Thousands of passengers cross over the largest island in the world every day flying global airlines between North America and Europe. Yet just 30,000 tourists visit Greenland each year.
Jiangxi Airlines—the new venture of Xiamen Airlines in conjunction with the Jiangxi provincial government—is expected to launch flights in January 2016, according to GM Wu Xiangyang. It secured approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in March 2015.
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian has begun offering live television broadcasts to passengers on board its aircraft—the first in Europe to do so, it said.
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has placed an order for 11 CFM 56-powered Boeing 737-800s and 11 LEAP-1B-powered 737 MAX 8s, scheduled for delivery between 2018 and 2021.
Taiwanese carrier EVA Airways has finalized an order for up to 24 GEnx-1B-powered Boeing 787-10s and two GE90-115B-powered 777-300ERs, valued at more than $8 billion at current list prices.
After guiding Hawaiian through Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring from 2003-2005, he has overseen the airline’s steady operational and financial performance and, since 2010, its ambitious international expansion.
Somewhat lost in the consolidation wave that has transformed the US airline industry in recent years has been the dramatic evolution of Hawaiian Airlines, which is quickly becoming a true international carrier. “I can’t think of any other airline that has changed as much as Hawaiian without being involved in a merger,” president and CEO Mark Dunkerley said.
For most airlines, the only time they fanfare route announcements is when they are launching new destinations. Delta Air Lines, however, has bucked the trend by trumpeting that it will end its Atlanta-Dubai Boeing 777 service in February.
International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh is open to further airline acquisitions and low-cost carrier partnerships, he told delegates at the UK Aviation Conference 2015.
United Airlines and its pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have reached an agreement in principle for a contract extension covering more than 12,000 pilots.
The recent geopolitical summit of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders in Manila, Philippines, caused the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights out of Manila's Ninoy Aquino International (NAI) Airport, and an estimated $2 billion loss in overall revenue.
Etihad Airways has signed a research agreement with Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Institute of Science and Technology to develop a fog prediction and monitoring system at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Thai Airways International posted a third-quarter net loss of THB9.9 billion ($246 million), reversed from a third-quarter $36.2 million net profit in the year-ago period.
Australia has signed a new air services agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that increases flights between the two countries, although the UAE carriers are far more likely to use the additional frequencies.
Air New Zealand will launch 3X-weekly service from Auckland International to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from June 2016.
El Al Israel Airlines recorded a significant improvement in its third-quarter figures compared to a year ago, as traffic recovered from the sharp dip caused by military operations in the region.
