Air Serbia, the national airline of the Republic of Serbia recently launched its very own theme song, titled “The Wings of Europe”, especially dedicated to the carrier and its passengers.
South African airline Comair has been announced as preferred bidder for a new air service to St. Helena, one of the world’s most remote inhabited outposts.
FedEx Corp. is pushing back hard against major US passenger airlines that, in the cargo giant’s view, are trying to get the US government to alter Open Skies agreements with Middle East states that are integral to FedEx’s business.
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific Airways executives stress that while a new runway is vital for Hong Kong International Airport, raising user fees to pay for construction could be detrimental to the airport’s competitiveness versus other hubs.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have joined forces with a number of unions to reveal a report they say supports their claims that the major Gulf carriers are heavily subsidized by their state owners.
The Gulf subsidy campaign by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, backed solidly by their union groups, merits as much scrutiny as went into the 55-page report they commissioned and which took two years to prepare.
United Airports of Georgia will host the route development forum for CIS, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Asia for the second time in July 2015
Lufthansa’s pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) continued strike action Friday for the third day this week, in a series of ongoing protests over transition payments for early retirees.
Proflight Zambia and RwandAir have signed a codeshare agreement on the Lusaka - Johannesburg route with RwandAir as the operating carrier and Pro flight Zambia as the marketing carrier.
France and Germany are leading a call for the European Union to ensure fair competition between EU airlines and those from the Gulf region, who are accused of receiving major state backing.
Citing “distortions in the market,” European Union (EU) transport commissioner Violeta Bulc said she will seek a new mandate from EU countries to open talks with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia over “unfair subsidies to airlines.”
Luxembourg-based Cargolux has signed a letter of intent with Oman Air allowing the freight specialist to use the Middle Eastern carrier’s facilities in Muscat, Salalah and Sohar.
Canada-based First Air has announced that it is actively looking to add new aircraft to its fleet in order to modernise and decrease the number of aircraft types in use.
Japanese low-cost carrier (LCC) Peach Aviation has unveiled plans to open a new base in Sendai, just a month after revealing its intention to add a hub at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport.
