Captain Samir M. Al Sayed Al Hashemi, chairman and chief executive officer of Legacy Aviation, an aviation consulting firm, is organising start-up funds of up to $40 million (Dh146.8 million) to kick-...
German authorities have denied fifth-freedom rights for Russia’s AirBridge Cargo’s Frankfurt to Chicago route. Despite the failure of negotiations on the fifth-freedom rights Russia and Germany did ag...
UK based airlines have renewed their calls to stop Air Passenger Duty (an excise duty charged on the carriage of passengers flying on an aircraft with an authorised take off weight of more than ten to...
Ryanair has filed a formal complaint with the European Court after discovering European Union officials are barred from using low-cost airlines. The airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary found tha...
Danish Cimber Sterling airline controlled by Ukrainian businessman Ihor Kolomoisky has said that the total passenger traffic from its own operations in February decreased by 20% from 2011 levels, to 1...
Air Berlin’s passenger numbers fell 4.1% in February. The fall is blamed on reductions in capacity which totaled some 9.4%. Accumulated fleet capacity utilization increased by 4.2% to 75.6% compared t...
In a big deal for Bombardier they have managed to capture an order from an airline in Europe that currently operate ATR aircraft……Polish airline EuroLOT has signed a firm order to acquire eight Bombar...
Kingfisher Airlines has been for non-payment of dues from International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) and Cargo Accounts Settlement System (CASS). "The suspensio...
The Canadian federal government has sent disputes between Air Canada and its unions to the Canada Industrial Relations Board to assess any risks to Canadians' health and safety. Labor Minister Lisa Ra...
IATA Director General Tony Tyler has complained about the increasing US regulatory interference in the business of airlines, calling it a retreat from the free market principles that are the basis of ...
At its annual Aviation Forecast Conference, the FAA projected that US airlines will grow passenger capacity at an annual average rate of 3.1% over the next two decades, reaching 1.89 trillion ASMs by ...
Etihad Airways is adding flights to Kuwait and Dammam. From April 1, Etihad will increase frequency to Kuwait from 21 to 25 flights per week, and to Dammam from 13 to 16 flights per week, subject to r...
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