Latest Airlines news – Page 110
-
NewsKuwait Airways halves loss in 2022
Kuwait Airways claims progress in its efforts to reach profitability after improved passenger revenues enabled the carrier to halve losses to KD55 million ($178 million) in 2022.
-
NewsCanadian carriers cancel flights to western cities as wildfires rage
Air Canada will cease flying to the northern Canadian city of Yellowknife and WestJet has cancelled flights to and from Kelowna.
-
NewsFinnair chief executive Manner stepping down to join telecom firm
Finnair chief executive Topi Manner is stepping down from his position, and leaving the flag-carrier to take up a new role. Manner is to join telecom and digital services firm Elisa Corporation, which serves customers in Finland and Estonia, as its chief. He will move to the new position by ...
-
NewsKazakh government formally seeks offers for privatising Qazaq Air
Kazakhstan’s government has formally opened invitations to potential investors for the privatisation of regional operator Qazaq Air. Qazaq Air was set up by the government in 2015 and uses a fleet of five De Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprops. It is owned by the Kazakh national wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna. “Attracting a ...
-
NewsSAA restoring Star codeshares with Lufthansa Group carriers
South African Airways is restoring its Star Alliance codeshare relationship with Lufthansa Group, with a new agreement centred on Frankfurt services. The African carrier says the codeshare will provide access to the German hub as well as connections to several European destinations. SAA adds that it aims to introduce a ...
-
NewsLessor BOC Aviation observes strong recovery for airlines
While noting a strong traffic and profitability recovery among airlines, lessor BOC Aviation expects supply chain challenges to continue slowing aircraft deliveries.
-
NewsAustralian competition watchdog extends Qantas-Emirates partnership
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has allowed Qantas and Emirates to continue coordinating their operations for another five years.
-
NewsRoyal Air Maroc to take more 737 Max jets under lease agreement
Royal Air Maroc is to introduce another batch of Boeing 737 Max jets, as part of a package of aircraft acquired through US-based Air Lease. The Moroccan flag-carrier is to take four 737 Max 8s and a single 737-800 under the long-term lease agreement. Air Lease says the twinjets will ...
-
NewsSAS cleared to sell engineless A321s to US trading firm
Scandinavian carrier SAS has been cleared to proceed with selling a batch of engineless Airbus A321s, for eventual part-out, to a US entity called Spectre Air Capital. SAS is undergoing a corporate restructuring – known as SAS Forward – through a US Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. Spectre had been one ...
-
NewsAAPA chief says pandemic era finally ending for airlines
The head of the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA) observes that the region’s air traffic recovery is in full swing, only held back by China’s international capacity and supply chain issues.
-
NewsAir Niugini picks A220 as Fokker fleet replacement
Air Niugini will acquire 11 new Airbus A220s to replace its aging fleet of Fokker regional aircraft.
-
NewsFiji Airways eyes China expansion, ‘deeper’ USA network as A350 fleet grows
Fiji Airways is looking at expanding its North America and Asia networks – possibly flying to Mainland China for the first time – as it grows its Airbus A350 fleet.
-
NewsVolga-Dnepr threatens legal action over seized An-124
Volga-Dnepr has reportedly threatened legal action against the Canadian government over its seizure of one of its Antonov An-124 freighter aircraft.
-
NewsPegasus sees post-Covid travel boom ebbing after ‘strong’ second quarter
Pegasus has reinstated its strategic focus on boosting load factors and ancillary revenues as the post-Covid travel boom subsides in the second half of 2023.
-
NewsEthiopian to complement London Heathrow service with revived Gatwick route
Star Alliance carrier Ethiopian Airlines is to reinforce its operations to the UK, with a new service to London Gatwick which will commence in winter this year. Ethiopian Airlines says it will serve the route from Addis Ababa three-times weekly from 21 November. The carrier will use Airbus A350-900s on ...
-
NewsAsiana, Jin Air see strong international traffic growth
South Korean carriers Asiana Airlines and Jin Air continued to enjoy an international recovery in the second quarter, with Jin citing strong Japanese and Southeast Asian passenger markets.
-
NewsJapan’s Skymark in the red despite record quarterly passenger traffic
Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines was loss-making in the first-quarter, despite seeing passenger volumes hit record highs amid strong domestic travel demand.
-
NewsSpiceJet swings to first-quarter net profit
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet swung to a net profit of Rs2 billion ($24 million) in the quarter ended 30 June, compared with a loss of Rs7.9 billion in the corresponding period a yer earlier.
-
NewsTourism recovery keeps Thai carriers in the black
Thailand’s two full-service operators, Thai Airways International and Bangkok Airways, remained profitable in the second-quarter earnings, helped by a rebound in tourism, especially following the reopening of China’s international borders.
-
NewsPAL promises ‘major’ product, digital revamp as Q2 profits increase
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is to double down on improving its product offerings, as the carrier improved its quarterly profit on the back of continued demand recovery.