All 367 passengers and 12 crew on a Japan Airlines A350-900 flight from Hokkaido have survived a collision and a fire at Tokyo's Haneda airport, though five of the six crew on the other plane, a Bombardier-built Dash-8 maritime patrol plane on the runway, died.
Air China intends to raise up to CNY7.8 billion (US$1.1 billion) through a private share placement and buy new aircraft - as well as boost its working capital.
AirAsia Malaysia will restructure, with a new ceo to replace Riad Asmat, who has left the carrier for aBoard seat at AirAsia Aviation Group.
Riad will continue to sit on several related company boards and provide consultancy work for group parent Capital A Aviation Services.
Three of Europe’s largest budget airlines, EasyJet, Ryanair and Wizz Air, have reported nearly GBP8 billion in the past year from ancillary charges, up from GBP5.3 billion collected in 2018-2019. The additional fees are worth more than GBP20 million per day and come from 'paid-for' services such as checked baggage and priority boarding.
Airlines everywhere are inspecting 1370 Boeing 737 MAX jets after one operator found a loose bolt in the rudder control system, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says.
South Korea's Asiana Airlines has launched a twice weekly seasonal route between Seoul and Melbourne, operating Tuesdays and Thursdays until February 2024, the end of the Australian summer.
Australia's Bonza has again delayed a proposed route between Darwin and Queensland's Gold Coast, offering passengers the option to move their flights to its direct Sunshine Coast service or receive a full refund. Airline ceo Tim Jordan said the route would strain its current capacity and so had been delayed.
Australia's Qantas has strongly defended itself against alleged claims of deceptive conduct made by Tasmanian independent mp Andrew Wilkie.
Mexico has a new state-run airline Mexicana de Aviacion, hoping to focus on domestic tourist projects.
Australia’s major airlines have launched Boxing Day sales with fares by Jetstar from A$34 and Virgin Australia from A$49.
In the USA, despite claims that it had learned the lessons from last year's cancellations fiasco, Southwest had to cancel hundreds of flights on Christmas eve, blaming bad weather.
The one-hour flight between Kuala Lumpur International in Malaysia and Singapore’s Changi Airport is the busiest international route of 2023, according to travel data provider OAG, which said the route had 4.9 million scheduled seats this year, a 50 per cent increase from 2022.
Seven of the top 10 busiest international routes and nine of the top 10 busiest domestic routes were in the Asia-Pacific region.
Virgin Australia is to take its international ramp operations at Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in house from early 2024.
All 367 passengers and 12 crew on a Japan Airlines A350-900 flight from Hokkaido have survived a collision and a fire at Tokyo's Haneda airport, though five of the six crew on the other plane, a Bombardier-built Dash-8 maritime patrol plane on the runway, died.
Air China intends to raise up to CNY7.8 billion (US$1.1 billion) through a private share placement and buy new aircraft - as well as boost its working capital.
AirAsia Malaysia will restructure, with a new ceo to replace Riad Asmat, who has left the carrier for aBoard seat at AirAsia Aviation Group.
Riad will continue to sit on several related company boards and provide consultancy work for group parent Capital A Aviation Services.
Three of Europe’s largest budget airlines, EasyJet, Ryanair and Wizz Air, have reported nearly GBP8 billion in the past year from ancillary charges, up from GBP5.3 billion collected in 2018-2019. The additional fees are worth more than GBP20 million per day and come from 'paid-for' services such as checked baggage and priority boarding.
Airlines everywhere are inspecting 1370 Boeing 737 MAX jets after one operator found a loose bolt in the rudder control system, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says.
South Korea's Asiana Airlines has launched a twice weekly seasonal route between Seoul and Melbourne, operating Tuesdays and Thursdays until February 2024, the end of the Australian summer.
Australia's Bonza has again delayed a proposed route between Darwin and Queensland's Gold Coast, offering passengers the option to move their flights to its direct Sunshine Coast service or receive a full refund. Airline ceo Tim Jordan said the route would strain its current capacity and so had been delayed.
Australia's Qantas has strongly defended itself against alleged claims of deceptive conduct made by Tasmanian independent mp Andrew Wilkie.
Mexico has a new state-run airline Mexicana de Aviacion, hoping to focus on domestic tourist projects.
Australia’s major airlines have launched Boxing Day sales with fares by Jetstar from A$34 and Virgin Australia from A$49.
In the USA, despite claims that it had learned the lessons from last year's cancellations fiasco, Southwest had to cancel hundreds of flights on Christmas eve, blaming bad weather.
The one-hour flight between Kuala Lumpur International in Malaysia and Singapore’s Changi Airport is the busiest international route of 2023, according to travel data provider OAG, which said the route had 4.9 million scheduled seats this year, a 50 per cent increase from 2022.
Seven of the top 10 busiest international routes and nine of the top 10 busiest domestic routes were in the Asia-Pacific region.
Virgin Australia is to take its international ramp operations at Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in house from early 2024.
