Etihad formally takes third of Darwin
Etihad Airways has formally become a 33.3% shareholder of Swiss regional Darwin Airline, operating under the brand of Etihad Regional, following approval from Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Avi...
Etihad Airways has formally become a 33.3% shareholder of Swiss regional Darwin Airline, operating under the brand of Etihad Regional, following approval from Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Avi...
Jazeera Airways has formally submitted a LOI to acquire 35% of Kuwait Airways, which is being privatized by the government of Kuwait. The 35% stake is the maximum allowed by a single private investor ...
Iberia has announced that in coming weeks it will begin hiring to fill 120 pilot positions. This comes 11 years without accepting applications. The new pilots will join Iberia over the next two years,...
It has been reported that AirAsia Bhd is preparing to sell a minority stake in its loyalty programme joint venture, AirAsia BIG, which is owned by AirAsia and Tune Group. Unconfirmed estimates have pl...
China Eastern Airlines has reported a 15.2% growth in passenger volume in April 2015 compared to the same period last year. The carrier served a total of 7.9 million passengers - domestic passengers r...
A new regional carrier is poised to be approved by the CAAC. Colorful Guizhou Airlines is being jointly set up by Guizhou Industry Investment (Group) and Weining Country Construction Investment (Group...
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) are reported to be preparing to take a combined 33.4% stake in Skymark Airlines. Together their stake will give then veto po...
Avatar Airlines, the new start-up airline that was profiled inAirline Economics Issue 20, May/June 2014, has turned to crowdfunding to raise capital. Its crowdfunding campaign is live at www.HelpAvata...
Southwest Airlines plans to increase capacity at speed is concerning analysts and investors, which has impacted its share price. Southwest stated that its plan is to increase capacity by 7-8% compared...
Saudia Airlines has been fined €1.4m (US$1.6m) for breaching EU carbon emissions rules, making it the first big non-EU carrier to be fined for breaking EU regulations, as the Belgian government fines ...
TUI Group plans to go ahead with its previously announced plans to rebrand its five airlines under a single “TUI” brand from this Autumn. The five airlines – TUIfly (Germany), Thomson Airways (UK), Ar...
Since Alitalia has become part of the Etihad Airways equity partnership, it is now seeking to wind down its joint venture agreements with Air France-KLM. Alitalia will not renew agreements with its pr...
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