventually adopt a new system to help it provide a more-consistent connectivity experience on its flights, the airline’s connectivity experts said at the Airline Passenger Experience Association Expo here on Sept. 28.
Delta Air Lines and American Airlines are jockeying for a slot at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) being surrendered by Sun Country Airlines.
Allegiant Air is switching its advertising strategy so it can introduce new customers in larger cities to its low-cost brand, the airline’s director of marketing communications told Aviation Daily.
Russia and Ukraine will significantly reduce their bilateral air services when the winter schedule begins, as a result of mutual sanctions imposed by the countries’ governments.
Government and industry groups are eyeing more stringent safeguards or possible bulk-shipment bans on lithium-chemistry batteries ahead of an ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) meeting next month.
That Airbus was going to operate a mixed fleet for some time was planned from the start and had a strong influence on the design of the A330-based Beluga XL.
Beijing Capital International Airport has been too busy with traffic to and from China to develop as an international hub. In anticipation of the opening of a fourth runway and the new airport at Daxing, that will change.
The proposed Sino-Russian widebody airliner would compete with the Boeing 787-10 and Airbus A330-900. But managers from both countries will need to learn to work together, and Western suppliers will have to consider clear risks.
