Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has cautioned that its latest Boeing 787s could be delayed by up to a few weeks after hairline cracks were discovered in the wing ribs of some in-production Dreamliners.
Air France has outlined plans for a further 1,100 voluntary redundancies, comprising 350 flight deck and 750 cabin crew positions, adding to 8,031 staff who have already left the company.
Iceland-based low-cost carrier WOW Air is taking another approach to launch flights to the US in 2015 after it was denied slots at Reykjavik-Keflavik Airport this year.
Russia’s Gazpromavia Airline launched Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100LR services last week from Moscow Vnukovo Airport to Sovetsky, a city in the Khanty-Mansiysk region of Western Siberia.
International search efforts have been unable to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777-200 some 36 hours after it vanished. Finding the aircraft remains the top priority, but attention is also being paid to two passengers who boarded the flight using stolen passports.
The flight crew of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 did not issue a distress call or indicate any type of emergency, the flag carrier says.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has given more details about its new Saudi Arabia-based regional carrier Al Maha Airways, which was announced at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan.17.
Codeshare partners Singapore Airlines (SQ) and Turkish Airlines (TK) will extend their links in what could be the first of a new tranche of partnerships for Singapore Airlines.
International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) has closed a new senior secured term loan of $1.5 billion, “the largest such deal by any aircraft lessor to date,” ILFC SVP & treasurer Pamela Hendry said.
January global passenger traffic increased 8% year-over-year, “a strong start, with travel demand accelerating over the healthy results achieved in 2013,” IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler said in IATA’s Air Passenger Market Analysis.
Ethiopian Airlines is eyeing new services to Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia using its Boeing 787 fleet, as glitches that have affected the type start to subside.
Air France will increase overall capacity 1.2% over the forthcoming summer season, with most growth focused on long-haul routes at the expense of middle-haul sectors.
