Airbus’s plan to transfer work on its A320 wings to Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has caused a stir among the members and leadership of Unite, the UK’s biggest union, which described the move as “a...
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO) has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Cathay Pacific Airways in relation to the management of the group’s airframe rotable componen...
Malaysia Airlines has ended its operations in Pakistan. The move is hoped to help stem the companies losses anticipated in 2011 and 2012. Nihal Akbar, finance head of Malaysia Airlines, said, “The dec...
A consortium of banks with exposure to state-owned Air India, led by State Bank of India and including IDBI and Bank of Baroda, has rejected a proposal to convert 60% of the carrier's $4 billion debt ...
Hawaiian Airlines is planning nonstop flights between Osaka and Honolulu by operating a new A330 on the route. The 294-seat aircraft will mean the addition of nearly 11,000 seats each year to the Osak...
The Indian home ministry has declared no objections to an increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indian airlines to 26% proposed by the civil aviation ministry in November. However before it c...
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has decided to add more business class seats to its A380, which is set to fly between Kuala Lumpur and London from July 1. The airline originally allocated 52 business class se...
Budget airline Jetstar has announced new services to Tokyo, Manila and Singapore. From March 25 a new four-times weekly service will fly from Darwin into Manila and onto Tokyo. The current Darwin-to-S...
A consultation paper from Bangalore airport operator Bangalore Airport International Ltd (BIAL) has proposed shutting the airport for maintenance seven hours a day, every day for 55 days. The shutdown...
Jet Airways is planning to go ahead with its long-held plan to merge its no-frills brands JetLite and Jet Konnect and operate both under the brand name of Jet Konnect. No date has been announced rega...
Three local Indonesian airlines including PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Merpati), PT Nusantara Buana Air (NBA), and PT Asi Pudjiastuti Aviation (Susi Air) have won the government’s tender to serve ne...
The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has warned budget carrier IndiGo for flouting safety norms on a number of occasions. "Fast growth induction plan of the fleet in the organisatio...
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