The Irish Independent has reported that Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe is considering a draft version of a report compiled on the potential sale of the government’s stake in Aer Lingus to IAG. Don...
Low-cost airline easyJet is expected to announce half-year profits of £7.5 million tomorrow due to a rise in passenger numbers and revenues. For the same period last year, easyJet posted a loss of £53...
In the first four months of 2015, Xi'an Xianyang International Airport has reported that aircraft movements rose 11.6% to 83,734, while the number of passengers served rose by 17.1% to 10.34 million. ...
From June 1, China Southern Airlines will withdraw its 1% commission on domestic tickets booked by travel agents, excluding flights to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Local media speculate that Air China...
Tibet Airlines is awaiting approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to open new international routes. “We are scheduled to introduce two aircraft this year and take delivery of ...
JAL Group (JAL) has reported an 8.6% increase in international passengers travelling during the annual Japanese "Golden Week" vacation from April 28 to May 6, 2015. There was a 6.7% increase in domest...
At the Phoenix International Aviation Symposium, American Airlines VP-network planning Charles Schubert said that there was currently no direct replacement for the 757. He said that the A330neo was th...
Copa Holdings reported net income of US$113.1 million for the first quarter of 2015, or diluted earnings per share (EPS) of US$2.57. Excluding special items, Copa Holdings would have reported an adju...
Southwest Airlines flew 9.9 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in April 2015, an 8.6% increase from the 9.1 billion RPMs flown in April 2014. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 6.7% to 11.9 bil...
Virgin America preliminary operational results for April 2015 show the airline’s traffic (measured in revenue passenger miles) increased 2.8% on capacity (measured in available seat miles) that was 1....
Claude Kirongozi, director general of Congo Airways, the Democratic Republic of Congo's new national airline, has promised cheaper and safer air travel in the country notorious for lax safety standard...
Some 224 EgyptAir pilots have threatened to resign after disputes with the company. Egypt's pilot syndicate said that the civil aviation authority had broken labour law by stipulating pilots can fly u...
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