- Air NZ Targets NZ$110 Million Profit Uplift by 2015[Nov. 25, 2011]
Air New Zealand, the national carrier, wants to lift annual profit by NZ$110 million by 2015 and is picking a better performance than the latest earnings performance which was sapped by natural disasters in the region.
- Air Arabia Reports Solid Performance for 3Q[Nov. 26, 2011]
Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, announced today its financial results for the three months ending September 30, 2011, demonstrating sustainable profitability during the third quarter of this year.
- Abu Dhabi Airport Sees Passenger Growth Continuing[Nov. 26, 2011]
Abu Dhabi's airport expects continued double-digit growth in passenger numbers near term as its national carrier Etihad Airways develops and the emirate continues to expand its economy, a top official at the airport's operator said.
- Airbus CEO Sees Order Volume Down in 2012 - Paper[Nov. 24, 2011]
Airbus, the aircraft making arm of EADS, expects to receive fewer new orders in 2012 compared with this year, when customers snapped up the new A320neo aircraft, Chief Executive Thomas Enders said in a newspaper interview.
- China's COMAC Wins 30 C919 Plane Orders from Bocom Leasing[Nov. 23, 2011]
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China won an order for 30 C919 aircraft from Bank of Communications Co.'s leasing arm, the third deal in about a month for the nation's first passenger jet.
- Hong Kong Carrier Bulks Up Fleet[Nov. 23, 2011]
Hong Kong Airlines, a division of China's giant HNA Group, will acquire more than 50 new aircraft over the next four years, as part of a major expansion of its operations on international and Chinese domestic routes.
- Changi Sets New Flight Record[Nov. 23, 2011]
Singapore Changi Airport registered 3.88 million passenger movements in October - 8.3 percent more than during the same month last year.
- Airlines Bleed, But Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Up 18%[Nov. 22, 2011]
Domestic air passenger traffic continues its enviable growth with the country registering an 18% increase this year compared to last year despite turbulence in the aviation sector. That translates to 77 lakh more domestic passengers flown in the period between January and October this year.
- Aeroflot to Consider Buying Airbus Planes Worth US$2.25 Billion - Report[Nov. 23, 2011]
Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot will consider on Wednesday an offer for the purchase of 30 Airbus 320 aircraft worth US$2.25 billion, Russian business daily Vedomosti reported citing Aeroflot and Airbus sources.
- Boeing, Airbus Square Off over 150-Plane United Order[Nov. 22, 2011]
Airbus and Boeing are bidding to sell around 150 jets to United Continental as the world's largest airline joins an industry-wide scramble for fuel savings, people familiar with the matter said.