New advertisements from British Airways draw attention to the hidden extras charged by low cost carriers. BA says its £49 one way fares to European destinations include onboard refreshments, allocated...
Embraer delivered its 700th E-Jet, an E190, to British Airways on Friday. The aircraft will be operated by BA CityFlyer from London City Airport. ...
Norwegian Air Shuttle has agreed to lease two Boeing 787s for 12 years from the International Lease Finance Corporation for delivery in 2012. The airline intends to launch international services from ...
You may recall that two years ago this news team stated that the Japanese domestic LCCs were looking to order A380s, that plan was delayed by the global banking crisis but now Skymark Airlines, Japan’...
PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) has announced its intention to borrow billions in pesos from several banks to finance its working capital for the next fiscal year ending March 2012. CFO Jose Gabriel Oli...
Malaysian Airline System is reported to be considering requipping its fleet with either the Airbus 350 or the Boeing 787 aircraft. Chief executive officer Tengku Azmil Zahruddin, has said he is eva...
Air India has announced it still expects to take delivery of its first Boeing 787 aircraft in June 2011, despite media reports to the contrary. “To the best of our knowledge, the delivery still stan...
A second Qantas aircraft has been forced to make an emergency landing following engine trouble on a flight to Singapore. The Boeing 747-400 turned back shortly after taking off from Changi airport. ...
Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways and seven other airline have resumed flights to Jakarta that had been suspended due to the ash from the Mount Merapi eruption. Merapi has been erupting f...
A twin-engine aircraft, operated by private airline JSAir, crashed in the military’s central ordnance depot area near Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Friday shortly after takeoff. All 21 ...
New domestic private airline in Bangladesh, Regent Airways has announced it will start flights from November 10. Mashruf Habib, managing director of Regent Airways, says: “By offering exceptional re...
Kingfisher Airlines has drawn up emergency three-month plans to restore its financial health, which involves recasting debt, flying more plans and slowing down overseas expansion. SBI Capital Mark...
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