- Boeing Bullish on Costs as It Pushes the 737 to the MAX[Sep. 16, 2011]
Boeing claims its newly announced Boeing 737 MAX will offer a 7 percent improvement in cash-operating cost per seat over the rival Airbus A320 neo.
- Sabre Wins Dismissal of Two Antitrust Claims in US Airways Lawsuit[Sep. 13, 2011]
Sabre Holdings Corp., which was sued by US Airways Group Inc. over its system for distributing data to travel agents, won dismissal of two of the antitrust claims against it.
- Qantas Customers First in the World to Experience New In-Flight Entertainment System[Sep. 15, 2011]
In a world first, Qantas will next month trial the very latest technology in in-flight entertainment (IFE) on board a domestic aircraft.
- China Eastern Yunnan Airlines to Add Extra Flights for National Day Holiday[Sep. 15, 2011]
China Eastern Yunnan Airlines announced that the company plans to add 110 flights to its schedule during the coming National Day Holiday "Golden Week" to meet passengers' demand for air travel.
- China Southern Challenges Cathay Pacific by Adding A380 on Overseas Routes[Sep. 16, 2011]
China Southern Airlines Co.'s focus on domestic flights made it Asia's largest carrier by passengers. Now, it's adding Airbus SAS A380s to help challenge Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and Singapore Airlines Ltd. on routes to Europe and North America.
- Air China Passenger Throughput Up 3.5% in Aug.[Sep. 15, 2011]
Air China posted a 3.5 percent year-on-year rise in passenger throughput to 4.6 million person-times in August, reports yicai.com, citing a company filing. Passenger throughput in July was 4.42 million person-times.
- Southwest Says Capacity Growth Unlikely into 2013[Sep. 14, 2011]
Southwest Airlines Co. said Tuesday that it is focused on boosting earnings after buying rival discount airline AirTran, and that it is holding off on expanding its fleet because of the weak economy.
- Leading Airline Growing Its Business into Asia[Sep. 15, 2011]
Award-winning airline South African Airways (SAA) is planning to introduce a thrice-weekly service to Beijing, China by the end of October 2011.
- China Eastern to Increase Nanchang-Taipei Flight Frequency to 4 Times a Week[Sep. 15, 2011]
China Eastern Airlines plans to increase the frequency of its non-stop Nanchang-Taipei flights to four times a week from twice starting Oct. 30, 2011. The move will play a positive role in promoting people-to-people contacts, commerce and trade, tourism and industrial cooperation between Jiangxi and Taiwan Province.
- Virgin Atlantic Will Join an Alliance Soon, Says Richard Branson[Sep. 15, 2011]
Virgin Atlantic Airways, the last big trans-Atlantic carrier to remain independent of the three airline alliances that define the industry, will join one in the near future, Virgin founder Richard Branson tells Forbes. "There is likely to be an announcement of an alliance coming very soon," he says.