China Eastern Airlines has applied for traffic rights on the Chengdu-Irkutsk route.
The carrier plans to launch daily services using Airbus A320 family jets from July.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China is calling for parties with comments to submit them by 25 May.
FlightGlobal schedules data shows that China Eastern will be the only operator on the route.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
Hydrogen fuel cell and aircraft electrification technologies developed by Japan’s IHI will be further refined through projects initiated by the country’s New Energy and Industrial Development Organization.
Investigations into window damage on an Airbus A321neo, caused by high-intensity floodlights during a filming session, have turned up four other occurrences under similar circumstances. Three of these other instances involved Boeing 787s while the fourth affected an A321. The Titan Airways A321neo had departed London Stansted for Orlando on ...
Australia will extend the service life of its Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers to 2040, observing that the two types complement the country’s Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters and other assets.
French airports operator Vinci has agreed a £1.27 billion ($1.58 billion) deal to take a 50.01% stake in Edinburgh airport from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), expanding its presence in the UK.
Delta Air Lines is in talks with regulators to secure a “less-punitive” ruling after the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) tentative order requiring it to end a joint venture with SkyTeam partner Aeromexico.
Philippine Airlines adds Seattle to its North American network, while low-cost operators Thai AirAsia and Vietjet expand their Japanese and Chinese operations, respectively.
