The airlines of the Lufthansa Group welcomed around 11.2 million passengers in April 2017. This shows an increase of 25.1% compared to the previous year"™s month. The available seat kilometers were up 15.8% over the previous year, and at…
Flight tests of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are expected to resume shortly after being suspended for several days. This followed the discovery of cracks in part of a low-pressure (LP) turbine section destined for one of the CFM Leap-1B…
The Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, has received the major component assemblies for the first A320 that will be produced in the U.S. The 27 aircraft delivered from the facility thus far have been A321s. This marks…
Turkish Airlines recorded a 2017 first-quarter net loss of $373 million, narrowed from a net loss of $421 million for the year-ago quarter. Operating revenue for the quarter was $2 billion, down 10% year-over-year (YOY) from $2.2 billion in…
IAG Cargo has launched a new loyalty programme named FWD.Rewards which is aimed at the small and medium sized forwarder market. The programme will allow businesses to earn points every time they ship, which can then be converted into…
U.S. airlines climbed to a two-month high after beleaguered United Continental Holdings Inc. won support from one of its biggest shareholders and American Airlines Group Inc. signaled that it"™s gaining additional control over fares. United shares could jump to…
Viva Air became the first low-cost airline to enter Peru’s domestic market on Tuesday, posing a challenge to Santiago-based LATAM Airlines, which has long dominated the market. Viva – a unit of Irelandia Aviation, which is led by Ryanair…
Airlines need to do more to attract women pilots, engineers and executives if they are to cope with the industry doubling in size in the next 20 years, an executive at the International Air ransport Association has said. According…
Air China on 5 May began non-stop service between Shanghai Pudong (PVG) and Barcelona (BCN). The 9,860-kilometre route will be served three times weekly by the Star Alliance member"™s 254-seat A330-200s. The date also marked the third anniversary of…
An airline boss was pied in the face with lemon meringue in front of hundreds of people "” in what some flyers might see as a case of "just dessert" amid rising anger over the industry. Qantas chief executive…
