Macquarie AirFinance has sold a number of aircraft from part of its purchase of the ILFC portfolio. On September 24 it sold A320-200 MSN 1973 South Jet One Limited and on September 27 closed the purch...
Airbus confirmed it had delivered 45 of its narrow and wide-bodied aircraft in September, brining its yearly total to date to 380. The manufacturer booked 78 orders last month, bringing total orders f...
Net profits for Aeroflot for the first half of 2010 were up 24% to $17.5 million compared to the same period in 2009. Revenue was also up for the Russian carrier by 27% to $1.854 million, with an incr...
Virgin Atlantic is expanding its service between Ghana and London, due to increased demand over the winter period. An extra flight will run from December 11 to January 9, increasing Virgin Atlantic fl...
Despite ambitious growth plans, Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has stated that he is not in active negotiations with Boeing and Airbus to buy new aircraft. By 2015, Ryanair expects to fly 100...
Monarch Airlines has announced it has selected Revenue Management Systems airRM software for revenue management, inventory control, and reporting tools. airRM will help Monarch identify sales opportu...
British Airways has announced it will enhance the existing Boeing Airplane Health Management (AHM) system it is currently operating on its fleet of 777s and 747-400 Aircraft. Enhancements to the AHM s...
Lithuanian airline Star1 Airlines has filed for bankruptcy after a flurry of legal claims when its only aircraft was detained in Dublin last week. The Star Team Group stated in a press release that it...
John Rishton is to become replace the outgoing Sir John Rose as chief executive officer at Rolls-Royce. Rose announced last week that he will retire at the end of March 2011. Rishton has been a non-e...
A BA aircraft destined for New York City made an emergency diversion back to its departure airport Heathrow after reports a cabin door handle was moving. The diversion prompted initial worries of a te...
The rise in passenger tax by the UK Government from November 1 has the potential to cause thousands of job losses, say UK airlines. The British Air Transport Association has warned that the significan...
The first of two ex-BA Connect and Flybe ERJ-145 has been delivered to Airstream International. The airline took delivery of the aircraft in Semeyavia in Kazakhstan. This marks the first time the airl...
We're Social