The row over company strategy between easyJet’s board and Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has taken an unexpected turn, with its founder and largest shareholder telling the board yesterday that he “intends t...
Jetstar is selling limited $7 fares today to promote its new Wellington-to-Queenstown route in a bid to further breach Air New Zealand's hold on the domestic market. Jetstar is also opening up a twice...
United and Continental Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association International, are preparing to rally in New York's financial district this week. According to a press release fr...
Oman Air has financed its purchase of two Embraer E175 worth $52mn with a loan from BankDhofar. Oman Air has five of the Brazilian jets on order and will be looking at other local banks to support the...
RwandAir plans to increase the frequency of flights to Nairobi from three times a day to five. It also plans to diversify routes to West Africa and Asia, as well as grow its fleet from seven to 18 air...
Qatar Airways is planning to fly to and from Entebbe International Airport in Uganda in November this year. Pritt Chibole, the commercial manager Qatar Airways said it chose to add Uganda to its netw...
Emirates has indicated it has not yet seen a downturn in business travel. Bookings remain strong despite other airlines reporting sales are down due to the worsening economic environment. "As yet, fin...
Saudi Airlines Cargo is expanding its main deck capacity to the USA out of Europe. The airline offers three 747 freighter flights per week to New York (JFK) and Houston (IAH) from their European hub i...
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana has opened a new internationally approved engineering facility in Almaty. The facility is equipped to handle non-destructive testing and repairs to wheels, batteries and aircra...
Turkish Airlines has started to offer live, inflight television on trans-Atlantic flights following the delivery of its first Boeing 777, which is factory fitted with Ku band connectivity. THY plans t...
Airbus has indicated it is considering accelerating production of the A320 to 50 aircraft a month to meet projections for Asian demand. The European manufacturer plans to increase production soon to 4...
Singapore-listed low cost carrier Tiger Airways Holdings said it has signed a deal to buy a 33% equity stake in Indonesia's PT Mandala Airlines. The restructured airline is due to fly soon after the a...
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