E-commerce, overcrowded routes and new tourism demographics are just a few of the reasons behind strong demands for ATR aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region.
With the deadline fast approaching for the US Congress to pass legislation reauthorizing the FAA, it appears increasingly likely that lawmakers will approve another short-term extension for the agency, according a source familiar with the matter.
A rapid expansion in aircraft fleets is expected to give the Asia-Pacific region the highest growth rate for all types of aviation workers over the next 20 years, according to a new Boeing report.
A Capital Airlines Airbus A320, en route from Beijing Capital Airport to Macau International Airport, lost its nose gear wheels and sustained severe engine damage in a landing attempt at Macau.
Icelandair president & CEO Björgólfur Jóhannsson resigned Aug. 27 as the group further lowered its EBITDA guidance for 2018 to $80-$100 million, down by about 50% since the beginning of the year.
Kuwaiti hybrid carrier Wataniya Airways has been told by the country’s regulator to improve its standards of service or potentially face closure, according to a report from state-run news agency KUNA.
Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group will overhaul the interior of over 200 aircraft—two-thirds of its global fleet—over the next two years, in an investment of $400 million, the company said during its 2Q 2018 quarterly operations call.
Royal Schiphol Group, operator of Amsterdam Schiphol, has said that the two sides in an ongoing industrial dispute at the airport must get together “with extreme urgency” to avert a threatened 24-hour strike.
Amidst an ongoing expansion project expected to double its annual passenger throughput capacity by 2025, Shanghai International Airport Corporation reported a net profit of CNY2.022 billion ($305.3 million) for the first half of 2018, up 19.2% year-over-year.
The aircraft is the sixth 787-9 to enter China Southern’s fleet, but the first to seat 28 passengers in business-class, 28 in premium economy and 220 in economy.
Asia-Pacific carriers are continuing to benefit from strengthening demand despite the threat of trade protectionism, according to the region’s major airline industry group.
Japanese LCC Peach has launched a new pilot training initiative, as it looks for ways to avoid the pilot shortages that have affected Asia-Pacific airlines.
The US State Department has downgraded its travel advisory for US citizens travelling to Cuba for a second time since a “do not travel” warning went into effect in 2017.
Nordic LCC Primera Air is continuing with its long-haul expansion, adding non-stop long-haul services from Brussels to Boston, New York/Newark and Washington Dulles.
Dubai World Central handled under 1 million passengers last year. But the airport’s operators have completed an expansion that will take its capacity to 26 million.
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