Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will halt daily flights between Sydney and Hong Kong from May. The decision has been blamed on increased costs and a weakening Australian dollar. "These are still...
The European Commission is investigating the latest plan to rescue Cyprus Airways and is considering whether the €102 million in state aid – which includes a €31.3m ($42.4m) capital injection granted ...
In 2014, Athens International Airport will benefit from 150 newly established airline routes from Athens to start in the summer season. Aegean Airlines has increased its seat capacity for internationa...
The International Bureau of Aviation (IBA Group) has announced a number of new personnel to manage the surge in demand for its expert Asset Management Services. IBA Group’s much acclaimed Business Jet...
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) is the first Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) within the UK to install a set of ‘Sharklet’ wing tips devices by retrofit on Airbus A320 family aircraft. The re...
VEB Leasing has mandated Apple Bank, Credit Agricole (CA-CIB) and Goldman Sachs for the financing of six B777-300ER under an US Export–Import Bank (US Ex-Im) guaranteed loan. All the widebodies will b...
AWAS has delivered on lease to Thai Airways, the fifth of nine new A320 aircraft from its order pipeline. Thai Airways will use this new passenger aircraft to expand their successful regional subsidia...
Aeroflot has taken delivery of its sixth full-specification Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100). The plane has been named in honour of Dmitry Ezersky, one of the great figures in the history of Russian avia...
Low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines will launch new routes from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen to Spain’s Madrid and Germany’s Frankfurt in March 2014. Frankfurt is Pegasus’ 7th destination in Germany, followin...
Lufthansa is seeking to block any agreement between Alitalia and Etihad Airways since any tie-up would amount to unfair competition since it involves subsidies from state-owned companies from outside ...
The German Vereinigung Cockpit union is currently balloting its members over whether Lufthansa and Germanwings pilots should strike over the continuing dispute over pay. The results will be announced ...
Global technology company Sabre has renewed a multi-year technology agreement with Turkish Airlines to market its products and services in the Sabre global distribution system. Under this agreement, S...
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