AirTran Airways shareholders voted yesterday to sell the airline to Southwest for $1.4 billion. More than 98.6% of shareholders voted, with 77.5% voted for the sale. The deal still needs to be approve...
Gulf Air and budget airline Bahrain Air have both cancelled flights to Lebanon "until further notice”. Services to Iran and Iraq have also stopped following criticism of the countries of Bahrain’s han...
British airlines have accused the government of concealing an increase in flight taxes despite claims that the air passenger duty (APD) levy will be frozen for a year. The British Air Transport Associ...
Macquarie AirFinance leased one 737-700, MSN 32423, to Aeromexico on February 28. It was formerly on lease to easyJet. ...
Israeli national carrier El Al has completed a contract to order four 737-900ERs (extended range) and reserve options for future aircraft. The four-airplane order is valued at approximately $343.2 mil...
Hatfield, Hertfordshire…..BAE Systems has been selected by AviancaTaca – one of Latin America’s largest airline groupings – to exclusively remarket Fokker 100 jet airliners for sale. The Fokker 100s, ...
At an inquest into the crash of a Thai airline MD-82 aircraft at Phuket airport that killed 90 people in September 2007, is expected to hear that the airline concerned, One-Two-Go covered up failings ...
In a bid to boost growth in the regional air services sector in India, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has stated that regional carriers will be required to reach a fleet size of thre...
Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines has once again called on Boeing to give some indication this year on the possibility of a narrowbody replacement being launched by the US manufacturer. “It remain...
Following on from our news feature on Monday morning: Southwest traffic in February rises despite continuing fare increases. The airline flew 13% more customers last month than in the previous year. H...
A Trans Air Congo Antonov 12 cargo aircraft crashed in the final stages of an approach at Pointe Noire Airport, Congo. The aircraft, which was destroyed, killed more than 14 people as it came down in ...
A perfect storm of natural disasters, bad weather and soaring fuel prices was blamed for an expected pre-tax loss of $80 million by Virgin Blue yesterday. As a result shares in the group comprising V...
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