Okinawa-based Japan Transocean Air (JTA), a member of JAL Group, has selected 12 Boeing 737-800 aircraft in an order valued at $1.1 billion at list prices.
Alaska Airlines plans to maintain its independence despite the growing competitive challenges from a consolidated US airline industry and more carriers joining global alliances.
Indonesia is shaping up as a major potential market for future variants of Bombardier’s Q400 turboprop—particularly the newly announced Combi version—according to Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Mike Arcamone.
In the increasingly bitter war of words between London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports—fueled by the ongoing Airports Commission study into the UK’s future runway capacity needs—Heathrow has cited Garuda Indonesia’s withdrawal of its planned direct London service as evidence that only a hub can sustain long-haul routes.
Air China has reported a 2013 net profit of CNY3.26 billion ($530 million) based on international accounting standards, down 32% compared to a net income of CNY4.82 billion in 2012.
Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL posted a full-year 2013 net loss of BRL724.6 million ($306.4 million), cutting by more than half (52.1%) the BRL1.51 billion loss the airline posted in 2012.
New satellite images from over the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 have identified 122 potential objects of interest in the ocean.
China Aviation Supplies Holding Co. (CAS) has signed a general terms agreement to purchase 70 Airbus aircraft, comprising 43 A320 family aircraft and 27 A330s as part of a deal to extend the A320 assembly at its Tianjin final assembly line (FAL) for 10 years.
Seven major German airports—including Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Stuttgart and Hanover—will be affected by German public services trade union Verdi strike over wages on Thursday.
Virgin America posted a net income of $10.1 million for the full year 2013, reversed from a net loss of $145.4 million in 2012, its first full year of profitability.
Singapore’s Changi Airport is stepping up passenger security in light of possible lapses revealed in the aftermath of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200, flight MH370.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published its final decision on future economic regulation of Stansted Airport, and confirmed the airport will not require an economic regulation license for any of its passenger and cargo services from April.
