- Delta Continues New York Growth[Nov. 14, 2011]
Delta Air Lines Inc. will add 12 new daily flights from New York to 11 domestic and Caribbean destinations in spring and summer 2012.
- Qantas Dispute Prompts Mixed Response[Nov. 15, 2011]
The recent dispute involving Qantas has led to mixed reactions from tourism operators on the New South Wales far south coast.
- Qatar, Airbus Take Centerstage[Nov. 15, 2011]
Qatar Airways looks set to double its order for the world's largest airliner with a purchase of five Airbus A380 superjumbos on Tuesday.
- Airline Passengers Can't Win on Tarmac Delays[Nov. 15, 2011]
Sometimes it seems like airline passengers just can't win: The government cracks down on airlines that keep people cooped up on planes that sit on airport tarmacs for endless hours, and carriers respond by canceling more flights to avoid hefty fines.
- American Eagle Fined for Tarmac Delays[Nov. 15, 2011]
In the first penalty of its kind, the Transportation Department fined American Eagle US$900,000 today for lengthy tarmac delays when thunderstorms swept Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on May 29.
- Dreamliner Lands in Sydney on Inaugural Flight to Australia[Nov. 15, 2011]
The super-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner has touched down on Australian soil for the first time.
- Kingfisher Airlines Loss Widens[Nov. 14, 2011]
Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. Tuesday reported a wider second-quarter net loss of 4.69 billion rupees (US$93.8 million), compared with a 2.31 billion rupees loss a year earlier.
- Emirates Announces US$26 Billion Orders for 50 Boeing 777-300 ERs Plus 20 Options[Nov. 14, 2011]
This record breaking long-range aircraft order, adds to Emirates existing world's largest fleet of 95 777s in service including nine 200 ERs, 10-200 LRs, 12 -300s, 61-300 ERs and three freighters. Emirates had 40 777-300 ERs already on the order books, so with today's order that now stands at a firm order of 90 777-300 ERs.
- Russia's NordStar Airlines Adds Up to 7 ATR 42-600s to Its Fleet[Nov. 14, 2011]
The European turboprop manufacturer ATR and Russia's NordStar Airlines today announced they have agreed the purchase of up to 7 ATR 42-600s (5 firm aircraft and 2 options). The total value of all these airplanes is estimated at some US$132 million.
- Indian Gov't to Look at How to Help Struggling Kingfisher Airlines After It Canceled Flights[Nov. 13, 2011]
India's prime minister said his government will look into ways of helping cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines Ltd., which canceled hundreds of domestic flights last week.