Flight attendants at Silver Airways will join the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), a move that may increase costs at the Florida-based company as it transitions to a new business model.
Singapore low-cost carrier Scoot expects to take delivery of the first of its Boeing 787-9 orders in the second half of January, which will trigger the start of a rapid fleet replacement program.
Cyprus Airways suspended operations on Friday, after the European Commission (EC) ordered it to pay back over €65 million ($76.9 million) in illegal state aid, plus interest.
The Indonesian military is endeavoring to lift the tail section of the crashed Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320-200 out of the Java Sea, and search and rescue officials are hopeful of finding the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR).
New Canadian ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC) Jetlines remains on track to launch in mid-2015 with two used Boeing 737 Classic aircraft flying short-haul routes from Vancouver International Airport, according to a recently released prospectus.
Fastjet has completed the first phase of its Zambian air operator’s certificate (AOC) application, taking the group a small step closer to realizing its pan-African ambitions.
Chinese carriers are expected to transport 430 million passengers in 2015, up 10% from 390 million in 2014 due to the continuous growth of China’ economic development, according to Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
South Korean low-cost carriers (LCCs) are ramping up international services to Guam, with two airlines launching routes from the southern city of Busan.
Global air passenger traffic demand grew 6% in November, driven substantially by surging 6.9% year-over-year domestic travel growth, particularly in China (up 15.4% year-over-year) and India (up 14.2% YOY), according to IATA’s November Air Passenger Market Analysis Report.
The worldwide air freight market grew 4.2% year-over-year in November, largely delivered by carriers in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions, according to IATA’s November Air Freight Market Analysis.
While it has been nearly six years since the last fatal crash involving a US commercial airline, US transportation secretary Anthony Foxx said there is still room to improve.
Germany’s Lufthansa Group has completed the transfer to low-cost subsidiary Germanwings of European point-to-point routes that do not operate from Lufthansa’s Frankfurt or Munich hubs.
Boeing announced it is finalizing terms and working toward a purchase agreement with Azerbaijan-based cargo carrier Silk Way West for three 747-8 freighters.
Brussels Airlines this year will operate 824 charter flights for leisure specialist Thomas Cook, up 26% year-over-year, as the two companies strengthen their strategic ties.
Aer Lingus CEO Christoph Mueller will step down Feb. 28 to take up his new role as CEO of Malaysia Airlines, accelerating the end of his original contract.
The German Civil Aviation Authority (LBA) suspended the air operator’s certificate (AOC) for Hamburg Airways shortly before Christmas, several German media outlets have reported.
