Royal Jordanian Airlines and Embraer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce two variants of Embraer’s advanced E2 jets to its fleet: the E190-E2 and E195-E2. In total,…
Air Astana passengers will be able to experience the Embraer's newest regional jet next year.
Kazakhstan's national carrier has signed a long-term lease agreement with AerCap for five…
A new model of fuel-efficient passenger jet has completed its maiden flight in Brazil.
Embraer's new E190-E2 aircraft took to the skies for the first time last week, several months…
Embraer, the Brazilian planemaker, has unveiled its new E2 aircraft, the first in a series of new fuel-efficient, quieter passenger jets.
The E2 series, which ranges from 70 to 130…
Tianjin Airlines has taken delivery of its first two Embraer E195 aircraft.
The airline becomes the first in China to operate this aircraft type, and the deliveries form part of a…
Etihad Flight College recently signed a purchase agreement for four Embraer Phenom 100E aircraft, and options for three additional aircraft of the same model.
The deal is valued at…
Oman Air is in the process of phasing out its ATR 42 and E175 aircraft.
The first ATR aircraft was recently taken out from service this year. The second one is expected to be taken…
Boeing and Brazilian planemaker Embraer have opened a new biofuel research centre in Brazil.
The Boeing-Embraer Joint Research Center, which is located at the Sao Jose dos Campos…
Indonesian regional airline Kal Star Aviation is expanding its fleet with the addition of two new Embraer aircraft.
Kal Star, which is based in at Pontianak's Supadio Airport in West…
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, has secured orders for 60 aircraft from Chinese companies following an official state visit to Brazil by Chinese President Xi Jinping.…
Planemakers Boeing and Embraer will open a joint research centre to advance the development of aviation biofuel.
Under a memorandum of understanding, the two companies will perform…
Brazilian planemaker Embraer has rolled out the first new E175 regional jet featuring a range of aerodynamic improvements that reduce fuel burn.
The modifications include the…
Embraer Executive Jets has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)s with Air Work Pvt Ltd.
The MoU will provide full maintenance support to the Legacy 500 and Legacy 450 customers…
Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) ropened its new 106,000 square foot authorised Embraer Service Centre at Bateen Executive Airport. The company were first appointed as an Embraer…
Andhra Pradesh-based, Air Costa has signed a definite agreement with Embraer S.A. for a firm order for 50
E-Jets E2s with an additional 50 purchase rights.
The acquisition is a…
United Airlines has announced plans to add 40 Embraer E-175 jets to its regional fleet.
The new 76-seat aircraft will be operated by SkyWest Airlines under the United Express brand.…
Bangladeshi carrier NovoAir has taken delivery of its first two Embraer ERJ-145 jet aircraft.
NovoAir will base the new 50-seat ERJ-145s in Chittagong, and will operate key domestic routes,…
Global demand for 30- to 120-seat regional passenger jets is set to soar over the next 20 years, according to a new report by Embraer.
The Brazilian planemaker revealed in its latest Market…
Hebei Airlines has acquired five more E-190s jets from Brazilian planemaker, Embraer.
The deal, which is valued at US$226 million at list prices, will expand the Chinese airline's fleet of…
Brazilian planemaker Embraer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the financing and leasing of aircraft in China.
The deal, penned with China’s ICBC Financial Leasing, is…
Embraer has signed an agreement with a Chinese plane leasing company for 20 executive Jets.
Embraer and Minsheng Financial Leasing a subsidiary of China Minsheng Banking signed a…
Brazilian planemaker Embraer, delivered 28 aircraft in the first quarter of 2011 - down 32% from the 41 deliveries in the same quarter last year. The number of commercial planes delivered…
Oman Air has unveiled the latest member of its fleet, the Embraer 175 at a ceremony organised at the Muscat International Airport. Oman Air is now the owner of two Embraer E jets, which will…
Brazilian planemaker Embraer has signed a series of deals in China. The company signed a purchase order with Hebei Airlines for 10 E-190s jet aircraft at a ceremony held in Beijing. The…
Embraer confirmed the sale of ten EMBRAER 190s to CDB Leasing Co., Ltd. (CLC), of China, today. The jets will be operated by China Southern, the country's largest…
British entrepreneur and star of The Apprentice Lord Alan Sugar has taken delivery of Embraer's newly-certificated transatlantic-capable Legacy 650 business jet. The aircraft will be looked…
VIP charter specialist Titan Airways is set to debut the Embraer 650 later this month. The aircraft will operate under the new Titan Airways Executive brand, which is set to be launched…
Abu Dhabi's luxury flight services specialist, Royal Jet, has added an Embraer Lineage 1000 aircraft, owned by the UAE's Al Habtoor group, to its fleet. The aircraft…
Brazilian planemaker Embraer delivered 41 jets in the first quarter of 2010, one more than the same period last year. The commercial airline market received 21 of this total,…
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The contract for the sale of 20 EMBRAER 190 jets to Austral Lineas Aereas, of Argentina, was finalized. The agreement…
Embraer, the Brazilian planemaker, has reported its results for 2009, with commercial aircraft deliveries declining to 122, from 162 in 2008. With the reduction of 40…
Manama, Bahrain, 8 March 2010: Gulf Air customers travelling from Bahrain to Larnaca in Cyprus today were introduced to a new dimension in the Gulf Air travel experience as…
Bahrain, Manama, 21 January 2010: Gulf Air, the National Carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today signed a preliminary agreement with Embraer, to lease two…
Gulf Air, the National Carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today signed a preliminary agreement with Embraer, to lease two EMBRAER 170 Advanced Range (AR) jets. The preliminary…
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer), the world's fourth-largest planemaker, has signed an MoU for aircraft financing and leasing from CDB Leasing, the aircraft…
Dubai; November 23, 2009 (TravMedia.com): Al Jaber Aviation (AJA), the new pinnacle of VIP aviation based in Abu Dhabi, announced that it successfully closed the financing for…
Air Astana to become new Embraer E-Jet operator and Jetscape Customer Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 15th, 2009 - Jetscape today announced the placement of two new…
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Embraer (NYSE:ERJ) delivered 57 jets during the third quarter of 2009 (3Q09), 29 of which belong to the…
The Brazil-based planemaker, Embraer, will showcase its mid-size executive aircraft, the Legacy 600, in Asia from now until 8 September, according to a Centre for…
Aircraft manufacturer, Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA, has seen quarterly profits fall 44%, largely due to the drop in the Brazilian real. According to a Bloomberg…
Japan Airlines (JAL) has begun using Brazil-made Embraer 170 jets on regional routes, with the first flight from Nagoya to Matsuyama having taken-off on Sunday, Japan Times…
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA, the world's fourth-largest aircraft maker, will cut its workforce by about 20% and deliver fewer planes this year, according to a…
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, has reported a 70% third-quarter fall in profits, the BBC has reported. The results for July-September show the company made just…
Plane manufacturer Embraer has released its delivery figures for Q3 2008, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation has reported. Embraer delivered 48 jets in Q3, comprising 37…
The world's fourth-largest aircraft maker, Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer), has said the tightening credit markets are making it difficult for some of its clients to buy new…
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Starting this summer, United also will double the total number of early morning departures and late evening arrivals in and out of Denver
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The carrier has grown dramatically since the first service was operated between Almaty and Astana in 2002 and has steadily built a reputation for award winning customer service, operational…
Loganair has announced its intention to move the Public Service Obligation (PSO) air services linking City of Derry and Dundee Airports and London into Heathrow with effect from 6 May 2023
TAP Air Portugal is celebrating its fourth year of flying between Portugal and the Irish capital following the launch of its inaugural flight on March 31 2019.
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Sustainable propulsion partnership formed in New Zealand to assess and drive the introduction of flights powered by green hydrogen
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Singapore Airlines’ quarterly operating profit, nine-month operating profit, and nett profit all hit record highs.
For the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2022, the airline brought…
Trained on arguably the most diverse fleet of any commercial airline, six mechanical engineers have graduated following a four-year modern apprenticeship with the UK’s largest regional…
BAA Training Vietnam - the leading pilot training center, and Bamboo Airways - the 5 star-oriented full-service carrier, have signed a 3-year cooperation agreement defining BAA Training…
Three Mexican airports, Culiacán International, Mazatlán International (MZT), and Los Mochis International (LMM) were closed.
Shots fired on AeroMexico flight about to take off for Mexico…
Air Astana’s ninth Airbus A321LR arrived in Almaty from Hamburg on 15th October 2022, with a tenth aircraft scheduled for delivery before the end of the year.
Loganair is expanding its Manchester-Aberdeen service in response to growing demand. The airline has added a fourth daily service, departing Manchester at 12:20 and arriving in Aberdeen at…
Six Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft enter LOT's fleet to operate short- and medium-haul flights. All the aircrafts will be picked up by the carrier as early as in October.
Luxury travel specialist, Red Savannah, launches an inaugural Grand Tour of Europe by Private Jet. Commencing 12 September 2023, this exciting journey will travel to Europe’s most coveted…
Vietnam Airways will have competition this winter from upstart local airline Bamboo Airways.
Passengers across London and the South-East will benefit from a new connection from…
Foreign sanctions could lead to the Russian government deciding to nationalise all of its Boeing and Airbus planes to prevent them from returning to their lessors; the Ministry of Transport…
If all goes according to plan, Qantas will fly non-stop from Sydney to London, Paris, and New York City in just over 18 hours as early as 2024 as reported by Executive Traveller.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce announced a multi-billion-dollar order for over 100 new aircraft to replace its ageing domestic fleet and new long-haul aircraft to fly nonstop to London and New York.
QantasLink will soon offer all passengers complimentary in-flight entertainment options for the first time, as the regional carrier begins to roll out access through the new Qantas…
Dubai Airshow is set to highlight the growth in business aviation and provide a platform for industry experts to shape the future of the industry with the deployment of ground-breaking…
ITA – Italia Trasporto Aereo, the newco Alitalia, must commence flight operations this summer, by June or July, Italy’s minister of economic development, Giancarlo Giorgetti, told the…
Eastern Airways has launched its new service to the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar which marks the operator’s return to Birmingham Airport as well as the popular route
Qantas has announced a further expansion of its ever-growing domestic network. The Australian airline confirmed start dates for seven new domestic routes.
In a trading update on Thursday morning, Qantas revealed that it was preparing to see an annual loss of more than AUD2 billion (USD1.5 billion) in the 2021 financial year, following its…
Adelaide will be the home base of five Embraer E190 aircraft as Qantas continues to boost domestic flights in response to growing leisure and corporate travel demand.
Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines have received the green light from the consumer watchdog to expand their partnership to cover 41 regional domestic routes and two short-range…
Despite the sharp reduction in flying during 2020 because of travel restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, fatal losses for the last 12 months were just as high as in some recent…
(IATA) demonstrated the low incidence of inflight COVID-19 transmission with an updated tally of published cases. Since the start of 2020 there have been 44 cases of COVID-19
Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, and Blue Islands, the growing Channel Islands-based airline, have formed an extensive partnership to offer their customers a broad new range…
With last night's news that controversial UK airline Flybe, Europes largest regional carrier, which operated local services throughout the United Kingdom, entered into administration, The UK…
The first flights in nine years from Teesside International Airport to Alicante, Spain, have been announced by Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen.
From 17 July 2020, flights will run twice…
Eastern Airways has announced a new, direct route that will serve regional passengers between Teesside Airport and Southampton International Airport.
The service, a vital point-to-point…
In a bid to rescue the troubled airline, the government has sealed a re-payment plan for a significant tax debt, while the company's owners have agreed to invest more money to help the…
Eastern Airways is re-entering the E-Jet market during January with the initial return of the Embraer 170 aircraft type to its fleet.
The UK regional airline is seeing significant growth…
Just four months since launching services between Newcastle and Aberdeen, Scotland’s airline Loganair has now announced that it will be introducing a larger aircraft on the route.…
Air Canada has announced the launch of two new seasonal summer routes today -- as well as the introduction of a new additional service, to major US destinations, from Montreal, Calgary and…
Since the middle of the year, Austrian Airlines has been testing a completely new technology for the purpose of carrying out technical inspections of its aircraft fleet. The aircraft are…
Loganair has now unveiled its first services from East Midlands Airport, flying to Inverness and Brussels. From East Midlands, Loganair is offering early morning and afternoon flights to…
Glasgow-based Loganair reported a pre-tax profit of GBP 1.01 million (USD 1.25 million) for the 12 months ended March 31, 2019, its first full year of operation under its own brand as…
Japan’s first regional airliner, that is 50 years in the making, is finally taking flight as the Mitsubishi Regional Jet began certification flights to rival Boeing and Airbus SE.
Aviation round returns this week with a special Gaelic tinged celebration from British Airways, Spain entry into the high tech world of facial technology and maybe, just maybe one or two new…
Coming just a couple of weeks after Oman Air first the delivery of its fourth new Boeing 737 MAX 8s, the airline has now announced the arrival of number five to its home hub at Muscat…
Following the news in April that Qatar Airways had purchased a minority stake in US based private aviation firm JetSuite, the two companies have reaffirmed the relationship by committing to…
All-jet airline, bmi, announced its integration with attraction booking specialist, Tiqets, to offer customers direct instant access to some of the best tickets in Europe.
Austrian Airlines will welcome the latest addition to its fleet today, after its new Boeing 777 touches down at the airlines hub Vienna International Airport, after a 12 hour flight from…
Hainan Airlines subsidiary Fuzhou Airlines, based out of Fuzhou Changle International Airport, has signed up with Sabre Corporation in a new global distribution service deal this week.
The national airline of the State of Qatar and one of the world’s fastest-growing airlines, Qatar Airways, announced today its minority stake in JetSuite, Inc., a U.S. private aviation…
LAS VEGAS -- More than 350 airline and airport executives from around the world will return to Las Vegas for the 22nd Annual International Aviation Forecast Summit Aug. 26 – 29, 2017, at…
South Africa Airlink will offer scheduled commercial air services to St Helena when it starts flights between South Africa and St Helena later this year.
This follows a period of…
Mandarin Airlines, the regional subsidiary of Taiwan’s national carrier, China Airlines, has placed an order for six new aircraft.
The new ATR 72-600 are valued at US$160 million and…
British Airways is to launch new routes from London City Airport to three European capitals, Paris, Prague and Reykjavik, in October.
The new services will mean the airline will fly…
Arkia Israel Airlines has undergone a rebranding for the first time in 17 years.
With the launch of its new look and logo, the airline aims to position itself as a modern option for travel.…
Arkia Israel Airlines has undergone a rebranding for the first time in 17 years.
With the launch of its new look and logo, the airline aims to position itself as a modern option for…
bmi regional has become a strategic partner to the East Midlands Chamber.
It is in the process of adding to its current East Midlands to Brussels link and creating a new hub at…
Portuguese airline TAP has confirmed it will launch flights from London City Airport to Lisbon on 29 October.
The new route will complement existing flights from Heathrow and Gatwick.…
Two state-of-the-art new aircraft were officially unveiled this week, both of which will help airlines improve their fuel-efficiency and cut costs.
With jet fuel accounting for up to 40%…
British Airways is to launch new weekly summer sun flights to the Balearic Islands from Dublin and Edinburgh in time for the summer holiday period.
From May, the airline will begin…
British Airways will launch new year-round services to Milan, Italy from two London airports in April.
The new routes to Milan’s Linate Airport will start from London City Airport on…
British Airways is to start flying from Birmingham and Bristol airports again with the launch of four new summer-only routes to popular European sunspots.
From May the airline will begin…
British Airways is to launch seven new routes from Manchester Airport this summer and three new destinations from London Stansted.
From May the airline will begin summer-only direct…
The biggest MEBAA Show to date finished on a high note with the week characterised by bigger jets, bigger deals and bigger visitor numbers.
Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi, Founding Chairman of the…
Oman Air, the National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman received a new Boeing 737- 800 on the Sultanate’s 46th National Day - November 18.
This was the sixth brand new Boeing 737-800 to…
Portugal’s flag carrier TAP is hoping to cash in on the increasing number of British tourist seeking either new or ‘safe’ destinations.
The airline has introduced new flights,…
Business aviation in the UAE is booming, if attendance at the MEBAA Show 2016 is any indication of the region’s appetite for the industry.
With an almost 10% increase in exhibitors over…
British Airways is providing more than 34,000 extra seats to Germany from London City Airport this winter with bigger aircraft and additional flights.
Services to Hamburg and…
India’s Air Costa is reported to be in "advanced stages" of discussions with foreign carriers over a possible equity investment.
The airline's CEO, Vivek Choudhary, told the PTI this…
Austrian Airlines has marked 12 months of flying to Manchester by revealing it carried close to 50,000 passengers on the route during this time.
Cupcakes were distributed to all…
Finnair has revealed plans to add more flights to the capital cities of England, Scotland and Ireland.
The Helsinki-based airline will raise the frequency of its new Edinburgh service…
Two regional airlines in India have cancelled their flights over payment issues.
The Economic Times reports that Air Costa cancelled all its flights this week, due to issues with…
Tianjin Airlines has celebrated the launch of its first flight to the UK, which arrived at London's Gatwick Airport on Saturday.
The new route marks the next step in the carrier's…
DEVDUTTA BANERJEE has become Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts’ new area director of revenue management for Asia, based in Bangkok. Banerjee has 18 years' experience with Taj, Starwood and,…
In an effort to support the tourism growth during the Khareef season, Oman Air is to operate more flights than ever before to Salalah.
The airline has increased frequencies to Salalah…
KATHLEEN TAN has been named as AirAsia's president for North Asia. Returning to the LCC following a stint as CEO of AirAsia-Expedia, she will now be tasked with building AirAsia's market…
Etihad Flight College has recently taken delivery of the first of four Embraer Phenom 100E.
This will be the first flight school in the world to use the Phenom 100E in the initial…
Flybe is celebrating the first anniversary of opening a two aircraft base at Cardiff Airport.
Figures released by the airline show that 334,000 passengers flew with it from Wales’…
Japan Airlines has started operating the Embraer E190, marking the first time this model of aircraft has flown in Japan.
The 95-seat regional jet was put into service with JAL's…
Lufthansa has marked 30 years of flights from Birmingham by reaching new heights with passenger figures for the first quarter of 2016 showing 3.3 per cent growth compared with the same…
In a recent development, a private jet carrying 13 passengers took off from the newly built VIP Terminal at Dubai South’s Aviation District.
This marks the beginning of operations at…
Tianjin Airlines, which forms part of China’s HNA Group, will launch its first ever flight to London this summer.
The new route, which will operate from Tianjin via Chongqing, will…
Passengers from Yorkshire’s Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield have flown off to Paris Charles de Gaulle on Flybe’s inaugural flight from Doncaster, part of an eight new route deal, as…
Tianjin Airlines has significantly expanded its domestic route map with the launch of 42 new routes.
In Inner Mongolia, the carrier will expand its operations from Hohhot, connecting…
Air Costa has added a new Embraer E190 aircraft to its fleet.
The new regional jet has now been deployed at Vijayawada’s Gannavaram Airport and will be used to operate flights to…
GX Airlines, the new airline based in southern China's Guangxi region, will launch its first international flights later this year.
Based in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, GX…
In a recent announcement, Etihad Flight College has expanded its fleet of trainer aircraft with delivery of two Extra EA 330 LT aircraft.
The aircraft are being showcased at the Abu…
Kazakhstan's Air Astana will launch its first flights to Mongolia and Iran this summer.
Commencing in early June, the airline will offer three weekly flights from Kazakhstan’s capital…
Air Canada has selected the new Bombardier CSeries to revamp its short-haul fleet.
Canada's national carrier has agreed to purchase up to 75 CS300s from Canadian planemaker…
Saudi Arabian Airlines has taken delivery of its first two Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
The new aircraft form part of a triple delivery to the Saudi Arabian national carrier, comprising…
Kazakhstan’s national carrier, Air Astana, has achieved a sharp rise in full-year profits, despite a decline in revenues.
The airline has reported a net profit of US$47.4million for…
Tianjin Airlines handled a record number of passengers in 2015.
The Chinese carrier, which is owned by the HNA Group, boarded 11.1 million passengers last year, up 11.8% compared to…
Finnair has announced that due to passenger demand it is adding an additional 1800 seats between Dublin and Helsinki, in Finland, in summer 2016.
The route, which launched in April 2015…
Sichuan Airlines to link Chengdu with Prague
Sichuan Airlines has revealed plans to launch the first direct flights between Chengdu and Prague. Scheduled to commence as early as…
Cornwall Airport Newquay has announced a raft of new routes launching in spring 2016 which are set to boost the number of passengers using the West Country airport.
With the removal…
Oman Air has recently appointed Elite Travel as its new general sales agent (GSA) for Bahrain.
The company is the largest BSP travel agency in Bahrain, with seven outlets around the…
Air Costa, the regional carrier based in Vijayawada, will start expanding its fleet and route map across India in the coming months.
The airline, which commenced flights in 2013, has…
A new Chinese airline has taken delivery of its first aircraft and plans to launch flights before the end of the year.
Colorful Guizhou Airlines' first Embraer E190 regional jet…
Australia's Alliance Aviation has agreed to purchase Austrian Airlines’ entire fleet of Fokker aircraft.
The company, which mainly operates "fly-in fly-out" services for the resources…
Emirates will for the first time unveil its first two-class configured A380 at the Dubai Airshow.
The aircraft on display is Emirates’ 68th A380 in its fleet and was delivered…
Emirates Flight Training Academy has recently signed an agreement with Cirrus Aircraft and Embraer to order 27 new aircraft.
The academy is placing the order to address its growing…
The recent announcement of Oman Air’s winter schedule 2015-16 has witnessed introduction of a new service to Dhaka.
The airline’s service between Muscat and Frankfurt is now being…
Alitalia recently announced that it has selected 24 young participants aged between 18 and 27 years, to attend the joint Alitalia-Etihad Airways cadet pilot programme.
More than 550…
Italy's national airline Alitalia introduced its new brand, new aircraft livery and interiors, and new visual identity in Rome on 4 June at Rome's Fiumicino Airport.
More than 1,500…
Air Astana has launched a new route connecting the capital cities of Kazakhstan and South Korea.
On Tuesday 2 June 2015, the Kazakh national carrier commenced services from Astana to…
Tianjin Airlines’ expansion plans have taken a major step forward, following the signing of a contract for 22 new aircraft.
The company, which is a subsidiary of China’s HNA Group,…
The data park in Mucat recently welcomed Oman Air’s IT Disaster Recovery section.
The move will follow signing of an agreement between Oman Air and Oman Data Park (ODP). Under the…
Finnair has launched its inaugural service linking Dublin and Helsinki.
Finnair will operate six flights per week between the two capital cities, using a 100-seat Embraer 190 aircraft…
Luxair Luxembourge Airlines has appointed APG as its GSA in Ireland.
Luxair is the flag carrier airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and currently flies from Dublin to Luxembourg. The…
GX Airlines, a start-up carrier in southern China's Guangxi region, will launch a host of new routes in the coming weeks.
The Nanning-based airline launched its first ever flight to…
Longjiang Air, a new start-up carrier in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, is set to launch its first flights in December this year.
The new carrier, which will be based at…
Tianjin Airlines will add more routes from the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia this month.
On 17 March, the airline will commence a new service from Hohhot, the capital of Inner…
China's HNA Group has continued to expand its airline portfolio, with the official launch of GX Airlines - a new carrier based in southern China's scenic Guangxi region.
The start-up…
Japan Airlines has moved to expand its fleet of regional jets with a deal for 32 Mitsubishi MRJ aircraft.
The MRJ, or Mitsubishi Regional Jet, will become the first passenger aircraft…
The annual profits of Kazakhstan’s national carrier, Air Astana, rose sharply in 2014, despite currency issues that impacted the airline early in the year.
Kazakhstan's government…
A new airline has been given permission to commence operations in the Guangxi region of southern China.
According to a statement by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC),…
As the sun prepares to set on 2014, our thoughts turn to the glowing horizon of 2015 and all it might reveal.
Predictions can be a dangerous thing, especially in the capricious world of…
China's state-run planemaker, COMAC, has started a new phase of flight tests of its new regional passenger jet, the ARJ21-700.
Xinhua reports that the aircraft completed a flight between…
Flybe has secured its fleet commitments with Republic Airways Holdings and Embraer SA in line with its growth and renewal plans.
The airline has cancelled an order of 20 E175s from…
Japan Airlines has placed an order for up to 27 new short-range jets.
Last week, the national carrier confirmed a deal for 15 Embraer E170 and E190 regional jets, with options for a…
Flybe has announced new flights to Amsterdam from Manchester and London City.
The carrier will be taking on KLM and low-cost rivals with the new year-round routes, which will start…
Oman Air has become the latest airline to announce its flights will avoid Iraqi airspace.
The carrier said flights between Europe and Beirut will now be longer as a result of the…
Oman Air is set to start services to Duqm. The service will commence as the new airport opens on 23 July and will consist of four flights per week, operated by an Embraer E175 aircraft.…
Tianjin Airlines, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines, recently got clearance from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to establish Beibu Gulf Air, a new airline in Nanning, the…
Oman Air has signed a new deal with JorAMCo to provide the Omani national carrier with base maintenance services for two Embraer 175 and three Airbus A330 aircraft in its fleet.
The…
Asia's fast-growing airlines have been among the big spenders at this week’s Farnborough Air Show.
AirAsia X, the Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier, yesterday became the first…
The Farnborough International Air Show is taking place in the UK this week, and Travel Daily will provide a daily round-up of all the major deals signed at the show. Here's a rundown of the…
Aurigny Air Services welcomed its first jet, the Embraer 195, into its fleet last night with a launch at Guernsey Airport’s hangar.
The new aircraft has been hailed as a significant…
The city of Harbin, in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, will soon have another local airline after the country’s aviation authorities cleared the launch of new start-up carrier.…
Flybe has returned to profitability following a successful turnaround programme focused on regional Europe.
The Exeter-based carrier today announced an adjusted profit before tax and…
Rotana Jet will continue its international expansion over the next two years, targeting new destinations in the SAMENA region.
Dr Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saif Al Nahayan, Chairman of Rotana…
Air Canada will start equipping its fleet with in-flight Wi-Fi next month.
In partnership with Gogo, the national carrier will roll out the service across its North American fleet…
Vijaywada-based low-cost carrier Air Costa has commenced operations of its Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam flight
and there on connecting to Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur and Chennai.…
The recently concluded Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2014 played host to 16,900 visitors and 175 exhibitors from local, regional and international companies. The business generated at the show was…
The recent annual results by Oman Air were a mixed bag with passengers numbers and sales revenue on an upward trend. However, overall profits slumped even further in 2013.
Oman Air’s…
Air Astana has experienced a decline in its full-year profits, as Kazakhstan’s currency issues impacted the carrier.
The national carrier generated net profit of US$51.4 million in…
Kazakhstan's government is planning to launch a new domestic airline.
Air Kazakhstan will be owned by the Central Asian country's sovereign wealth fund, Samruk Kazyna, which also…
Myanma Airways has agreed to lease 10 new Boeing 737 aircraft.
The deal with US aircraft leasing company GECAS was announced at the Singapore Airshow, and will see the Yangon-based…
The eyes of the global aviation industry will turn to Singapore next week, when the Singapore Air Show returns to Changi Exhibition Centre.
The event, which runs from 11-16 February…
Flybe has announced seven new flights from Birmingham, dubbed the ‘Magnificent Seven’.
The new routes include a six-times-a-week service to Florence and daily flights to Cologne.…
Air Costa plans to add more regional flights to its network.
The Vijaywada-based carrier, is in the process to start operations to three more cities—Visakhapatnam, Madurai and…
Bombardier has postponed the commercial launch of its new Cseries aircraft until 2015.
The Canadian planemaker had planned to delivery its first CSeries aircraft this year, but it has now…
American Airlines will rebrand its regional subsidiary, American Eagle.
From spring 2014, the carrier will be renamed 'Envoy', as part of the ongoing efforts to restructure and revamp…
Air Charter Service (ACS) has agreed to market and sell Estonian Air’s Embraer 170 aircraft to fill a gap left in the charter market.
As airlines cut back on charter services, ACS has…
The third edition of Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013 will be held at Al Bateen Executive Airport. The authority will be hosting the general aviation exhibition from 25-27 February 2014. To…
Kenya Airways will be showcasing its modern fleet during the Kenya Air Show Festival. The event is scheduled to be held on 21 December 2013 to mark the 50th anniversary of Kenya’s…
Air Astana has started revamping its long-haul fleet with the addition of two new Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.
The new wide-body aircraft, which were ordered together with three Boeing…
American Airlines has placed a huge order for up to 220 new regional jets.
The airline, which recently merged with US Airways, has agreed to buy 30 Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft and 60…
Air Canada has placed a major order with Boeing that will see it revamp its short- and medium-haul fleet.
The national carrier has agreed to purchase 61 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, with…
Air Astana has taken delivery of its sixth and final new Airbus A320 aircraft.
The new single-aisle jet touched down in Kazakhstan this week, and marking the final delivery of an…
Oman Air has signed a repair agreement with Bombardier Aerospace.The eight-year contract will see Bombardier perform all repair work on Rolls-Royce Trent 700 inlet cowls for Oman Air’s…
Air Costa is planning to apply for a pan-India license in the next six to eight months.
Under the airline’s current license, the Vijaywada-based carrier cannot fly to metro cities…
Spring Airlines to launch cross-Strait flights
Spring Airlines has announced plans to launch direct flights to Kaohsiung. Commencing on 27 October 2013, the new service will mark the…
Bombardier's new fuel-efficient regional jet, the CSeries, took to the skies for the first time this week.
The maiden flight took off from Montréal's Mirabel International Airport on…
Virgin Australia has officially launched its new wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) system.
The platform, which the airline said is "the first of its kind in the Asia Pacific…
Rotana Jet announced twice weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Kingdom of Bahrain. The new route marked the second International destination of Rotana Jet after Salalah in Sultanate of…
Al Bateen Executive Airport announced that Rotana Jet will be basing a new A319 Airbus at its facilities.
The Rotana Jet fleet currently based at Al Bateen Executive Airport consists of…
Rotana Jet announced 23 return flights during the month of August and September between Abu Dhabi Al Bateen Airport and Salalah. The launch is in line with several events to be held in Oman.…
Air Costa plans to start flights from Vijaywada to Bhubaneswar, starting September.
The Airbus, suitable for short-haul regional connectivity, is most likely to fly from Bhubaneswar…
Rotana Jet has recently forayed into Dubai. This will be the airline’s debut in the emirate connecting Dubai to Abu Dhabi and Sir Bani Yas Island. The service will be launched on 1 August…
Air Astana achieved a strong rise in profits in the first half of 2013.
Figures released by Kazakhstan's national carrier yesterday showed a net profit of US$11.9 million for the…
China Eastern to launch Manila flights
China Eastern Airlines has announced that it will launch a new service to Manila. From 18 October, the Shanghai-based airline will commence a…
Rotana Jet will increase capacity on its services to Sir Bani Yas Island from 1 August 2013, with the addition of two more flights per week.
The flights will operate from Al Bateen…
All this week, Travel Daily will be offering a round-up of the latest deals from Le Bourget…
United Airlines has ordered 20 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners. The US carrier has opted to add…
A round-up of all the commercial aircraft deals from the first day at Le Bourget…
Qatar Airways has placed an order for nine Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Speaking at a press conference…
The world's airlines will need 12,800 new regional aircraft in the next 20 years, Bombardier has predicted.
According to its latest forecast, the Canadian planemaker said that the…
Asiana to add Indonesia flights
Asiana Airlines has announced plans to launch two new routes to Indonesia. From 19 July 2013, the South Korean carrier will commence daily flights…
Kenya Airways flew into Jeddah from Nairobi commencing its summer season to KSA.
The airline will operate the route twice a week every Tuesday and Saturday on an Embraer 90 with a…
Kenya Airways is very optimistic about the Middle East region. The airline launched its Dubai-Hong Kong route and the recent development is the direct flights to Abu Dhabi.
Canadian national carrier Air Canada has confirmed the losses it disclosed in its preliminary results last month.
Overall the carrier had a net loss of US$143 million in the first…
Air Astana has announced the launch of a new service connecting the capitals of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
The new route between Astana and Bishkek took off for the first time this…
An aircruise by private jet from London to Sydney is to take place this September, it has been announced.
Australian firm Bill Peach Holidays will operate the 18-day ‘Passage through…
From 31 March, Kazakhstan's national carrier will launch flights between Almaty and Kiev, and a day later flights will be launched connecting Astana with the Ukrainian capital. The…
Gama Group announced a further expansion to its Middle East fleet with the addition of an Embraer Legacy 600, to be based at Gama's new operating base, Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu…
Air Astana has reported a post-tax profit of US$57.2 million for 2012, 7% down on 2011.
The Kazakhstan national carrier's total revenue increased 16% to US$870m, but high fuel prices and a…
Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA) has signed a new deal with Brazilian planemaker Embraer for the purchase of two more E-175 jet aircraft.
The deal, which is worth US$81.6 million at list prices,…
Gama Aviation FZE is significantly expanding both number and diversity of its managed and charter aircraft fleet.
Over the course of the past two months Gama has added an additional…
Air Astana continues to phase out the fleet of Fokker 50 turboprops, with the last two aircraft scheduled to be returned to the lessor in January 2013.
The original fleet of six aircraft,…
China Eastern Airlines has agreed to buy 60 Airbus A320 aircraft.
In a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Shanghai-based China Eastern said the new aircraft, which are worth…
Air Astana took delivery of its first fully-owned aircraft on Thursday (1 November 2012), when a brand new Embraer E190 arrived in Almaty International Airport.
The new regional aircraft…
Garuda Indonesia has taken delivery of its first Bombardier CRJ1000 regional jet.
The national carrier is the aircraft’s launch customer in the Asia Pacific region and intends to operate a…
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) and Rotana Jet announced the launch of double daily services to Fujairah, Al Ain and Sharjah from Abu Dhabi International Airport, in an initiative to…
Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) confirmed its participation as the first official partner of the second annual General Aviation Exhibition in the Middle East: Abu Dhabi Air Expo. The event…
Oman Air launched its brand new service between Oman and Tehran on September 1st. The Omani delegation was received at the airport by a team consisting of HE Captain Hamid Reza Pahlevani,…
Gulf Air will resume its services to Iran and Iraq from September 20th, 2012 following the Bahrain Government's approval.
Flights to Baghdad, Erbil, Najaf and Basra in Iraq and Tehran,…
Finnair has seen a 10.2% boost in its turnover for the second quarter of the year compared to Q2 2011.
Turnover for the quarter reached EUR594.4 million (£467m), with turnover at…
Virgin Australia has finalised a firm order for 23 of Boeing's new fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft - the B737 MAX.
The deal, which is worth US$2.1 billion at list prices, also includes…
Kenya Airways has announced changes to its summer schedule. The airline has introduced a new direct flight to Dubai which will operate three times a week with late evening departures from…
MENA Aerospace Enterprises WLL subsidiary, MAE Aircraft Management WLL, has added a Bombardier Challenger CL605 to its fleet. The aircraft will be managed and operated by the Company. The…
Top stories from Travel Daily Middle East this week.
Hard Rock Hotel to open in Abu Dhabi
Hard Rock International recently announced an agreement with Aabar Properties for the…
Air Astana has added a fourth weekly frequency from Almaty to the Georgian capital Tbilisi.
The new Tuesday service took off for the first time today, and will complement the Kazakh…
Oman Air has recorded continous growth in the first five months of 2012. Between January 1st and May 31st, 2012, the airline recorded net passenger revenue which grew by 28%, compared to a…
SAA scraps direct Cape Town flights
South African Airways (SAA) is to stop flying direct to Cape Town from 16 August. The airline announced it is to fly to the city via Johannesburg or…
Air Astana has launched a new direct flight connecting Almaty to the Russian city of Kazan.
The service is operated three times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday) using a two-class,…
Air Astana is planning to boost its position in the Asian aviation market, building on its dominance in Central Asia and expanding its reach across the continent.
Speaking at the airline’s…
Kenya Airways has strengthened its regional presence with new flights to Kilimanjaro in Northern Tanzania and Eldoret in Kenya’s Rift Valley.
From July 2, the Nairobi-based carrier will fly…
Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) recently inked a US$13.3 million Operating Lease Agreement with Tadhamon Capital for the new A330 full flight simulator. The signing ceremony took place at GAA's…
Oman Air will launch a new daily service between Muscat and the Iranian capital Tehran from September 1st, 2012.
The new route will be operated using Oman Air’s new Embraer 175 regional…
See our round-up of airline news here for the UK market, plus an update from Routes Europe.
Qantas separates domestic and international businesses
Qantas has announced a major…
In celebrations of its 10 anniversary, Air Astana announced a major network expansion. As part of the expansion plan, new services to be launched from Astana include to Baku (Azerbaijan),…
International Airlines Group (IAG) has sold bmi Regional for £8 million.
The company, parent to British Airways, Iberia and bmi, has sold the airline to Sector Aviation Holdings conditional…
The commercial aircraft sector will enter a prolonged upturn in production in 2012, largely due to increase demand from airlines for fuel-efficient, next-generation aircraft.
This is the…
Flybe has taken delivery of the first two of an order for 20 new aircraft. The brand new E175 regional jets aircraft, built by Brazilian planemaker Embraer, landed at Exeter airport…
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has launched a brand new three-class service this week on its flagship London Heathrow to Muscat route.
The service is offered…
Lufthansa's Board has approved an order for 12 new aircraft, including two new Airbus A380s. In addition to the superjumbos, the German national carrier will order one wide-body Airbus…
Chennai-based Paramount Airways has applied for permission from the government to restart airline operations with two aircraft. It had closed operations last year, after disputes with…
Australia's Skywest Airlines today took delivery of its first ATR 72-500, which is also the first ATR 72 aircraft to operate in Australia. Skywest Airlines will operate its new ATR fleet…
Air France has added two more European destinations from Nantes. The airline will offer 11 weekly services between Nantes and Brussels, with two daily flights from Monday to Friday and one…
GEORGE TANASIJEVICH has been appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of Marina Bay Sands. Tanasijevich is also the Managing Director of Global Development for Las Vegas Sands…
Kazakhstan's national carrier, Air Astana, has reported strong first half results following a good performance on regional routes. The carrier posted pretax profits of US$36.9 million for…
Gulf Air, which operates daily flights between Bahrain and Beirut, has changed its flight schedule due to popular demand. Effective 14 July, there will be one daily flight departing from…
Budget carrier GoAir, which recently ordered 72 Airbus SAS A320neo jets last month, is considering adding smaller planes to tap rising travel demand in the South Asian nation."The Indian…
British Airways has announced the launch of new routes and frequencies from London City Airport. The carrier's wholly-owned subsidiary, BA CityFlyer will launch a four-times-a-week service…
Lufthansa has announced it will start flights between Aberdeen and Frankfurt this autumn. The route will operate three times a day from 30 October using a 100-seat Embraer E190 in two-class…
Kazakhstani airline Air Astana is launching new services from Almaty to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia and Samara in southern Russia. Both services will be operated by the new Embraer E-190…
Air Astana today launched new services from Almaty to Tbilisi, capital of Georgia and Samara in southern Russia. Both services will be operated by the new Embraer E-190 on Mondays,…
Air Astana has marked its ninth anniversary with the addition of its first new Embraer E-190 aircraft. The new aircraft was received at a ceremony in Almaty attended by VIPs, government…
Oman Air has been named Best Luxury Airline, Middle East 2011 at the Business Destinations Travel Awards. The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman triumphed despite stiff competition…
Bahrain flag-carrier Gulf Air has added more flights, additional seats and more convenient flight options to several key destinations, in addition to opening up three new destinations this…
Oman Air will launch two new services to Moscow and Khartoum in the second quarter of this year, according to a Times of Oman report.The airline will use its 150-seater Boeing 737 aircraft…
The airline will operate four weekly flights to the city using Embraer and A319 aircraft that offer Falcon Gold class and economy class.The first flight departed Bahrain on Thursday in the…
A record attendance is expected for Asian Aerospace Expo and Congress 2011 which opens its doors at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong, on 8 March. More than 11,000 trade delegates are registered,…
Japan Airlines' (JAL) last two Boeing 747-400s touched down for the final time at Tokyo's Narita airport yesterday. The planes arrived in the Japanese capital from Honolulu and Okinawa,…
Air Astana, Kazakhstan's principal airline, has announced a record pre-tax profit of US$96.4 million (unaudited) in 2010, up 59% from 2009, on sales of US$656 million.…
Kazakhstan's principal airline Air Astana has announced a record pre-tax profit of US$96.4 million in 2010, up 59 percent on 2009. Total capacity for the airline has increased by eight…
FlairJet has commenced its services in Europe after its first Embraer Phenom 300 touched down in the UK yesterday. The aircraft touched down at London Oxford Airport from FlairJet's facility…
Gulf Air has taken delivery of two new Embraer 190-100 aircraft this month, taking the number of new aircraft in the airline's rapidly-growing fleet to 12 in the last 12 months.Gulf Air…
British Airways has launched its first Scandinavian route. A double daily weekday service will operate from London City Airport to Copenhagen from 12 September. There will also be a Sunday…
Paramount Airways expects to receive a further 10 aircraft by December this year. According to reports, the move follows all-business class carrier having received government approval…
Eastern Airways has taken delivery of an Embraer 135 jet aircraft and signed a lease agreement for a second, which will increase its fleet of aircraft to 30.The UK independent regional…
Royal Jordanian has confirmed it will replace six Airbus aircraft in its fleet with seven new A320 and A321 aircraft. The first delivery is scheduled for April of next year, with the…
Macau plays host to the all new Asian Business Aviation event this week, where 12 of the world's leading business aircraft models will showcase at the Macau Business Aviation Centre at…
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain today announced the launch of regular services to three new destinations - the Holy City of Medina in Saudi Arabia, Alexandria in…
British Airways has launched a London City-Ibiza service. Fights depart and return on Monday, Fridays and Sundays on the new Embraer 190 aircraft. They have been timed to leave early in…
Abu Dhabi-based Royal Jet has launched its new corporate loyalty programme, dubbed 100 Club.The new initiative rewards frequent private jet travellers with increased discounts of up to…
Oman Air is highlighting the twin-centre holiday opportunities for Oman and the UAE now that it has boosted its network between the two destinations.The airline's COO Barry Brown said Oman…
Satisfaction ratings for Gulf Air have improved 8% on 2008 levels with cabin crew rated as excellent, a customer satisfaction survey has revealed.The independent study, which was…
Gulf Air, the National carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced the results of its 2009 customer satisfaction survey. The independent survey, carried out by the global…
Thursday 1 April: Virgin Blue's inaugural flight from Perth to Christmas Island will take off this afternoon from Perth International Airport at 1.20pm, with direct services…
Gulf Air will fly to Alexandria four times weekly (Monday, Wednesday Thursday and Saturday) from June 2 and to Aleppo three times weekly (Monday, Thursday and Saturday) from June…
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain: 30 March 2010: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, will be launching services two new destinations, Alexandria and…
One more of the new A330-300 aircraft, scheduled for delivery this year, joined Oman Air fleet last week. The brand new aircraft flew on its delivery flight from its home in…
Gulf Air is now offering services to Alexandria and Aleppo.Services to the Egyptian city of Alexandria commence on 2 June with four flights a week on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday…
Picture the scene; you're the topdog, enjoying an easy life with no realistic challengers to your supremacy. It'snatural that you get complacent, and start feeling like you own the…
Kazakhstan's Air Astana achieved a record profit after tax (unaudited) of $47 million on revenues of $546m for the full year 2009, a gain of 176% over 2008 and a 34% increase over the…
Monday 8 March 2010: Virgin Blue has announced plans to launch flights to one of Australia's most iconic and revered tourist destinations.From Monday 2 August, the airline will…
SYDNEY 24 February 2010: Virgin Blue Holdings Limited today reported a net profit after tax of $62.5 million for the six months to 31 December 2009, compared to a loss of $101.4 million…
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman will be commemorating its flights to the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on February 26th. The flights to this destination were…
SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the world's leading long haul airlines has today announced that Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Gold…
SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the world's leading long haul airlines has today announced that Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Gold…
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., today reported a net loss of $344 million,…
Tuesday 19 January 2010: Virgin Blue will celebrate 'Christmas in April' this year as the airline confirms its intention to commence non-stop services between Perth and Christmas and…
FlairJet, the UK's newest business aviation operator, has been issued with its Air Operator's Certificate from the UK Civil Aviation Authority. It can now commence public…
Brussels Airlines increases frequencies to Bristol and NewcastleAlso new launch of own-operated aircraft to London Heathrow as from 10 JanuaryBrussels Airlines is optimising its flight offer…
Baboo, the Geneva airline, has signed a code-share agreement with Alitalia. From now on, the Geneva-Florence, Geneva-Milan, Milan-Marseille, Geneva-Naples,…
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, launched on 22nd November brand new three-class service on its flagship Muscat - London Heathrow route.The service is…
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, launched on 22nd November brand new three-class service on its flagship Muscat - London Heathrow route.The service is…
17th November 2009. Dubai: Oman Air signed a contract with Embraer today, for the purchase of five EMBRAER 175 aircraft from the E-Jets family at the Dubai Airshow. The signing ceremony…
17th November 2009, Dubai: Oman Air signed a contract with Embraer today, for the purchase of five EMBRAER 175 aircraft from the E-Jets family at the Dubai Airshow.The signing…
The JAL Group (JAL) announced today, its consolidated financial results for the first half of FY2009 - the period of April 1, to September 30, 2009. The operating environment…
2 November 2009: Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and the Virgin Blue Airlines Group (ASX: VBA) welcome the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) draft determination to grant…
SYDNEY, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Virgin Blue Group, a leading Australian airline operator, has selected Verizon Business to remotely manage the airline's core business…
16 Sep 09 (TravMedia.com): Virgin Blue Group's new international airline, V Australia and Dubai-based international airline, Emirates, today announced their first code share…
A 15-strong line-up of business aircraft will showcase at Reed Exhibitions' Asian Aerospace 09 show in Hong Kong next month - more than double the number on show in 2007. The…
Russian planemaker, Sukhoi, should make the first deliveries of its long-delayed Superjet 100 aircraft before the end of 2009, Reuters reported. With an estimated list price…
Virgin Blue has launched services from Perth to Port Hedland. The daily services will be operated using the airline Embraer E-170 and E-190 aircraft. Virgin Blue will offer connecting…
Paramount Airways, the Chennai-basedall-business class airline, has outlined some ambitious expansion plans for2009, according to a Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA)…
Paramount Airways has launched daily flight from Chennai to Delhi, Anil Mathur reports. This is the first foray of Paramount in northern India, having already expanded from its…
Air Astana, the national carrier of Kazakhstan, is celebrating its seventh anniversary with plans to significantly expand its Central Asia network to include more cities in…
Hainan Airlines will cut its order of 50 Embraer jets by half due to the shortage of pilots and weak demand during the financial crisis, reports the Shanghai Daily.Harbin Embraer…
A Virgin Blue flight bound for Sydney returned to Melbourne Airport yesterday after one of its tyres shredded on take-off, The Age reported. Emergency services had been placed on high…
1) Oman Air has a great deal of competition in the Gulf. How do you intend to gain ground on your well-established regional rivals?PH - We certainly need to create our…
24 people, including seven children, have died after their plane crashed in a river in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Four people survived the crash, which involved twin-engine aircraft…
China Southern Airlines carried a record 5.98 million passengers in 2008, the company has announced. The result reinforced the carrier's position as China's number one airline, and…
Hainan Airlines' parent company and affiliates have secured CNY590 million (US$86 million) in funds from the Chinese government to buy planes and develop aircraft leasing, Bloomberg…
Taiwanese carriers China Airlines and Mandarin Airlines havelaunched 5 weekly flights between Kaohsiung and Seoul, the Centre for AsiaPacific Aviation has reported. The route will be served…
Japan Airlines (JAL) is intent on building a network capable of producing profits even in the face of rising fuel costs or slowing demand, the Business Times has reported. Towards this…
China's first home-grown commercial airliner has completed its maiden test flight, the BBC has reported. The 90-seat took off from Shanghai ARJ-21 for a one-hour debut flight, during which…
Southeast Asia's youngest country, East Timor, has unveiled its first national airline, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported. Timor Air plans to operate flights to Australia…
Virgin Blue will step up its services to Western Australia (WA) with the launch of two new destinations along with an additional flight between Perth and Broome. The carrier will launch…
China Airlines subsidiary Mandarin Airlines will start charter flights between Kaohsiung and Seoul on 29 October, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation has reported. The carrier will also…
Virgin Blue Airlines has started flights from Melbourne to the northwest Victoria hub of Mildura. The airline is using its new Embraer E-Jets for the daily flights, but has said it will…
China Airlines announced that its new Kaohsiung-Manila daily service will start on 1 October. The carrier's 96-seat Embraer E190 aircraft, leased from Mandarin Airlines, will serve…
A Virgin Blue flight carrying 55 passengers was forced to make a high-speed landing at Melbourne airport, The Australian newspaper has reported. The Brazilian-made Embraer jet en route…
Indian all-business class airline Paramount Airways is adding three new routes, the Economic Times has reported. The Madurai-based premium carrier will introduce daily non-stop services…
Lufthansa is expanding its route network from Milan. From the beginning of 2009, six new Embraer 195 jets will be stationed at Milan Malpensa Airport. The aircraft will be operated by…
JetBlue Airways is reconfiguring its Airbus A320 fleet to add legroom in select rows but this will come at a fee.Rows two through five and emergency exit rows 10 and 11on JetBlue's A320s…
KLM received its first Boeing 777-300ER aircraft at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol last week. In KLM's two-class configuration, the Boeing 777-300ER will seat 425 passengers. The first…
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. In KLM's two-class configuration, the plane will seat 425 passengers. The first two aircraft, to…
Embraer has signed a contract with its second Japanese customer, Suzuyo & Co. Ltd., to deliver two Embraer 170 E-Jets, with purchase rights to acquire one additional…
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