American Airlines passenger traffic in March rose slightly – 0.8% – however its aircraft were less full because the airline has added seats at a faster rate. American increased passenger-carrying capa...
Asian and European carriers have now confirmed that they will be examining their 737-300 aircraft as a precaution after cracks expanded into a hole on a Southwest Airlines plane last week. Boeing has ...
Boeing and Qatar Airways yesterday announced orders for three 777 Freighters and two 777-300ERs. The orders are valued at $1.4 billion at list prices. The 777 Freighter order was previously accounted...
Easyjet has reported a jump of 12% in its passenger figures for March over the same period in 2010. Ryanair’s figures are also up by 8%. International Airlines Group, British Airways and Iberia parent...
WestJet has reported strong passenger numbers in March despite increasing fares to cover rising fuel costs. Load factors were at 84.8%, while traffic, based on revenue passenger miles, was up 13.3% fo...
American Eagle has launched four new daily round-trip flights between Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and Los Angeles International Airport using a 63-seat Bombardier CRJ-700. “We’re delighted to launch ou...
Expedia has confirmed it will begin selling tickets for American Airlines after the pair resolved a long-running dispute over how the airline’s tickets are sold. In January, American Airlines cut ties...
Delta Air Lines and American Airlines have both reported low traffic gains for the month of March in addition to flying emptier aircraft as they beef up capacity. Delta said traffic rose 0.5% in March...
Ryanair has announced cuts of up to 80% at its Alicante base from October 2011, following AENA Alicante’s (ALC’s) decision last week to force passengers to board via airbridges instead of stairs. Ryan...
Singapore Airlines has eliminated extra stops on Tokyo flights introduced after the March 11 earthquake. Flights serving Haneda Airport and Narita Airport are now operating non-stop. Qantas Airways an...
New regulations governing duty hours for pilots in India could mean that airlines may need to hire 15-20% more pilots than they currently have on their rolls. Government officials have stated that the...
A United Airlines aircraft was forced to turn back following take off from Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans yesterday to make an emergency landing after reports of smoke in the coc...
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