Alaska Air Group reports record Second Quarter 2016 results
Alaska Air Group today reported second quarter 2016 GAAP net income of $260 million, or $2.10 per diluted share
Boeing Forecasts Demand for 1,850 New Airplanes in India
Boeing forecasts a demand for 1,850 new airplanes in India, valued at $265 billion, over the next 20 years. The company today released its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) for India during a briefing in Mumbai. “India continues to have a strong commercial aerospace market and the highest domestic traffic growth in the world,” said … Read more
Ryanair announces new Bristol route to Venice Marco Polo
Ryanair today announced its route from Bristol to Venice Treviso will move to Venice Marco Polo from September.
Jérôme Nanty joins the Air France-KLM group as EVP Corporate Secretary
Jérôme Nanty has been appointed EVP Corporate Secretary and member of the Air France-KLM Executive Committee as from July 21.
Gulf Air signs USD 900 million contract with Rolls-Royce for Trent 1000 engines
Gulf Air has signed a USD 900 million contract with Rolls-Royce for Trent 1000 engines to power 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
Emirates boosts capacity to Milan with introduction of second daily A380
Emirates today unveiled plans to increase capacity on the Dubai-Milan route with the deployment of a second daily A380. The migration from a Boeing 777-300ER represents a capacity increase of 1,834 seats per week between the two cities; enabling more A380 to A380 connections to and from key destinations in Australia, China, South Korea and … Read more
Air Astana Records US$6.6 Million First Half Loss
Air Astana recorded a net loss of US$6.6 million, and an operating profit of US$0.975 million, for the first half of 2016. Operating revenue fell by 30% to US$275 million, driven by a signification devaluation of the Kazakh Tenge in comparison with the first half of 2015, and by weaker regional travel markets in the … Read more
Air Seychelles adds new codeshare flights to U.S. with Etihad Airways
Air Seychelles has established connections to six cities in the United States as part of a major expansion to its codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways.
Zimex latest airline to join ERA
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) welcomed Swiss airline Zimex into membership. Zimex is the seventh airline to join ERA this year and brings the number of airlines in ERA membership to 52, underlining the value that Europe’s regional carriers place on the association’s strong relationships with Europe’s regulatory bodies and its influential lobbying and communication … Read more
Wizz Air Announces Two New Routes from Poland
Wizz Air today announced further expansion of its route network from Poland. From 1 November Wizz Air will start operating a new route from Wroclaw to the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv with two weekly flights, while from 14 January a new weekly WIZZ service will connect Gdansk with Grenoble in France. Kyiv is the 8th destination Wizz Air … Read more