Hainan Airlines has announced plans to inject CNY980 million ($153 million)-worth of capital into Tianjin Airlines, raising the latter’s capital to CNY7350 million ($1.14bn). Following the capital inj...
AirAsia has stated plans to launch a LCC in association with Japan’s largest online retailer, Rakuten. The new airline will be AirAsia’s second attempt to enter the Japanese market. The new carrier, A...
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has stated it will place VietJet under supervision for one month, after the recent incident involving a VietJet A320 landing at the wrong airport. Vietna...
South Korean air carrier Jin Air has stated it expects to double the size of its fleet by the end of 2015, and to start low-cost long-haul services. Jin Air is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korean Air ...
China’s HNA Group has announced plans to add another airline startup to its portfolio, with the launch of Guilin Airlines, based in Guilin, southern China. Guilin Airlines will be a joint venture form...
SriLankan Airlines has joined the Oneworld Alliance codeshare partnership. Oneworld CEO Bruce Ashby said: “Oneworld has always strived to be the first choice for frequent travellers. We are proud to w...
Australian airline Regional Express has lost its case against Dubbo City Council over the introduction of passenger security screening at Dubbo Regional Airport in 2013. The airline objected to the co...
Hong Kong Airport Authority has announced that its revenue increased 12.8% to HK$14.81bn during FY2013/14. The increases were attributed to growing traffic, higher retail concessions revenue and effec...
Virgin Australia has returned nine Embraer 190s to service after the aircraft were grounded by the discovery of a fault with engine mounting bolts. Embraer subsequently issued an ‘alert service bullet...
A new search area has been announced for MH370, that disappeared in March. Australian officials have stated that the aircraft was “highly likely” to have been on autopilot before it crashed in the sou...
Mitsubishi Aircraft has mounted the Pratt & Whitney PW1200G geared turbofan (GTF) engine onto the first MRJ flight test aircraft, in preparation for the type’s first flight in early 2015. P&W delivere...
Embraer has announced that Tianjin Airlines will be the launch customer for the AHEAD-PRO (Aircraft Health Analysis and Diagnosis - PROgnosis) diagnostic system in China. The system will be installed ...
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