It appears increasingly unlikely that Australian lawmakers will support a proposal to allow foreign carriers to serve domestic markets in the north of the country.
Ryanair plans to introduce inflight Wi-Fi within two years and is likely to add some form of interlining within five years, according to chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs.
This table shows the current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
Fitch Ratings has given Etihad Airways a long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘A’ with a Stable Outlook, providing “further independent recognition of the strength of this business and of our strategy,” according to the airline’s CEO.
African low-cost carrier (LCC) Fastjet recorded a group loss after tax of $72 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2014, compared to a restated post-tax loss of $55.2 million for the preceding year.
Ten more airports worldwide have been added to those approved by the US authorities to offer pre-clearance facilities to passengers heading for the US, following efforts to expand throughput at Abu Dhabi Airport earlier this year.
Shenzhen Airlines, a subsidiary of Air China and a Star Alliance member, has agreed to buy 46 Boeing 737s, according to an Air China filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
JetBlue Airways is hitting back hard against the US carriers seeking to limit the Gulf airlines’ access to the US, urging the Department of Transportation (DOT) not to bow to pressure to curtail Open Skies.
Hangzhou-based YTO Express has received an operating license from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to launch its own cargo subsidiary, YTO Cargo Airlines.
The first Airbus A350 XWB destined for Vietnam Airlines flew June 1, beginning a rapid ramp-up of A350 production that will see three new operators take delivery of the aircraft this year.
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia may be forced to add a stopover to its recently introduced Jakarta-Amsterdam nonstop service as a result of runway certification problems at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta.
Qatar Airways plans to launch its first three US Airbus A350 XWB services from Doha Hamad International Airport to Philadelphia on Jan. 1, 2016, followed by daily flights to New York JFK and Boston on March 1 and March 16, 2016, respectively.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has formally become a 33.3% shareholder of Swiss regional Darwin Airline, operating under the brand of Etihad Regional, following approval from Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA).
Frontier Airlines has placed a firm order for 10 Airbus A321ceo and two A320ceo aircraft. This is the second time in less than a year the Denver, Colorado-based airline has ordered the A321, the largest member of the A320 family.
New Malaysian flag carrier—provisionally called MAS Bhd—has now said it will retain at least some of its full-service international routes, and will also keep domestic and cargo services from the operating assets of the old Malaysia Airlines System (MAS) airline group.
East Africa-based Air Djibouti, the Republic of Djibouti’s new national carrier, has confirmed it is on schedule to commence cargo operations later this year and add passenger services in 2016.
