- New Korean Air Airbus A380 Makes First Flight to America[Aug. 09, 2011]
Korean Air's first transpacific Airbus A380 flight arrived in New York today, also marking the first scheduled use by any carrier of the superjumbo between east Asia and North America.
- All Nippon May Start Flights to Three European Cities as 787 Enters Fleet[Aug. 09, 2011]
All Nippon Airways Co., due to receive the first Boeing Co. 787 next month, said the aircraft may allow it to add as many as three European routes that wouldn't support larger planes.
- Officials Confident Tiger Airways Will Resume Avalon Flights[Aug. 11, 2011]
The operators of Avalon Airport are hopeful that Tiger Airways will resume its operations there before the end of the year.
- Patrick Yeung Appointed as Dragonair CEO[Aug. 08, 2011]
On August 8, 2011, Dragonair announced the appointment of Patrick Yeung as the airline's next Chief Executive Officer. Mr Yeung will take up the post on August 16, succeeding James Tong in the role.
- China Airlines to Sign onto SkyTeam Next Month[Aug. 11, 2011]
The SkyTeam alliance continues to grow its footprint in the Asia-Pacific market, with recent recruit China Eastern to be joined by Taipei-based China Airlines next month.
- QantasLink to Introduce Services to Geraldton[Aug. 11, 2011]
On August 11, 2011, QantasLink announced it will launch services between Geraldton and Perth from November 21, 2011*. To celebrate this new route, an introductory one way, all inclusive fare of AU$99 has been released for sale from August 11-18, 2011**.
- China Eastern Yunnan Airlines Officially Certificated to Operate[Aug. 05, 2011]
China Eastern Yunnan Airlines -- a joint venture company of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (CEA) and Yunnan government -- began operating officially on August 2. The new venture was originally known as China Eastern Airlines Yunnan Branch.
- Kenya Airways Plans Budget Airline Jambo Jet[Aug. 10, 2011]
Kenya Airways plans to launch a low-cost subsidiary to handle regional flights, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday.
- Jetstar Eyes Hong Kong Base for Its Executives[Aug. 11, 2011]
Jetstar is considering shifting some of its senior management team from Melbourne to an Asian centre -- most likely Hong Kong -- as it seeks to tap fast-growing markets in China and other parts of the region.
- JetBlue Traffic Up, Revenue Ratio Grows Slowly[Aug. 10, 2011]
JetBlue Airways Corp.'s July traffic rose 11.1 percent, but the airline's pricing power appeared to be losing momentum.