Executives at All Nippon Airways Holdings (ANA HD) and Philippine Airlines (PAL) began their new strategic partnership Friday after completing signing ceremonies in Tokyo. ANA HD has invested $95 million in PAL Holdings, giving it a 9.5% stake in…
Spanish charter and wet-lease carrier Wamos Air has been operating flights from the UK on behalf of Turkmenistan Airlines, which was recently suspended from flying to and from the European Union (EU) for safety reasons. Turkmenistan Airlines has been…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for 2018 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by a healthy 6.5% compared to full-year 2017. Although this represented a slowdown compared to the 2017…
After a six-month international search, Virgin Australia has announced Paul Scurrah as successor to CEO John Borghetti who steps down on March 25. Scurrah, who has more than 20 years’ experience in transport, logistics, travel, and aviation, was an…
American Airlines, British Airways, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) announced future plans to co-locate their operations in New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Terminal 8. Moving…
TrueNoord announced that it has received the Regional Aircraft Lessor of the Year Award 2018 for the second consecutive year. TrueNoord was presented with the award on the 31st of January 2019 at the Global Transport Finance Annual Awards…
It’s a long trip from Los Angeles to Doha, the capital of Qatar. Measured in distance, it is 8,285 miles, or 13333 kilometers. Measured in time, a non-stop flight from LAX-DOH takes about 15 hours, 50 minutes. Now Qatar…
European Commissioner for Mobility and Transport, Mrs. Violeta Bulc, announced that the European Union and the State of Qatar have concluded negotiations for a landmark Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement. The State of Qatar and the European Union announced that…
Turkish Cargo has confirmed that it will begin offering services from Istanbul Airport from its opening on March 2. From that date, the airline will cut its passenger services over to the new hub while freighter flights will continue…
The race to develop the next generation of supersonic passenger aircraft continues to hot up, with news that Boeing is to partner with American manufacturer Aerion. Boeing said that it had made “a significant investment” in Aerion, and will…
