Continuing the trend that has been prevalent for many quarters, although the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is predicting a modest improvement in its outlook for the 2013 financial per...
The past seven days has seen a rush of very large aircraft orders. Each order, even with a drastic discounting (which there has been), would constitute more than enough money to bail out Cyprus. Anywa...
It is the start of a new week and we are rolling fast towards the Easter break, thus it is a good time to start thinking about what is on the horizon and what could be making the news or changing fort...
Westjet will likely despair at the news that Ottawa is to help Air Canada deal with its $4.2bn deficit in its pension plan. The rules imposed on Air Canada in exchange for the relief set limits on exe...
EU airlines that cancel flights will have to book passengers on a rival carrier if they cannot offer an aircraft of their own within 12 hours. This rule is buried within EU261 a consumer charter going...
Boeing has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the company's plan to test and certify improvements to the 787's battery system. Successful completion of each step wi...
An airline is reported to being under investigation for any involvement in the sale of one of its older aircraft that ended up in Iran. Financial services firms are only too aware of the importance of...
Firstly well done to Beverly Goulet of American Airlines (see Americas section below) who was on the Aviation 100 winners list for the American Airlines restructuring, she will be making an appearance...
China Eastern Airlines has made it clear that it will look to establish a low-cost carrier on the Chinese mainland if the JetStar Hong Kong joint venture with Qantas goes well. In effect JetStar Hong ...
For a bankrupt carrier, American Airlines has shown its worth with two tranches of enhanced equipment trust certificates (EETC) worth $663,378,000 pricing at a record low yesterday. The $506.7 million...
For a bankrupt carrier, American Airlines has shown its worth with two tranches of enhanced equipment trust certificates (EETC) worth $663,378,000 pricing at a record low yesterday. The $506.7 million...
As we mentioned here in December 2012 and January 2013, the problem with the 787 is that airlines marketed the aircraft directly to customers. Firms that had proudly advertised the 787 as being the mo...
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