Brazilian airlines have asked Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to allow 1,500 extra domestic flights between June 6 and July 20 to meet a huge increase in demand during the FIFA 2014 World Cup, which will be held between June 12 and July 13.
International passenger traffic on Asia-Pacific carriers grew 6.7% year-over-year in November to 18.1 million passengers, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
Swiss carrier Darwin Airline, which is poised to launch as Etihad Regional Jan. 16, is seeking four turboprops to add to its existing fleet of nine Saab 2000s with the ATR 72 emerging as a likely choice.
Moody’s Investors Service has become the second ratings agency to downgrade Australian airline Qantas to junk status, forcing the carrier’s borrowing costs to rise.
Swiss International Air Lines, which faces increased competition with the Jan. 1 launch of a daily Emirates Airline Airbus A380 Dubai-Zurich service, has called for fair competition between European and Gulf carriers.
Global air cargo made a “solid improvement” in November with a total market increase of 6.1% in FTKs year-over-year, according to IATA’s global air freight report for November.
Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has secured an agreement from Boeing to beef up maintenance teams for its fleet of 787 Dreamliners following a series of technical problems that has seen the Scandinavian carrier repeatedly having to lease short-notice replacement aircraft.
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific will acquire 100% ownership of no-frills carrier Tigerair Philippines as part of a strategic alliance between Cebu Pacific and Singapore-based Tigerair.
Turkish Airlines, which has just firmed options on another seven Airbus A321-200neos, will decide whether to go ahead with the remaining options by 2015.
Switzerland-based regional carrier SkyWork Airlines has extended its air operator’s certificate (AOC) until Jan. 31, SkyWork spokesperson Andreas Schneider confirmed to ATW in Berne.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, which announced it will accelerate its expansion drive for 2014, released a welter of statistics documenting its activities in 2013.
Airbus Americas chairman Allan McArtor will become chairman and CEO of Airbus Group, the company’s North American business unit, succeeding Sean O’Keefe, effective March 1.
Delta Air Lines retired its remaining McDonnell Douglas DC-9 aircraft Monday after the last scheduled commercial flight from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Atlanta.
Twenty-three Chinese carriers are expected to receive CNY912 million ($149.3 million) in subsidies to operate regional routes in 2014, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
Germany’s Intro Group owner Hans Rudolf Wöehrl said Air France’s Irish regional airline CityJet, which Intro plans to acquire in March, will operate mainly from London City Airport.
French carrier Europe Airpost plans to make its transatlantic passenger debut in 2014 using Boeing 737-700s, as it seeks to further diversify its business.
