Australia’s Qantas Airways wants its aircraft of choice to be able to fly anticipated nonstop services from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to London with full passenger loads, CEO Alan Joyce said at the Singapore Airshow Aviation Leadership Summit.
The HNA Group, struggling with debt, is forcing aviation subsidiaries to yield cash, but will not go as far as to imperil their generally healthy operations, industry sources familiar with the group said.
Japan Airlines is continuing to pursue a broader international network through partnerships with other airlines, including carriers inside and outside the Oneworld alliance.
Boeing is preparing to begin flight tests of the third and smallest member of the 737 MAX family, the 737-7, following the Feb. 5 rollout of the first aircraft at its Renton, Washington, plant.
Airbus debuts the newly certified A350-1000 at the Singapore Airshow this week as part of a three-week demonstration tour across the Asia-Pacific region and Middle East.
Boeing is looking to use its strong position in Singapore as a springboard to dramatically increase its presence in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Vietnam where the company sees expanding opportunities across its commercial, defense and services businesses.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 1.7% in March 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This was five percentage points lower than the February result and the slowest pace of growth in 22 months.
H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, has inspected the specially-designed Etihad Airways’ “Year of Zayed” A380 at Etihad Airways Engineering’s facilities in Abu Dhabi.
Facing stronger than expected competition in its home market, SaudiGulf Airlines is turning its gaze abroad while re-evaluating a stalled order for the Bombardier CSeries. Martin Rivers talked to president Samer Majali.
Leaders of Spirit AeroSystems said Feb. 2 they plan to use growing cash flow, in part due to recent U.S. tax law changes, to accelerate capacity and research investments at the Wichita-based aerostructures provider.
The U.S.-based Mitre Corp. will be helping the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corp. (VATM) to develop an air traffic flow management (ATFM) master plan, under a contract.
Aeroflot has firmed up its order for 50 Irkut MC-21-300 narrowbody airliners. The aircraft will be procured through Avia Capital Services, a leasing arm of the Russian government-owned conglomerate Rostec Corp.
Sénégal's national carrier Air Sénégal, has signed a firm order for two A330neo aircraft, the new Rolls-Royce re-engined version of the best-selling A330 wide-body airliner.
