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UAL's April 2013 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) decreased 3.8% and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) decreased 2.6% versus April 2012. UAL's April 2013 consolidated load fac...

Air Canada has welcomed the launch of Automated Passport Control (APC) at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), which give US passport holders options for streamlining their airport travel experience...

For the month of April, Air Canada reported a system load factor of 82.1%, versus 83% in April 2012, a decrease of 0.9 percentage points. System traffic decreased 0.2% on a system-wide capacity incre...

Allegiant Travel Company flew slightly fewer passengers in April 2013, with a total of 629,191 – a decline of 4.3%. Revenue passenger miles for scheduled services rose by close to 4% however, while av...

FastJet has taken the next step towards launching its planned air service in South Africa between Johannesburg and Cape Town by leading the negotiation for its colleagues, Federal Air and fastjet hold...

An unconfirmed media report has suggested that Qatar has approached International Airlines Group with an informal offer to buy Bankia’s 12% stake. According to the Financial Times newspaper, the Qatar...

Ethiopian Airlines will start scheduled four weekly flights to Incheon International Airport in Seoul, the Republic of South Korea from June 18, 2013. Tewolde Gebremariam, Chief Executive Officer of E...

Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Airbus’ Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices. The airline becomes the first in the region to benefit...

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has received European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) approval to extend its Part 21 G and J approvals to allow the company to work on any aircraft type for both design ...

GA Telesis and Finnair have signed an agreement whereby GA Telesis will acquire a part of Finnair’s Engine Services and employ 80 engine services professionals from Finnair’s Engine Services. The deal...

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), the award-winning independent aircraft maintenance provider and a division of The Monarch Group, has reached another key milestone in the construction of its new 1...

Airlines will benefit from lower insurance costs after claims declined for a third year running as reduced accident rates and increased competition among insurers keep premiums down, according to a re...