Peach Aviation, Japan’s newest low-cost carrier formed by joint venture partners All Nippon Airways and First Eastern Investment, named former Ryanair Chairman Patrick Murphy as a corporate advisor ( ATW Daily News, May 26). Murphy was appointed chairman of Ryanair in 1991 and oversaw its transformation from a traditional full-service regional airline into a low-cost airline. He left in 1994 and started his career as a consultant and advisor to airlines.
Panama-based Copa Airlines announced plans to launch service to Chicago O'Hare; Cucuta, Colombia; and Asuncion, Paraguay in December, bringing total destinations added in 2011 to seven. It commences service to four destinations on Wednesday: Toronto Pearson, Nassau, Brasilia and Porto Alegre. On the same day it will add two connecting banks at its Panama City Hub of the Americas, raising the total to six.
TAAG Angola Airlines secured a $256 million long-term loan guarantee from the US Export-Import Bank for the purchase of a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with GE90-115B engines, the Ex-Im Bank said.
China Southern Airlines subsidiary Xiamen Airlines confirmed Monday it has been approved by the SkyTeam board for membership as early as year-end 2012.
Virgin America reported a first-quarter net loss of $44.6 million, widened from a year-ago deficit of $35.5 million, owing to “investment in growth and increased fuel prices,” the carrier said.
Chinese airlines reported an aggregate net profit of CNY1.88 billion ($290 million) in May, up 78.1% over net income of CNY1.05 billion in the year-ago month.
Chinese airlines reported an aggregate net profit of CNY1.88 billion ($290 million) in May, up 78.1% over net income of CNY1.05 billion in the year-ago month.
In a move to both enhance flight safety and reduce its impact on the environment, Alaska Airlines has begun distributing iPads to its pilots to replace up to 25 pounds of required paper flight manuals. The carrier said it has "been exploring the idea of an electronic flight bag for several years."
Emirates Airline launched a major nationwide advertising campaign in the UK highlighting its ongoing aircraft investment and insisting it creates thousands of jobs in Europe, part of an effort by the Dubai-based carrier to counter negative perceptions that it is stealing European carriers' market share, allegedly with unfair support from the Dubai government.
S7 Airlines, which once planned to operate 15 Boeing 787s before canceling its Dreamliner order, is now firmly focused on building a narrowbody-centric fleet, according to CEO Vladislav Filev.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission granted interim approval for the proposed joint business agreement between Qantas and American Airlines "on their services between Australia/New Zealand and the US, within these regions and beyond to third countries."
The search and recovery operation for the Air France A330-200 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean two years ago while en route to Paris Charles de Gaulle from Rio de Janeiro officially ended late last week, the French BEA said Tuesday.
International Airline Group CEO Willie Walsh told ATW that the group, formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia in January, has no plans to acquire additional airlines in the near future.
The far-reaching alliance between Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines announced Tuesday in Singapore could significantly alter Australian airline market dynamics, according to analysts.
