- Air India's Performance Improved in June[Jul. 25, 2011]
Air India's performance has improved in terms of passenger load factor and revenue yield per kilometre in June as compared to the corresponding month last year but the national carrier is facing an estimated loss of 6,994 crore rupees. The airline has witnessed jump of 3.1% in passenger load factor (PLF) in June as compared to last year. The PLF this June was 72.4% as compared to last year's 69.3%.
- ANA to Fly 787 Dreamliner's Inaugural Flight as International Charter from Narita to HK[Jul. 25, 2011]
ANA is proud to announce that it will operate its first revenue flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner as a charter international flight from Tokyo, Narita to Hong Kong.
- Ryanair Reports First Quarter Net Income of EUR139.3 Million[Jul. 25, 2011]
Ryanair Holdings Plc. reported net income for the first quarter of EUR139.3 million compared with EUR93.7 million in the year earlier period, according to a statement today.
- Etihad Celebrates Five Years of Service to Sudan with Fifth Weekly Flight[Jul. 24, 2011]
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has celebrated both its fifth anniversary of non-stop services between Abu Dhabi and Khartoum and the introduction of its fifth weekly flight on the route.
- Qantas Pilots Begin Rare Industrial Action[Jul. 23, 2011]
Pilots on international routes for Australian airline Qantas on Friday began their first industrial action in 45 years with unauthorised in-flight announcements telling passengers about their dispute.
- Airline News and Deals[Jul. 24, 2011]
Garuda Indonesia expands China market: Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia's national airline, now has five weekly flights on the Jakarta-Beijing route, daily Jakarta-Guangzhou flights and four weekly Jakarta-Shanghai flights. To meet the demand by Chinese travelers, it will launch direct flights to Bali soon. Ticket reservations and promotions at www.garuda-indonesia.com.
- Air France Says Planned Midsummer Strike Called Off[Jul. 23, 2011]
Air France said on Saturday that flight attendants had agreed to call off a four-day strike planned for the end of July that had threatened to throw French air travel into chaos at a peak vacation time.
- Korean Air Launches Cargo Flight Between Seoul and China's Chengdu[Jul. 23, 2011]
Korean Air has launched a regular cargo flight between southwest China's city of Chengdu and Seoul, airport authorities confirmed Saturday.
- Thailand Opens Direct Flight Between Bangkok and China's Guilin[Jul. 23, 2011]
Orient Thai Airlines has launched a direct flight route between Bangkok and south China's resort city of Guilin, airport authorities said Saturday.
- Frontier Airlines Back to Normal Service Saturday[Jul. 22, 2011]
Frontier Airlines says it expects to return to normal service including a full schedule on Saturday after repairing planes that were damaged by hail.