Tianjin Airlines is opening a new Chongqing-Sydney route from as the Chinese airport continues with infrastructure developments to swell passenger capacity.
Thai start-up carriers Really Cool Airlines, P80 Air, Pattaya Airways, Siam Seaplane and Landarch Airlines have all been issued Air Operating Licenses (AOL).
TURKISH AIRLINES agreed to lease three new GEnx-powered 787-9s and 25 new 737-8s, and extend leases on six A330-200s (869/876/949/961/977/1213), from AerCap; the new aircraft are scheduled to for delivery in 2024-2026.
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES had $48.7m net loss on $727.7m revenues in 3Q23 vs $9.3m loss on $741.2m in 3Q22. It says revenue was trending positively in July, but Lahaina wildfires on August 8 caused a sharp decrease in traffic to Maui.
JetBlue is adding two new European destinations to its network as it continues to apply pressure on the U.S. government to act over Amsterdam’s capacity cuts.
Fortunes have differed widely for the handful of startup airlines that launched operations in the Asia-Pacific region in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
