Thai Airways International Public Co. has scrapped plans to form a joint venture with Tiger Airways Holdings to form Thai Tiger Airways, the low-fare joint venture carrier the companies announced last year.
News from Travel Technology Update: Sabre Travel Network plans to open an online store where travel management companies can shop for apps, in much the same way that consumers shop for apps at Apple’s App Store.
IATA has warned that the economic outlook for the airline industry has deteriorated since its June update despite the stronger-than-expected surge in the first half.
IATA has warned that the economic outlook for the airline industry has deteriorated since its June update despite the stronger-than-expected surge in the first half.
Thai Airways International Public Co. has scrapped plans to form a joint venture with Tiger Airways Holdings to form Thai Tiger Airways, the low-fare joint venture carrier the companies announced last year.
Emirates (EK) will launch Airbus A330-200 daily Dubai-Dublin service Jan 9. DUB will become EK’s 29th European destination. Germanwings plans to add 10 million additional seats for the summer schedule 2012 compared to this year’s season. The carrier will increase capacity by 40% from its bases in Cologne and Stuttgart, as well launch new routes to Pristina from Dusseldorf, Munich, Hamburg, CGN, Frankfurt, Berlin-Schonefeld and Hannover.
Lufthansa Technik Sofia, a joint venture between Germany's Lufthansa Technik and Bulgarian Aviation Group, is expanding its narrowbody hangar at Sofia Airport into a new two-bay hangar for heavy checks.
US FAA is proposing a $1.1 million civil penalty against Aviation Technical Services (ATS), of Everett, Washington state, for allegedly making improper repairs to 44 Southwest Airlines (SWA) Boeing 737-300s.
Qantas (QF) has been forced to cancel 28 flights and delay a further 27 up to 30 minutes, because of a 4-hr. baggage handlers strike scheduled for Tuesday that will affect more than 7,000 passengers.
Cargolux (CV) declined to take delivery of the first two General Electric GEnx-2B67-powered Boeing 747-8 freighters scheduled for Monday and Wednesday, citing "unresolved contractual issues between Boeing and Cargolux in respect of the aircraft."
The Asia/Pacific region will require hundreds of thousands of new commercial airline pilots and technicians over the next 20 years to support airline fleet modernization and the rapid growth of air travel, according to Boeing’s 2011 Pilot & Technician Outlook released Monday.
Airbus has forecast demand for 27,800 new commercial aircraft over the next 20 years, including 26,900 passenger aircraft (with more than 100 seats) and 900 freighters, valued at $3.5 trillion.
Cargolux (CV) declined to take delivery of the first two General Electric GEnx-2B67-powered Boeing 747-8 freighters scheduled for Monday and Wednesday, citing "unresolved contractual issues between Boeing and Cargolux in respect of the aircraft."
Qantas (QF) has been forced to cancel 28 flights and delay a further 27 up to 30 minutes, because of a 4-hr. baggage handlers strike scheduled for Tuesday that will affect more than 7,000 passengers.
US Airways remains committed to being a leader in NextGen, the US effort to establish a new-technology air traffic management system. US Airways flight technical operations captain Brian Townsend told attendees at the Avionics for NextGen Conference Sept. 13 that the carrier "remains focused as a NextGen leader.”
Lion Air took delivery of its 50th NextGen 737-900ER, painted in a special design for the occasion. The aircraft is equipped with the new Boeing Sky Interior. MASkargo, the freight subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, took delivery of its first of its four Airbus A330-200Fs, which can carry 70 tonnes of payload, with a range capability of up to 4,000 nm. The carrier said it intends to use the aircraft throughout Asia.
US Dept. of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics said the nation’s largest carriers reported only one tarmac delay of more than 3 hr. in July, compared to three in the year-ago month and 14 in June.
Air France KLM revealed its long-awaited order for new-generation, long-range aircraft Friday, stating that its board approved the order of 50 firm aircraft plus 60 options.
