Lufthansa commemorates five years of A380 service to Houston
Lufthansa commemorates its fifth year of A380 service to Houston, Texas. Despite Lufthansa providing service from Frankfurt to Houston since 1985, the airline officially started operating the route with an Airbus A380 aircraft only five years ago. Now, travelers departing from Houston can experience A380 service exclusively with Lufthansa. "We are thrilled to have reached […]
IndiGo reports highest ever quarterly profit: How the airline is changing its fundamentals to stay ahead
India"™s largest airline by passengers and the only one with a consistent track record of profits, IndiGo, has just reported an almost Rs 9 crore daily net profit in the first quarter ending June 30. It has obviously beaten analyst"™ estimates about its profitability by posting the highest ever quarterly profit in this journey. For […]
Boeing Delivers First 737 MAX 8 to flydubai
Boeing [NYSE:BA] and flydubai today celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 737 MAX 8, making the Middle East carrier the first in the region to operate Boeing’s newest single-aisle airplane. Today’s delivery is the first of 75 737 MAX airplanes the airline will be adding to their all-Boeing fleet of Next-Generation 737s. «We are […]
FAA ordered to review the size of airline seats
A three judge panel has ordered the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to review whether airlines have made their seats too small in order to get more passengers onto their planes. The panel also ordered the FAA to look at shrinking legroom for passengers, especially those who book economy class seats. In a statement Saturday, the […]
New Cathay Pacific investor Kingboard urges shareholder Swire to lead airline out of "˜hard times"™
Cathay Pacific Airway"™ new investor called for the airline"™s biggest shareholder, Swire Pacific, to "lead" the loss-making company out of "hard time". Kingboard Chemical, which became the third largest stakeholder in Hong Kong"™s flagship airline this year, said it wanted the Swire family to intervene "“ to be accountable and responsible "“ by taking temporary […]
¿Conoces el marco legal de la aviación?
El mundo de la aviación es, sin duda, fascinante. Pero para que la industria funcione con la eficiencia que requiere es necesario que las relaciones comerciales y de servicios estén amparadas por contratos. Asimismo, no deja de ser interesante conocer todo lo que se necesita para adquirir y financiar las aeronaves que vuelan todos los […]
Avianca Is the Latest Airline to Suspend Service to Venezuela
Colombia"™s Avianca Holdings SA will suspend flights to Venezuela next month, joining other major carriers that have cut off access to the South American nation engulfed in violent political protests and economic chaos. Avianca will stop its twice-daily flights between Caracas and Bogota as well as an almost daily flight to Lima on Aug. 16, […]
UAE airline Etihad announces loss of $1.87B in 2016
Etihad, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, says it lost $1.87 billion in 2016. The Abu Dhabi-based airline announced the massive loss in a statement Thursday. Etihad blamed "one-off impairment charges and fuel hedging losses weighed against a solid performance of the core airline." The announcement of the loss comes after the January […]
Airline Offering Flights From Denver With View Of Solar Eclipse
In less than a month a total solar eclipse will grace the skies over America and Southwest Airlines is offering flights with "˜flare"™ to commemorate it. Southwest officials have modeled the eclipse"™s path against scheduled flights for August 21 and identified five that are most likely to offer passengers a front row view…
Latin American aviation revival? Airline chiefs to gather in Cartagena for vital CAPA Summit
Home to some 382 airlines, Latin America is a dynamic aviation region. Its airlines have 2,350 aircraft currently in service (the fourth largest region globally by fleet) and some 845 aircraft are currently on order by Latin America"™s airlines, including 716 narrowbodies. Does the region have the airport infrastructure to cope? There are currently 736 […]
