Test flights of the re-engined Boeing 737MAX aircraft, suspended due to engine checks for defects, were resumed on May 12 – just two days after the suspension, Reuters reports. Boeing informed that only the aircraft that did not raise any doubts about their technical condition were returned in the air. The flights of Boeing 737 […]
AirAsia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Everbright and Henan Government Working Group to establish a low-cost carrier (LCC) in China. It outlines how the parties will incorporate a joint venture to be known as AirAsia (China) for the purposes of operating a low-cost aviation business based in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan […]
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand announced that flag carrier Thai Airways International has been recertified to the international safety standards of ICAO on May 8. Thai Airways is the third of Thailand’s international airlines to receive its AOC recertification as part of CAAT’s recertification program, in partnership with CAA International, the advisory arm of […]
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group welcomed around 11.2 million passengers in April 2017. This shows an increase of 25.1% compared to the previous year’s month. The available seat kilometers were up 15.8% over the previous year, at the same time, sales increased by 25.2%. The seat load factor improved accordingly, rising 6.2 percentage points […]
Atlanta, Georgia-based Delta Air Lines has placed an incremental order for 30 firm A321ceo aircraft. This order follows three previous Delta orders for the current engine option version of the largest Airbus A320 Family member. The airline took delivery of its first A321 in March of last year and has now ordered a total of […]
United States may prohibit laptops in carry-on baggage on flights departing from Europe. American authorities may forbid any electronics, larger than conventional smartphones, on flights from the Old World, Reuters informs with a reference to sources in the U.S. Government. The extension of the ban would also affect US carriers, such as United Airlines, Delta Air […]
Qatar Airways Cargo, the cargo carrier introduces its Climate Control Centre, a new transit facility for temperature-controlled shipments at Doha hub. London Heathrow will join the cargo carrier’s freighter network starting 3 June. Qatar Airways Cargo made several key announcements on the first day of Air Cargo Europe 2017, including plans to launch a transit […]
India’s largest airline IndiGo has placed a tentative order for 50 ATR 72-600 turboprop planes valued $1.3 billion at list prices as the carrier is on a mission to connect second-tier airports, according to a company statement. The first planes will see delivery by the end of 2017. IndiGo has been reluctant to participate in […]
Despite the infamous “bloodying and dragging a passenger off overbooked flight” and numerous smaller-scale scandals, the shares of United Continental Holdings have reached their all-time high, according to Chicago Business Journal. Shares of United Continental Holdings – the parent company of Chicago-based United Airlines – rose 5% (from $75.69 to $78.48) on late afternoon of […]
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr envisions his group fully taking over the problem-afflicted Air Berlin. The antitrust problems are also seen as “solvable”, but the major shareholder of the conflicted airline Etihad Airways would have to solve the debt problem. Lufthansa has always demonstrated a strong interest in taking over its national rival Air Berlin. However, […]
