Chinese startup Zhejiang Loong Airlines has launched passenger operations and placed an order for 11 Airbus A320ceos and nine A320neos, firming up a commitment announced in September at the Beijing Air Show.
United Parcel Service (UPS) has conceded it did not have enough air capacity to deliver all of the express packages in its system designated for Christmas Eve arrival, forcing the company to apologize to customers and scramble to deliver late packages.
Cathay Pacific Airways has become the first Asian airline to order the Boeing 777X, signing a deal for 21 of the -9X variants at a list price of HK$58 billion ($7.5 billion), the Hong Kong-based oneworld carrier said Friday.
Air New Zealand, which delivered a record-breaking profit for the 2013 financial year, credited the restructuring of its long-haul network for the turnaround.
US scheduled passenger airlines employed 381,178 full-time workers in October, a drop of 0.8% year-over-year, according to recently released figures from the US Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
British Airways (BA) says it is the first carrier in Europe to allow passengers to use their personal electronic devices (PED) throughout all flight phases.
The Scandinavian SAS Group reported a net income of SEK179 million ($27.3 million) for the year ended Oct. 31, reversing a loss of SEK3 billion in the year-ago period.
Ethiopian Airlines, which is in the middle of an aircraft delivery program that will run through 2017, hopes to make a decision about its future fleet in January.
Finnair has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global aircraft leasing and financing company Novus Aviation Capital for the sale and leaseback of two Airbus 330 aircraft.
