Japan budget airlines competition hots up
From October 31, AirAsia X plans to begin regular international flights from Haneda Airport. Since the de-regulation of the aviation sector, the Japanese government has encouraged more low-cost carrie...
From October 31, AirAsia X plans to begin regular international flights from Haneda Airport. Since the de-regulation of the aviation sector, the Japanese government has encouraged more low-cost carrie...
Indian low cost Go Airlines plans to fly to Pune once its tenth Airbus A320 is delivered on October 2. All being well, the airline will begin flights to Pune on that day. The airline recently added Pa...
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways has signed a new code-share agreement with Seattle-based Alaska Airlines. Cathay states that the agreement would further boost connections between North America,...
Mexicana de Aviacion has announced plans to eliminate half of its workforce and reduce its routes and fleet of aircraft by 70% with a view to resuming operations in December. Union sources in local pr...
Two Bombardier aircraft have had to make emergency landings in less than a week because of a landing gear problem. On Tuesday pilots of a Skywest Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft landing at General...
Delta Air Lines 50,000 employees are voting to decide whether it will become more unionised. The airline is the only large carrier in the US to be mostly nonunion. Only the pilots are represented by a...
UAE flat carrier Etihad has opened a new office in Turkey, demonstrating the importance of the country as a destination. Fatos Kutay, Etihad’s director in Turkey, said the company contributed to impro...
Turkish Airlines has taken delivery of a Airbus A330-300 and a A330-200 Freighter, both are powered by Rolls Royce engines. The A330-300 joins Turkish Airlines’ existing passenger aircraft fleet of A3...
British Airways has returned to active service two of the eight 747-400 aircraft it grounded during the recession. Demand for travel is rising and BA is keen to take advantage of the upturn to release...
Thai airline, Nok Air, has taken delivery of a Boeing 737-400 from Dublin based lessor, AWAS. The aircraft will run on domestic Thai routes. ”We already have six 737-400s and are continuing to expand ...
Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot plans to increase its passenger traffic fourfold through the creation of budget and charter airlines. Aeroflot already announced earlier this year its intention to c...
Taiwan-based China Airlines has announced it is planning to join SkyTeam Alliance in mid-2011. Such a move would help the airline boost passenger revenue by 2% a year due to expanded routes and confir...
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