The aircraft is the sixth 787-9 to enter China Southern’s fleet, but the first to seat 28 passengers in business-class, 28 in premium economy and 220 in economy.
Asia-Pacific carriers are continuing to benefit from strengthening demand despite the threat of trade protectionism, according to the region’s major airline industry group.
Japanese LCC Peach has launched a new pilot training initiative, as it looks for ways to avoid the pilot shortages that have affected Asia-Pacific airlines.
The US State Department has downgraded its travel advisory for US citizens travelling to Cuba for a second time since a “do not travel” warning went into effect in 2017.
Nordic LCC Primera Air is continuing with its long-haul expansion, adding non-stop long-haul services from Brussels to Boston, New York/Newark and Washington Dulles.
Willie Walsh is one of the most influential CEOs in the industry. The IAG Group continues to evolve and expand, with long-haul LCC Level its newest airline.
The cost to fund major projects at the US top 25 airports has rates and charges on track to rise significantly in the next three years, adding as much as $4 to airline cost-per-enplanement (CPE) figures, a Moody's analysis shows.
Air France unions will meet to discuss the next steps they will take to continue their fight for bigger pay increases as the Air France-KLM group prepares for the arrival of new CEO Benjamin Smith by the end of September.
Qantas reported a group net profit of A$980 million ($712.3 million) for its 2018 fiscal year ending June 30, an increase of 15% compared to the previous fiscal year.
Air New Zealand recorded a net profit of NZ$390 million ($260.2 million) for the fiscal year ended June 30, up 2.1% from NZ$382 million in the previous year. The airline achieved a pre-tax profit of NZ$540 million ($365 million) for the year, which was the second-highest annual profit it has ever reported.
Irish LCC Ryanair is set to increase the size of its base at London Luton Airport, the home hub of rival easyJet, with the addition of two Boeing 737-800NGs,
UK airlines are defending their customer-service performance, after a UK CAA survey found that satisfaction levels have gradually fallen over the past two years.
A long-proposed regional airline in northern China—Genghis Khan Airlines—is scheduled to begin operations next year with Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) ARJ21s instead of Bombardier CRJ900s as originally planned.
Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group narrowed its second-quarter 2018 net loss to $113.6 million, improved from 2Q 2017’s $138 million net loss, and despite a $79 million foreign exchange loss during the quarter mainly attributable to the 12.2% year-over-year (YOY) depreciation of the Brazilian currency.
Denver-based ultra-LCC Frontier Airlines is “changing a lot,” almost doubling its number of destination cities, introducing a new loyalty program, and making it easier for passengers to achieve elite status.
South African regional carrier SA Express is set to begin a staged return to services from Aug. 23, three months after the country’s regulator barred it from flying.
Lufthansa Cargo will begin marketing the cargo capacities of Lufthansa Group subsidiary Brussels Airlines from Sept. 1, joining Lufthansa (mainline), Austrian Airlines, Eurowings and Sun Express.
JetBlue Airways has appointed Ben Baldanza and Sarah Robb O’Hagan to its board of directors as independent directors, effective immediately, following unanimous approval by the New York-based company.
Charter and wet-lease specialist Small Planet Airlines Poland has promoted Bartosz Czajka to the role of CEO and board member, after former CEO Jarosław Jeschke stepped down earlier this year for health reasons.
