Etihad Airways and Virgin Australia have received the green light to extend their alliance for a further five years. In a draft ruling, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it plans to re-authorise the alliance that was first established in 2011 and led to Virgin commencing flights on its own metal between Sydney and Abu Dhabi. “The ACCC considers th...
Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. (HU), one of China's four major air carriers, Thursday reported a third-quarter net profit of 887.33 million yuan, down nearly 37 percent compared to a net income of 1.41 billion yuan in the year-ago. The 3Q revenue increased to 10 billion from 9.81 billion yuan in the same period last year, but net profit fell 36.85 percent to 887.33 billion yuan, due to depr...
The Chinese manufacturer of the MA60 and Y12E aircraft delivered to Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) last year has sent a revised performance chart as the two planes did not meet the performance specifications sent earlier. NAC's Managing Director Sugat Ratna Kansakar said that they received the revised performance chart for the two aircraft on Monday, and were doing an internal techni...
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LH) has been given the green light by China's aviation watchdog to launch Ku-band satellite-supported Wi-Fi internet connectivity on the airline's 49 aircraft in China, the German carrier said on Friday. Lufthansa was authorized to test in-flight Wi-Fi access on its 49 aircraft in China by temporarily using Ku-band satellite communication links, with the validity...
Technical problems were delaying some Alaska Airlines flights, the company said. Intermittent problems with the company's website and mobile app began late Wednesday night, airline spokesman Cole Cosgrove said. He said some flights have been delayed as a result of the "technical issues" but didn't know how many. The airline was trying to fix the problem but Cosgrove...
Russian aviation agency Rosaviatsia said on Thursday it had proposed to Ukraine's aviation authorities further talks on resuming flights between the two countries, but Kiev swiftly turned down the offer. Direct air services between the one-time allies ceased on Sunday, a new low in commercial relations between the two neighbours who are in a bitter standoff since Russia annexed Ukraine'...
A flight in America has been forced into an emergency landing after a passenger stood up and made "alarming" statements about the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York. The jet, carrying 150 people, had to make a dramatic diversion in the U.S. today amid a terror scare after the passenger starting making "9/11 statements". The man got up shortly after take-off, walked t...
The civil aviation ministry on Friday will announce India's new civil aviation policy, which has been under discussion for over a year and aims to provide wings to the country's 300 million-strong middle-class, officials said. "The focus of the policy is going to be on reducing the cost of operations for airlines and providing affordable regional connectivity across the countr...
A Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 787-800, registration V8-DLB performing flight BI-684 from Manila (Philippines) to Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) with 152 passengers, was climbing out of Manila when the crew stopped the climb at FL280 reported the left hand engine (Trent 1000) had failed and was shut down. The aircraft returned to Manila for a safe landing on runway 24 about 50 minutes after departur...
Leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines GmbH has signed an agreement with Thomas Cook, one of the world’s leading travel companies. In the summer of 2016 the aircraft of Small Planet Airlines GmbH will carry Thomas Cook passengers from its Paderborn base in Germany to Mediterranean resorts. “The cooperation with one of the best known brands in travel, Thomas Cook, is a great honour to...
SWISS achieved earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of CHF 401 million for the first nine months of 2015, a 59% increase on the same period last year. The company posted an EBIT of CHF 187 million for the third-quarter period, a 36% year-on-year improvement. The substantially-improvedEBIT results are attributable in particular to low oil prices and the...
Aeroflot is pleased to announce new service to six cities in Kazakhstan. The airline this week adds regularly scheduled flights from its Moscow hub to Astana, Almaty, Aktau, Atyrau, Aktobe and Shymkent. In March 2014 Aeroflot received permission to re-enter the Kazakh market, and the airline began operating regular service between Moscow and Karaganda. Today’s announcement marks a signifi...
