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.
Emirates Airline has signed an operational and commercial cooperation agreement with TAAG Angola Airlines, as it aims to strengthen its ties to Africa, African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has reported.
North Africa-based Air Algérie has committed to eight Boeing 737-800s and placed firm orders for three ATR 72-600s, valued at a total of $798.1 million at current list prices.
UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines has finalized plans to retire its last Airbus A300-600s in April, marking the end of 23 years’ service for the carrier.
Boeing, which is on track to deliver the 787-9 to launch customer Air New Zealand in mid-2014, flew the Dreamliner from Seattle to Auckland Jan. 3 after a 13-hour, 49-minute flight.
Turkish Airlines expects to rehire 305 employees that were dismissed after they participated in strike action to protest a legislative proposal banning strikes and work lockouts in the aviation industry.
A rented Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 767 made an emergency landing at Madinah Airport in the early hours of Jan. 5 after apparently experiencing a landing gear fault.
American Airlines’ red, white and blue flag-like tail design, revealed when the company unveiled a new livery last January, will remain, CEO Doug Parker said.
Colombia’s Avianca Holdings, which rebranded from AviancaTaca Holdings in May 2013 (the name it had gone by since its 2009 merger with El Salvador-based TACA), is moving forward with the integration process.
EADS has formally rebranded as Airbus Group, retaining its Airbus commercial aircraft identity and renaming its other two divisions as Airbus Defense and Space, and Airbus Helicopters.
Lufthansa French unions called on Lufthansa workers at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport to strike Friday in a dispute over outsourcing ground operations and eliminating 199 jobs at CDG.
India’s infrastructure investment group GMR has agreed to divest its 40% equity stake in Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (ISG) to Malaysian Airports Holding Berhad (MAHB).
