Wizz Air’s fleet has reached 100 aircraft, a milestone the fast-growing Central and Eastern European LCC celebrated by unveiling a special livery on an Airbus A321 in Budapest.
Saudi Arabian Airlines’ freight arm, Saudia Cargo, has signed agreements that will see it more than double the size of its cargo base at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA).
Air New Zealand expects that additional leased aircraft will enable it to fulfill its network plans despite having to ground some of its Boeing 787s because of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine problems.
Hawaiian Airlines is pleased with the performance of its initial Airbus A321neos and expects to have 11 of the aircraft by the end of this year, CEO Peter Ingram said.
With the first two E190-E2s flying with Norwegian regional airline Wideroe, Embraer hopes it will bring strong sales momentum to the upcoming Farnborough Air Show.
IATA downgraded its 2018 profit forecast for the global airline industry, projecting airlines will collectively earn $33.8 billion this year, down 12% from the $38.4 billion predicted in December 2017.
The early success of Qantas’ new Perth-London Heathrow nonstop service is encouraging the Australian airline to consider other cities for ultra-long haul flights.
Iran Air expects to take delivery of 11 new aircraft in 2018, but is up against a tight time window because of renewed sanctions against Iran that are expected to come into force in early August.
Japan Airlines (JAL) intends to experiment with different business models for the new hybrid subsidiary carrier it is planning to launch, JAL director Masaru Onishi said.
Star Alliance is beginning to implement a digital services platform (DSP) that will allow passengers to do things such as track their bags and complete seat assignments when they buy an interline ticket that goes across alliance airlines. But when the process will be completed is not clear.
Rising oil prices are causing short-term pain for many airlines, but ultimately yields will improve to compensate, the head of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) believes.
French hotel chain AccorHotels has confirmed an interest in buying a minority stake in Air France-KLM in what could evolve into a major transformation of the European legacy airline group.
Airbus Commercial Aircraft president Guillaume Faury expects the company to have produced around 100 A320neo family aircraft by end of June that will then have to wait for engines to be attached.
Despite its debt, China’s HNA Group is looking to acquire 100 COMAC ARJ21s and 200 C919s after signing a strategic cooperation agreement with COMAC June 2.
Full-service global carriers are moving away from the often-destructive strategy of competing on price, instead using product offerings to wage battles for long-term customers.
