Virgin Atlantic will continue to lobby for the London-Moscow route, Virgin Atlantic director-airline planning Edmond Rose told the Wings of Russia International Aviation Forum Oct. 8, adding the airline’s top management is still confident in that destination.
Japan Airlines (JAL) has placed its first ever order with Airbus, signing a purchase agreement for 31 A350 XWBs with options for a further 25 aircraft.
Etihad Airways has continued to report record growth rates in the third quarter, as passenger services revenue broke through the $1-billion barrier for the first time.
Opposition parties and trade unions have criticized India’s minister for civil aviation Ajit Singh for saying the government could consider privatizing Air India.
Southwest Airlines has no official stance on the American Airlines-US Airways merger, but the low-cost carrier (LCC) wants to have a stronger presence at Washington National Airport (DCA) and is opposed to a merged American-US Airways controlling two-thirds of DCA’s slots.
Airbus booked 170 orders in September, exceeding the company’s 2013 sales target and bringing its total net orders for 2013 to 1,062, creating a backlog of almost 5,300 aircraft—nearly eight years of production, according to an Airbus statement.
Scandinavian low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle has applied for a new air operator’s certificate (AOC), but declined to give details about the reason.
Gulf Air has announced the next step in its restructuring process into a regionally focused carrier, with a major expansion of its services to Pakistan. From Dec. 16 the Bahraini national carrier will increase its weekly flights to Pakistan from 14 to 21 in the face of growing demand.
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair will step up its presence in Poland with the announcement of its first two domestic Polish routes—daily services from Warsaw Modlin to Gdansk and Wroclaw—beginning March 2014.
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair said it will appeal a French court’s decision to impose fines and damages totaling €8 million ($10.8 million) for alleged nonpayment of French social security and state pension contributions.
International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh has described the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) final proposals for price regulation at Heathrow as “a bad day for our customers.”
European flights increased by 0.4% in August compared to the same month the previous year, according to figures released by the Eurocontrol Statistics and Forecast Service (STATFOR).
