Asia Pacific airlines are being hindered in their growth by increasing airport congestion in the air and on the ground, executives in the region warned.
Indonesia’s airlines must up their game on safety and expect more international competition if they are not ready to serve new routes, the country’s head of transport warned Friday.
Despite continued concern over a slowing cargo market, Asia-Pacific airlines are likely to record their highest-ever collective profit this year, according to the region’s main industry group.
US airlines on-time performance, ranked by percentage of flight arrivals on-time at all reporting airports at which these carriers operate, contrasted with the previous month's performance, and the year-ago month's performance.
Taiwan-based EVA Air has taken delivery of its first re-branded Boeing 777-300ER at the US manufacturer’s delivery center in Everett, Washington Nov. 10-11.
São Paulo-based low-cost-carrier GOL reported a 2015 third-quarter net loss of BRL2.1 billion ($512 million), widened from a net loss of BRL245.1 million in the year-ago quarter.
SITA has announced that Randy Pizzi has been named as president-Americas where he will be responsible for developing and driving the strategic direction for SITA in the region.
Lufthansa has canceled 933 out of 3,000 flights on Thursday, Nov. 12, due to a week-long cabin crew strike, after two labor courts denied a request to end the action.
Asia Pacific lacks a set of harmonized guidelines for safety and regulatory practices according to Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) technical director Martin Eran-Tasker.
Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airlines has achieved IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification following an assessment of its operational management and control systems.
Florida-based ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) Spirit Airlines is interested in adding onboard Internet, but only if a connectivity company installs and operates it at no cost to the carrier, an airline spokesman said.
China’s Hainan Airlines reported a net profit of CNY2.49 billion ($39 million) for the first nine months of 2015, up 32% over a net income of CNY1.89 billion in the year-ago period.
American Airlines plans to launch service to New Zealand in June 2016, the latest move by US carriers as they boost their presence in the Australasian market.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Lufthansa intend to form a revenue-sharing joint venture (JV) partnership, following the trend of major airlines aligning themselves more closely within global alliances.
Korean airports will postpone all takeoffs and landings at airports nationwide for 40 minutes Nov. 12 to give students a low-noise opportunity as they take an important college test.
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will introduce a direct ticketing system through some 11,000 franchised retail outlets across the country's 18,000-plus islands.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused United Airlines of “unlawfully seeking to maintain a monopoly” at Newark International Airport (EWR) and filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against the carrier.
Low-cost carrier Flydubai plans to keep a small sub-fleet of all-economy aircraft even though its move into offering business class is considered a success, according to CEO Gaith Al Gaith.
