Jakarta-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Mandala Airlines (RI) is expanding its international network with flights to Bangkok (BKK), its third international destination after Singapore (SIN) and Kuala Lumpur, the Indonesian carrier said in a statement.
California-based Virgin America (VX) has announced an interline agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL), connecting their networks across North American and Asian routes.
Aeroméxico (AM) will invest $30 million on a new maintenance facility at its Mexico City hub, which is scheduled to open in September, CEO Andrés Conesa told local media.
Airbus’ final assembly line at its Tianjin, China, factory is scheduled to deliver its 100th A320 this fall but the manufacturer has yet to secure a partner for its continued operation past 2016.
Fair Work Australia (FWA) has upheld Qantas’ (QF) position that pre-flight safety checks on Airbus A330 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft are no longer required on every flight.
Kenya Airways ‘ (KQ) profit dropped more than 50% for the year ended March 31, compared to the year-ago period as the airline felt the effects of high fuel prices, the crisis in the eurozone and generally weak economic conditions.
Eastern Airways has taken delivery of a second Embraer E-145 regional aircraft, increasing the number of Embraer jets in its fleet to four. Avolon has received the first of 12 Boeing 737-800NextGens it has on order. The aircraft will be operated by the Dublin-based leasing company’s airline customer, Japan Airlines.
AirAsia Japan (JW) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft. Japan’s newest LCC will have four single-aisle jets by year end, the carrier said in a statement.
Santiago de Chile-based LAN Airlines and Brazil's TAM have extended to June 21 the share exchange offer, part of the merger process between the two carriers under LATAM Airlines Group.
US Airways (US) chairman and CEO Doug Parker said Thursday that rival American Airlines (AA) is saddled with “a structural weakness that bankruptcy can’t fix,” and again called for Dallas/Fort Worth-based AA to consider a merger with Phoenix-based US.
Singapore Airlines (SQ) is among customers for a batch of orders for new full-flight simulators (FFS) placed with CAE, the Canadian simulation and training company announced Thursday.
Air China (CA) will expand its fleet to about 700 aircraft by taking delivery of approximately 150-200 aircraft annually in the next five years, increasing capacity by around 10%, according to CA chairman Wang Changshun.
Alaska Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) on a new six-year contract covering the carrier's 587 ramp service and stores agents.
Air Berlin (AB) said it has exceeded the first-quarter target set by its cost-cutting Shape & Size program and has increased its full-year target by €25 million ($31.3 million) to €225 million at the EBIT level.
Air France (AF) has implemented codeshare agreements with West Africa’s Air Burkina (2J) and SN Air Mali (I5), giving those carriers a quota of seats on daily AF flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Bamako (BKO) and Ouagadougou (OUA), respectively.
Air Mauritius (MK) has reported a full-year net loss of €29.2 million ($36.5 million) for FY2011-12, reversed from a profit of €9.9 million in the previous year.
Dubai-based Emirates Airline (EK) is experiencing “enormous” operations problems and has lost nearly $100 million from necessary modifications to repair wing rib cracks on its in-service Airbus A380s.
