Airline News Stories

AirAsia Eyes Recovery After Q3 Profit

November 20, 2009

Southeast Asia's largest budget carrier AirAsia on Friday flagged a further recovery in air travel demand after reporting a profit in the third quarter, helped by higher sales of non-ticket items.
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Air Canada Trials In-Flight Internet

November 20, 2009

Air Canada is testing whether passengers want to pay to surf the web, send email or work via the Internet while flying, as the airline looks at new measures to boost revenue.
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Cathay Pacific Sees Rise In Premium Travel

November 20, 2009

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways is seeing some recovery in its business and first-class travel, CEO Tony Tyler said on Friday, while cautioning a sustained revival had not yet taken hold.
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Singapore Air Confident Of Recovery

November 20, 2009

Singapore Airlines said on Friday it expects the current up tick in air travel to continue.
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Germany Tells Non-EU Airlines To Raise Prices

November 19, 2009

The German government is putting pressure on airlines, including Dubai-based Emirates, to raise business class prices on some routes so they don't undercut European carriers.
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Ryanair Issues Fresh Ultimatum To Boeing

November 19, 2009

Ryanair will wait until the end of November or very early in December to reach a deal with Boeing on a fresh batch of aircraft orders, Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said on Thursday.
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System Glitch Causing US Flight Delays Is Fixed

November 19, 2009

A problem with a flight-processing system disrupted US air travel for several hours on Thursday but was later fixed, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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Air Berlin Sees Yields Down In Fourth Quarter

November 19, 2009

Air Berlin said it expected to make less money per seat sold in the fourth quarter after pushing through price increases in the first nine months of the year.
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Nepal Airlines Orders Two Airbus Aircraft

November 18, 2009

Airbus and Nepal Airlines have signed an agreement for two aircraft, one A330-200 wide-body plane and one A320 single aisle jet.
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Air France-KLM Posts H1 Loss On Recession Woes

November 18, 2009

Air France-KLM posted on Wednesday first-half losses, hit by fuel price hedging and a slump in demand for travel, but said it looks to return to operating break-even by the start of the next financial year.
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Aer Lingus To Achieve Cost Cuts Regardless

November 18, 2009

Irish airline Aer Lingus warned employees on Wednesday that it will implement an alternative cost cutting plan if agreement cannot be reached over proposed measures by the end of November.
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No-frills A380 To Fly 840 Passengers

November 18, 2009

Air Austral is planning the first regular flights for more than 800 passengers after buying a budget version of the Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner, with economy seating throughout.
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EasyJet, SR Technics In Malta Maintenance Deal

November 18, 2009

British low-cost airline easyJet will perform maintenance on its fleet of Airbus jets in Malta under a new 11-year maintenance deal with SR Technics announced at the Dubai Air Show.
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Airbus, Senegal Air In Six Aircraft Deal

November 18, 2009

Airbus has signed a letter of intent to sell four A320 and two A330 aircraft to Senegal Airlines, according to a statement on Wednesday.
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JAL Shares Slide As Bankruptcy Not Ruled Out

November 18, 2009

Shares in Japan Airlines slid to a record low after the transport minister rattled investors by saying bankruptcy was still a possibility, even as US carriers lined up with offers of financial support.
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