Aer Lingus (EI) sees an opportunity in Lufthansa’s divestment of British Midland International (bmi) to expand its slot portfolio at London Heathrow (LHR), EI CEO Christoph Mueller told ATW.
Hong Kong’s Executive Council has—in principle at least—endorsed the construction of a third runway at Hong Kong International (HKG), according to the official Hong Kong government website ( ATW Daily News, Jan. 4).
Air New Zealand (ANZ) will consolidate its services to China, adding a fifth weekly service to Shanghai from July 4 and serving Beijing as a one-stop destination in conjunction with Star Alliance codeshare partner Air China.
UTair (UT) has grounded all its ATR 72-200s following the crash of a UTair aircraft Monday morning shortly after taking off from Tyumen in Siberia on its way to Surgut, killing 31.
Hainan Airlines (HU) reported a net profit of CNY2.63 billion ($415.9 million) in 2011, down 12.7% compared to CNY3.01 billion in 2010, due to high fuel prices.
Etihad Airways has contracted APG to provide full GSA services including sales and marketing activities, call center and helpdesk support in the Netherlands.
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia X (D7) have signed a re-accommodation agreement following the cancellation of four D7 routes to Mumbai, New Delhi, London and Paris.
A UTair ATR-72 aircraft crashed Monday morning shortly after taking off from Tyumen in Siberia on its way to Surgut with 39 passengers and four crew members.
Struggling Kingfisher Airlines (IT) said it has moved into a “holding plan” in which it will operate only about 120 flights daily (around a quarter of its full schedule) while it awaits a much-needed recapitalization.
China Southern Airlines (CZ) reported a 2011 net income of CNY5.11 billion ($805.7 million), down 11.8% from CNY5.79 billion in 2010, due to high fuel prices and weak cargo growth.
Pinnacle Airlines Corp., the Memphis-based parent of regionals Pinnacle Airlines, Colgan Air and Mesaba Aviation, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a New York court.
Embraer announced that Eric Christensen was named regional VP-marketing for Embraer's Commercial Aviation division in North America, joining the company from SkyWest Inc. Christensen will oversee all activities related to marketing Embraer's E-Jets platform in this market, leading the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based sales engineering and marketing teams.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has relaunched its seasonal 3X-weekly Boeing 777-300ER Singapore-Barcelona-Sao Paulo service, strengthening Singapore Changi Airport’s status as a global hub.
Lufthansa Technik Switzerland (LTSW) announced Wednesday it had found that “extensive restructuring measures” would likely be necessary across the company, citing a difficult market position exacerbated by the continuing exchange rate strength of the Swiss franc.
Ryanair (FR) has condemned the “European Commission’s bias against low fares airlines” and called for an end to its travel policy prohibiting to book flights on LCCs.
LAN Airlines has named Santiago, Buenos Aires, Lima, Los Angeles, Madrid and Frankfurt as the first cities it will serve with Boeing 787 aircraft during the initial year of operations with the carrier.
Aeromexico—which has leased three 787-8s from International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) and ordered two from Boeing—has agreed to lease an additional two new 787-8s from ILFC as part of its previously announced international expansion plan to add 20 new aircraft.
