Korea’s longest established low-cost carrier (LCC) T’way Air has been granted a Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) by the US Department of Transportation.
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Corp. is pushing Superjet SSJ100 aircraft sales in Southeast Asia as part of a new strategy to expand its emerging market commercial sector sales by 30%.
The coalition led by the three US legacy carriers and organized labor is asking the US government to request the three Gulf airlines freeze capacity to the US.
Virgin America CEO David Cush predicted big fare increases by US airlines, and urged the US government to protect the “competitive structure” of the industry.
Asia-Pacific airlines carried a record 23.7 million international passengers in July, up 6.5% year-over-year, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
China Southern Airlines reported a 2015 first-half net profit of CNY3.48 billion ($567.8 million), reversed from a net loss of CNY1.02 billion in the year-ago period.
Swedish private equity fund EQT VI will take a majority stake in Denmark-based regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) as the latter aims to raise capital for further expansion.
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB), the new entity spawned from the crisis-hit Malaysia Airlines, has been granted an air operator’s certificate (AOC) by the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation (DCA).
Philippine Airlines (PAL) says it is apprehensive about the ongoing air services negotiations between the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), echoing concerns raised by some US carriers about what it describes as “the unfair practices of UAE carriers”.
Lufthansa Group will take delivery of its first Airbus A320neo towards the end of 2015 and not in early 2016 as previously anticipated, an airline spokesperson in Frankfurt has confirmed to ATW.
The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) has said it will publish its final report on the investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on Oct. 13, 2015.
