All articles by Leithen Francis – Page 23
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AirAsia X launching services to Chengdu
Malaysian carrier AirAsia X is launching services to Chengdu in southwest China and plans to have some of its Abu Dhabi services go onto London Stansted.
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Air Niugini to order two Q400s
Air Niugini is poised to sign an order for two Bombardier Q400s and use these on domestic and possibly international routes.
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China's SAC gets more work on CSeries and Q400
Bombardier has decided to let Shenyang Aircraft (SAC) produce the mid-fuselage of the Bombardier Q400, and it plans to have the Chinese aircraft-maker produce...
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Japan and Papua New Guinea ink new air services agreement
Papua New Guinea and Japan have signed a new air services agreement that increases the number of flights permitted between the countries.
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Qantas and ANZ hope to benefit from trans-Tasman initiative
Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand (ANZ) hope that an Australian and New Zealand government initiative to streamline travel between the countries will boost...
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Macquarie Airports posts higher H1 loss of A$299m
Australia-based airports investment group Macquarie Airports (MAp) has posted a net loss of A$299 million ($248 million) for the six months ending 30 June.
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PIA posts Q2 loss of Rs3.35bn
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has posted a Rs3.35 billion rupees ($40 million) loss for the three months ending 30 June.
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China encouraging new local carriers to use Chinese aircraft
Start-ups wishing to operate Chinese-made aircraft may find it easier to get an air operator's certificate.
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AirAsia X launching services to Abu Dhabi
AirAsia x is launching services to Abu Dhabi, its first destination in the Middle East and a potential transit point for future services to Europe. The...
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China Cargo Airlines to serve Luxembourg
China Cargo Airlines plans to launch freighter services to Luxembourg. The Civil Aviation Administration of China says China Cargo Airlines has applied...
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China's Great Wall Airlines to serve Atlanta
Shanghai-based cargo carrier Great Wall Airlines plans to launch services to Atlanta in the USA. The carrier has already been serving Anchorage, Chicago...
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Qantas' Jetstar launching A320 services on Melbourne-Sydney
Qantas Airways' low-cost carrier is launching Airbus A320 services between Melbourne and Sydney.
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China Eastern to launch new service to Bangkok via Xishuangbanna
China Eastern Airlines plans to launch international services from its Kunming base to Xishuangbanna and onto Bangkok. The Civil Aviation Administration...
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China Eastern's July traffic increases 18%
China Eastern Airlines posted an 18% rise in passenger traffic in July but international passenger traffic is still down year-on-year.
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SIA July traffic down 13%
Singapore Airlines posted a 13% fall in passenger traffic in July as the global economic downturn continued to affect demand.
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AVIC's Xingfu Airlines launches operations
Aviation Industry Corporation of China's (AVIC) new regional carrier Xingfu Airlines has launched operations and has a fleet of three Xian Aircraft MA60s.
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India's July domestic traffic rises 14%
Domestic passenger traffic in India has increased by 14% in July from a year before as the airline market showed some signs of recovery.
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Cebu Pacific posts H1 profit of 1.82bn pesos
Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific Air returned to the black in the first half of 2009 after revenues increased due to the opening of new routes.
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Hong Kong Airport July traffic down 9.5%
Hong Kong airport's traffic fell further in July and it warns that it will take some time before traffic returns to the level it was before the global economic...