All air transport news – Page 803
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Qantas takes flight to Asia
Australian airline unveils plans to create premium carrier in region as part of major shake-up Combine an international division that is chronically...
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Market outlook: Why less may be more for airline profits
Chris Tarry examines the difficulties of keeping capacity in line with demand, when the course to recovery is never straight
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Air Berlin reveals 'slim-fast' shape
Chief executive departs carrier after unveiling cost reduction programme in bid to restore profitability to hybrid model Air Berlin's hybrid strategy...
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Rostekhnologii and IFC sign for up to 135 MS-21s
Airframer is aiming to develop the two smaller variants of its new twinjet first, before it sets timeline for 230-seat -400
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ANA firms up domestic, international schedules for 787
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will commence regular service with its Boeing 787 on 1 November, with daily services between Tokyo's Haneda airport and the cities...
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SpiceJet dismisses TPG stake sale reports
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has confirmed it is not in stake sale discussions with private equity firm TPG Capital.
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StandardAero to provide MRO services to Ak Bars Aero
StandardAero has signed a service agreement with Russian regional carrier Ak Bars Aero. The contract covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul of...
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TSB: First Air recorders recovered
Canadian investigators say the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the First Air Boeing 737-210C aircraft that crashed at Resolute Bay on...
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Delta to cap its narrowbody order at 100 737-900ERs
Delta Air Lines will purchase 100 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft in a bid to replace its ageing 757 fleet, but the carrier has delayed a decision on 100 more...
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United-Continental to inject $550m into fleet upgrades
Improving the passenger experience is firmly on United Airlines' radar as the US major announced it is injecting $550 million into upgrading its fleet, including...
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PICTURE: PAK-FA flameout embarrasses Sukhoi
An engine problem forced Sukhoi's second prototype PAK-FA to abort its take-off run at the MAKS air show on 21 August ...
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Seabird starts flight tests of new Seekers
Australia's Seabird Aviation has launched the flight test programmes of two new versions of its Seeker patrol and surveillance aircraft.
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Baltic Aviation Academy wins Israeli approval for 737 training
Lithuania-based Baltic Aviation Academy has received an approval certificate to operate type rating training for Boeing 737 aircraft from the Israeli Civil...
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IndiGo to launch international services on 1 September
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo will enter the international market with the launch of seven services to Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Thailand.
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MAS to start new regional carrier called Sapphire
Malaysian Airline System (MAS) is planning a new regional airline named Sapphire, which will use Boeing 737 aircraft now operated by its Firefly unit.
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First A350 keel beam transferred to St Nazaire
Airbus's St Nazaire, France, plant has received the first keel beam for the A350-900, a section which - for the first time - has been integrated with the aft lower fuselage shell as a single component
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Crew did not survive First Air 737-200 crash
None of the crew members of the First Air Boeing 737-200 which crashed in the Canadian Arctic survived the accident, but three survivors are still being
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Thai Smile Air to start domestic services from July 2012
Thai Smile Air will start services to domestic destinations such as Ubon Ratchathani, Khon Kaen, Chiang Rai and Surat Thani from July 2012, with international...
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MAKS: Expanded Ulyanovsk to host MRO and airframer facilities
Construction is set to begin next year on the infrastructure for an extensive aerospace facility at Russia's Ulyanovsk Vostochny airport which will house...
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Chartered 737 crashes in northern Canada
Police in Canada have reported survivors from among 15 occupants of a chartered Boeing 737 which crashed in the north of the country.