Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will acquire a 51% stake in Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) as part of a strategic partnership with Frankfurt Airport operator and owner Fraport AG.
Thai AirAsia X is adding a second daily flight between Bangkok and Seoul in October, indicating that Korea is allowing some new service by Thai carriers.
The French national carrier will introduce the A380 to Mexico City from January 2016 on an initial three times weekly basis, substituting a Boeing 747-400 that presently serves the route. From March 2016 the A380 will operate on a daily basis, significantly boosting available capacity with a four class product offering - La Première, Business, Premium Economy and Economy.
US Treasury and Commerce Department officials are moving quickly to tear down regulatory barriers to American citizens’ ability to travel, conduct financial dealings and export products to Cuba, ending a 54-year-old American trade embargo against Cuba.
Central Asian country, Kazakhstan has announced that it will expand its visa-free travel program to 19 countries across the world – allowing visitors to access the country for a period of 15 days without a visa.
There were 35 “laser incidents” reported by pilots in the US Wednesday night, including 12 incidents involving aircraft flying over New Jersey, according to FAA.
Thailand’s Airports Authority (AOT) has said it will go ahead with airport upgrades, despite the country’s red flag status issued by ICAO in June following an unsatisfactory response to a safety audit earlier this year.
From December 17, 2015, the airline will launch the weekly link to Rotterdam - Europe’s largest cargo port, operating every Thursday, with immediate connections to Sao Vicente, Praia and Boa Vista.
It is over 16 years since ANA last served the Australian market, but this will be the first time it has linked the country to Tokyo Haneda, where it has a significant network presence and will complement point-to-point demand with connection options to 42 domestic routes, as well as flights to North America, Europe and Asia.
Durban will be Turkish Airlines’ third destination in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town. The airline first introduced flights into the country with a three times weekly joint operation to Johannesburg and onward to Cape Town from its Istanbul Ataturk International Airport hub in September 2007 but has grown to offer a daily service on the route, currently flown using an Airbus A330.
Malaysia based low-cost carrier (LCC) AirAsia and its subsidiaries are continuing to reorganize network schedules to make better use of their existing fleets.
Ireland-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair will bid for five slot pairs being surrendered by International Airlines Group (IAG) at London Gatwick Airport as part of the conditions for its takeover of Aer Lingus.
In its ruling the Commission had concerns that the merged entity would have faced insufficient competition on several routes. The Commission also found that the merged entity would have prevented Aer Lingus from continuing to provide traffic to the long-haul flights of competing airlines on several routes and has requested the parties to address the Commission’s concerns on this matter.
Despite being a high impact economic activity, a major job generator and key export sector, accounting for 6 percent of total world trade, tourism receives only 0.78 percent of the total Air for Trade disbursements and 0.097 percent of the total Official Development Assistance.
Emirates has been active in Iraq for over four years having first launched flights between Dubai and Basra in February 2011. It added launched services to Baghdad in November 2011 and then Erbil from August 2012. However, it closed the Baghdad and Erbil routes at the start of March this year due to security concerns as large parts of Iraq fell under the control of Da’esh. It had also temporarily suspended services to Erbil between August and November 2014 due to safety concerns with its flights.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for a comprehensive policy for aviation aligned with India’s government’s stated intention to make it easier to do business in India.
In an interview with the Chinese media following the arrival of the A330 in China, Xu Xin, chief executive officer, Beijing Capital Airlines said that over the next five years the carrier intends to purchase at least 30 widebody aircraft to open more international routes between Chinese cities and major overseas tourist destinations.
The latest airport passenger traffic and aircraft movements for 143 airports worldwide - current through May 2015 - presented in monthly and year-to-date figures.
Australian airline, Qantas Airways has said it will resume flights between Sydney and San Francisco after Australian authorities gave approval for an expanded codeshare arrangement with American Airlines.
