- Singapore Airlines A380 to Fly Singapore-Frankfurt-New York[Sep. 19, 2011]
Singapore Airlines will fly the world's largest aircraft, the Airbus A380, on the Singapore-Frankfurt-New York route from January 15, 2012.
- British Airways to Seek Boeing, Airbus Bids[Sep. 20, 2011]
British Airways will begin a tender later this year to evaluate replacements for its 55 aging Boeing Co. 747 jumbo jets, of which it's the world's biggest operator, fleet manager Alexander Grant said today in Barcelona.
- A380s to Help Carrier Expand[Sep. 19, 2011]
China Southern Airlines, Asia's largest carrier by passengers, is now beefing up its international fleet with its newly-purchased Airbus 380 aircraft and trying to make inroads against its rivals on routes to Europe and North America.
- U.S. Plane Evacuated in Oakland after Bomb Threat[Sep. 20, 2011]
An Alaska Airlines plane was evacuated on Monday after a bomb threat was received while it was en route to San Francisco, although no explosives were found, an airport spokeswoman said.
- Air Canada, Union in Talks to Avert Strike[Sep. 18, 2011]
Negotiators for Air Canada and its flight attendants' union were racing on Sunday to reach a labor agreement, but both sides were readying for a strike that would start on Wednesday if talks fail.
- SIA Firms Up A330 Agreement[Sep. 19, 2011]
Singapore Airlines has firmed up an agreement with Airbus to lease another 15 A330-300 aircraft.
- Airlines Speed Up on Land[Sep. 18, 2011]
What is the quickest way to get passengers on and off a plane? Air New Zealand thinks it may have the answer.
- Turkish Airlines Expects 2011 Profit after First-Half Loss[Sep. 17, 2011]
Turk Hava Yollari AO, the national carrier known as Turkish Airlines, is aiming for a profit this year even after making a loss in the first half, chief executive Temel Kotil said.
- Qatar Interested in EADS Stake: Der Spiegel[Sep. 18, 2011]
The Gulf state of Qatar is in talks to buy into European aerospace firm EADS by purchasing half of German carmaker Daimler's shares up for sale, the German weekly Der Spiegel reported.
- IndiGo to Increase Flights to Singapore[Sep. 17, 2011]
India's low-fare airline IndiGo has said it will increase flights to Singapore as the current overall limit, permitted by the air services agreement between the two countries, remains underutilised.