Airbus is readying to deliver the first A320 passenger jet built in the U.S., capping a global assembly footprint that now touches three continents. According to a report from Bloomberg, the delivery, which is going to Spirit Airlines Inc….
Dutch airline KLM has begun allowing Chinese passengers to use WeChat Pay to buy airfare. It starting doing so quietly on Monday, without advertising the new functionality, or even sending a press release. And yet, in the last few…
Avianca"™s strongest competitor, Latam Airlines, hasn"™t had the easiest time since 2012, when two proud national carriers "“ Argentina"™s LAN and Brazil"™s TAM "” closed their merger. But Latam is finally making money, and it"™s likely Latin America"™s leading…
Ensuring fair access to highly contested major airports is an issue that global policymakers have grappled with for decades. However, one U.S. airline chief says current rules are proving insufficient, and recent industry trends make new solutions imperative. Hawaiian…
Competition might have stiffened in the past year, but Air New Zealand has confirmed that the boom in airline profitability continues in this part of the world (and Qantas will add to that confirmation when it reports its 2016-17…
US airline passengers could soon have another choice for ultra-low-cost flights. The CEO of Sun Country Airlines announced in a memo this week that the airline will begin implementing passenger fees and expanding beyond its hub at Minneapolis-St. Paul…
The stock is trading at $7.48 which is quite a bit higher than $7.08, the stock"™s 50 day moving average and which is a tad above the 200 day moving average of $7.21. The 50 day moving average was…
The director of Miramar’s Economic Development Department is recommending that the city commission approve $135,000 in incentives for Spirit Airlines Inc. to expand its headquarters and add jobs. In preparation for an Aug. 23 meeting, Eric Silva, director of…
Cathay Pacific Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for 32 A321neo single-aisle aircraft. The aircraft will be operated by Cathay Dragon, the regional carrier of the Group, on services linking its Hong Kong home base…
Before arriving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Joe Carella, the assistant dean of executive education at the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona"™s Phoenix campus, checks the airport"™s Facebook page. The airport also has a…
