XiamenAir has established a branch company at Shanghai, increasing its ability to gain service rights at China’s largest city, especially for international destinations.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is looking into the second PW1500G engine failure involving a low-pressure compressor stage 1 rotor in two months—both involving Swiss International Air Lines A220-300s operating the same route.
Rolls-Royce’s decision to accelerate swaps of older intermediate pressure turbine (IPT) blades is adding pressure to its overhaul shops and will keep the number of Boeing 787s grounded because of Trent 1000 engine issues higher than previously projected well into 2020.
Air India has ambitious fleet growth plans, but must wait for its privatization process to play out so any potential new owners can review the airline’s strategy, according to a senior executive.
Hawaiian Airlines sees potential to grow its already strong presence in the Japanese market by expanding its own flights and through its proposed joint venture with Japan Airlines (JAL).
Australia’s largest provider of contract aviation services, including passenger flights and air freight operations, is a name unfamiliar to many outside the country. That’s starting to change.
New generation aircraft types have dramatically expanded route and market prospects for airlines, and in the longer-term new technologies will pose more opportunities and challenges for operators, according to a panel of aviation industry experts at the World Routes conference in Adelaide.
UK leisure operator Thomas Cook, the world’s oldest holiday company, has ceased trading with immediate effect after last-ditch talks to save the UK business failed.
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) expects the impact of the recent civil unrest on its traffic to ease, with a smaller passenger decline in September and the potential for a significant rebound in 2020 results.
Saudi Arabian Airlines is on a growth plan that will both extend its reach to European destinations using long-range narrowbodies and broaden its international base by focusing on countries with high concentrations of Muslim populations.
Improving connectivity with India is a key target for the Australian government, the country’s minister for trade, tourism and investment told delegates at World Routes in Adelaide Sept. 22.
Despite still having capacity growth for about 19 million more passengers annually beyond the 66 million currently handled, Changi Airport Group (CAG) has embarked on a Terminal 2 expansion that will add capacity for 15 million more passengers in the 2020s.
Introducing quotas for female chief executives is not the answer in the quest for equality in the global aviation industry, delegates at World Routes 2019 were told, but more must be done to enable the advancement of women into important leadership roles.
Airlines and airports anticipate a huge change in city point connections enabled by new very-long range narrowbodies and widebodies, although some say they do not yet the data to validate these emerging markets.
An agreement designed to bring a non-stop route between the Australian city of Darwin and Haikou, the capital of China's island province Hainan, was signed at World Routes in Adelaide Sept. 22.
Leisure travel specialist Thomas Cook is holding last-ditch talks with potential investors in an effort to stave off a financial collapse that could leave hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has revealed an update of its aircraft livery, as the carrier steps up an appeal to environmentally conscious travelers by giving them the option to pay for less-polluting biofuel.
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has declared the “climate challenge for aviation is worse than expected,” after a study found commercial airline emissions are increasing 70% faster than current ICAO projections.
Three US drone manufacturers are mounting a buy-American campaign, arguing that widespread use of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) made in China is suppressing the domestic industry and helping to develop Chinese military capabilities.
Volotea—a Barcelona-based LCC specializing in point-to-point service between Europe’s secondary cities—is sticking to its plan for growth over the coming years, after a summer deemed satisfactory in load factor and regularity.
