Malaysian low-cost carrier (LCC) AirAsia CEO Aireen Omar said growth potential across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region is still good, despite some signs of a slowdown.
Six US airlines have been granted permission by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to begin scheduled flights between the US and Cuba in the autumn.
Etihad Aviation Group and TUI AG have confirmed they are in discussions to create a strong European leisure airline group, focused on point-to-point flying to connect key tourist markets.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is rolling out several programs aimed at better securing the perimeter and access-control areas of smaller commercial-service airports against external and inside threats.
China’s Xiamen Airlines will launch nonstop 2X-weekly service linking Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (China’s Fujian province) and Tullamarine International Airport (Melbourne, Australia).
Emirates A380s will fly between Dubai and New Zealand five times daily from 30 October with the introduction of the airline's double-decker flagship aircraft on Christchurch services.
The privatisation of four Nigerian airports will lead to job losses according to stakeholder and publisher of Aviation Safety and Security, Alhaji Abdulyakeem Umar.
China Eastern Airlines is set to open four European routes from Shanghai to Amsterdam, Madrid, Prague and St. Petersburg, Russia, during the week of June 21.
The new flight will commence from May 26, 2017 and will be flown using a 164-seat Boeing 757-200ER. It will be operated in conjunction with its Transatlantic joint venture partner Virgin Atlantic Airways, adding to the UK carrier’s seasonal service from Glasgow to Orlando.
Starting July 4, 2016, the connection under flight number LH 602 will begin three times a week at 22.10 pm, arriving at the Iranian capital at 5.20 am.
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Korea-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Jin Air has signed agreements with Hawaii’s regional airline Island Air, Cambodia Angkor Air and Lao flag carrier Lao Airlines to extend its interline reach into Cambodia, Hawaii and Laos.
The arrival of Qatar Airways would be a major development for Las Vegas, and the suggested January 2017 launch could have the route established ahead of next year’s Routes Americas forum which takes place the The Aria Resort and Casino Convention Facility in Sin City between February 14 and 16, 2017.
