- Hainan Airlines Projects Tripled Full-Year Profit[Feb. 07, 2008]
Hainan Airlines will increase its 2007 net profit by more than 200% from the prior year when it earned 181.6 million yuan (US$25.2 million), parent HNA Group said.
- Air New Zealand to Suspend Service Between Nadi and Los Angeles[Jan. 24, 2008]
On January 24, Air New Zealand said that it will suspend flights between Nadi and Los Angeles operated by the airline three times per week, effective April 26, 2008.
- Air New Zealand Launches New Domestic Inflight Service[Feb. 01, 2008]
Air New Zealand customers flying on domestic jet services can look forward to an improved complimentary inflight service from February 4.
- AVIC I's New Regional Airline to Be Called Xingfu Airlines[Feb. 05, 2008]
China Aviation Industry Corporation 1 (AVIC I) has reportedly reached an agreement with China Eastern Airlines to establish a new domestic regional carrier in western China called Xingfu Airlines.
- Pilot Representatives Dismayed over Garuda 737 Crash Arrest[Feb. 06, 2008]
International pilot representatives are dismayed over the arrest of a Garuda Indonesia captain on manslaughter charges, following a fatal Boeing 737-400 crash last year, insisting that the investigation into the accident failed to address fully the reasons for the crew's actions.
- Garuda Crash Pilot Facing Jail[Feb. 05, 2008]
Garuda pilot Marwoto Komar faces up to seven years' jail after Indonesian police laid charges over last year's Yogyakarta plane crash in which 21 people, including five Australians, died.
- Cebu Pacific Mounts Additional Puerto Princesa and Zamboanga Flights[Feb. 06, 2008]
JG Summit Holdings Inc. airline business unit, Cebu Pacific (CEB), will mount additional flights for its Manila-Puerto Princesa service starting May 8, 2008, and Manila-Zamboanga route beginning June 6, 2008.
- Cathay Pacific Introduces 3 Additional Flights Between Dubai and Mumbai[Feb. 05, 2008]
On February 5, Cathay Pacific Airways, which is celebrating its 30th years of operations in the UAE, announced that it will fly daily between Dubai and Mumbai effective on February 29.
- Virgin Blue Launches Flights to Port Macquarie[Feb. 04, 2008]
Australian travellers witnessed the lowest fare ever offered in the Australian market with Virgin Blue's launch of a 1 cent sale to celebrate its brand new flights to Port Macquarie on the New South Wales, Mid North Coast. The first flight was scheduled to depart Sydney as DJ1185 at 11.35am and arrive in Port Macquarie at 12.30pm on February 4.
- Korean Air Slumps to Fourth-Quarter Loss; Asiana Profit Plunges[Jan. 31, 2008]
Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea's biggest carrier, slumped to a fourth-quarter loss and Asiana Airlines Inc.'s profit plunged because of higher fuel costs and a weaker won.