The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has issued antitrust immunity to Swiss International Air Lines and Austrian Airlines, allowing All Nippon Airways (ANA) to add both to its Japan-Europe joint venture with Lufthansa (LH).
TAP Portugal is moving toward an expected full privatization by year end following president Cavaco Silva’s approval placing the carrier and its subsidiaries up for sale.
China Southern Airlines (CZ) has entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement with government-owned Henan Civil Aviation Investment to launch a subsidiary, China Southern Henan Airlines Co.
JetBlue (B6) has reaffirmed the previously announced agreement with ViaSat to launch high speed ka-band Wi-Fi onboard its fleet of more than170 Embraer E-190s and Airbus A320s.
Sabre Travel Network has inked a multi-year full-content agreement with Air France (AF) to sell its seats and ancillary products through travel agents connected to its global distribution system (GDS).
Sector Aviation Holdings (SAH), which acquired UK carrier bmi Regional (BM), has detailed its network and branding plans after acquiring the company from International Airlines Group in June.
Ghana's Africa World Airlines (AWA)—the Hainan Airlines’ (HU) joint venture (JV) with the China-Africa Development Fund, Ghana SAS Financial Group and Ghana Social Security and National Insurance Trust—launched operations last weekend.
Air New Zealand (ANZ) will invest more than $100 million to upgrade the interiors and inflight entertainment (IFE) on eight Boeing 777-200ER aircraft beginning in the second quarter 2014.
Royal Air Maroc (AT) will receive its first Boeing 787 in December 2014 and is likely to firm up an option. AT has five 787s on order, plus one option.
Nigeria’s Arik Air (W3) resumed operations to its 20 domestic destinations Sunday after it stopped flights Thursday following a dispute with the Nigerian government, several local media reported.
CSA Czech Airlines (OK) has received European Commission approval to receive a CZK2.5 billion ($130 million) loan from state-owned company Osinek SA, after agreeing to a five-year restructuring plan that includes selling subsidiaries, aircraft and other assets and securing a private bank loan for an aircraft lease.
Air France (AF) and Air Antilles Express (3S) will implement what is described as a “free flow” agreement on flights between Fort de France (FDF), Martinique and Saint Lucia (SLU) in the French West Indies.
Malabar International, a designer and manufacturer of maintenance equipment for commercial and military aircraft, promoted senior inspector and field and technical support representative Vincent Davis to director, US sales and service. SEKO Logistics named Joe Bento chief sales officer. Bento joins SEKO from CEVA Logistics where he most recently served as EVP.
