- Malaysia Airlines Chairman Quits[Jul. 21, 2011]
- Boeing Makes Fast Turnaround on 737[Jul. 21, 2011]
To keep one of its biggest customers, Boeing just promised American Airlines a plane it wasn't sure it wanted to build. The plane doesn't even have a name yet.
- Wuhan to Have Direct Flights to Tokyo, Paris[Jul. 20, 2011]
Air China said it will launch direct flights from central China's Wuhan city to Japan's Tokyo in August and Air France may also start its Paris-Wuhan route in September, Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.
- China Airlines to Add Two Direct Flight Destinations in China[Jul. 20, 2011]
China Airlines (CAL), Taiwan's major carrier, will add two more cities to domestic destination list in September at the earliest, the airline said Wednesday.
- AMR to Buy 260 Planes from Airbus, 200 from Boeing[Jul. 20, 2011]
American said that it planned to acquire 260 of Airbus's A320 family aircraft and 200 Boeing 737s. Photo/AP
- Air China to Receive Its First Boeing 777-300ER July 21[Jul. 20, 2011]
- Air Astana Earns US$37 Million First-Half Pre-Tax Profit[Jul. 20, 2011]
Air Astana posted a pre-tax profit of US$36.9 million for the first half of 2011, up 10.4% over the corresponding period in 2010.
- Southwest, AirTran Announce Nationwide Fare Sales[Jul. 20, 2011]
Southwest and subsidiary AirTran each announced nationwide fare sales today, dropping prices on flights beginning in late summer and extending through the fall.
- Chinese Firm to Launch Cargo Business in Turkey with Big Jumbo Jets[Jul. 19, 2011]
- Singapore Airlines to Increase Flights in 2011-2012 Winter Schedule[Jul. 20, 2011]
Singapore Airlines said it will increase frequencies to a variety of destinations during the northern hemisphere's winter operating season in response to growing demand. An additional daily service will be introduced on the Singapore-Bangkok route, increasing flight frequency to five per day from four, while services between SIN and Tokyo Haneda will return to twice-daily from daily. Frequency on the SIN-Osaka route will increase to 11 flights per week from 10.