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KLM and Air Malta inaugurate code-share agreement

KLM and Air Malta have inaugurated their code-share agreement today. The code-share, which started this summer, saw KLM placing its code and flight numbers on flights operated by Air Malta between Malta and Amsterdam. This agreement has enabled KLM to offer its customers...

American Airlines to Build New Headquarters Facility

On Thursday, American Airlines unveiled plans to construct a new headquarters facility,reports the Dallas Morning News. The company will remain in Fort Worth, selecting a location adjacent to its current complex, which is set for demolition following the new building’s completion. America...


Etihad Goes To Court To Maintain Air Berlin Code-share Flights

Etihad Airways today applied for an injunction in a German court in an effort to protect its code-share flights with Air Berlin when temporary service rights expire with the start of the German carrier’s winter schedule on October 25. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier said it couldn’t wait any longer for the German government to decide whether or not to approve Etihad’s code sh...

Russia-Ukraine consultations on lifting flight ban possible next week

Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry and State Aviation Administration wants to hold such consultations, its head aide on media issues says. Consultations between Russia and Ukraine on lifting the ban on flights may be held next week, Ukrainian State Aviation Administration’s head aide on media issues Natalya Terletskaya told TASS on Friday. "Our Infrastructure Ministry and State...

Rhinos to fly on IAG’s first A380 flight to Miami

IAG Cargo is welcoming six white rhinos on British Airways’ first Airbus A380 flight to Miami (US) on 25 October. The rhinos are embarking on the journey from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Miami to ensure the continued genetic diversity for breeding programmes which are part of a global conservation effort. IAG Cargo product manager for live animals, Gabriella Tama...

Southwest Airlines, 63.1% increance in net income in Q3, 2015

Southwest Airlines Co. reported its third quarter 2015 results Gary C. Kelly, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are very pleased to report outstanding third quarter 2015 results marked by a 63.1 percent year-over-year increase in net income, excluding special items. Our record third quarter operating income, excluding special items, of $1.0 billion...

Alaska Air Group, 39% increase in net income in Q3, 2015

Alaska Air Group, Inc., reported third quarter 2015 GAAP net income of $274 million, or $2.14 per diluted share, compared to $198 million, or $1.45 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2014. Excluding the impact of mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments of $5 million ($3 million after tax, or $0.02 per diluted share), the company reported record adjusted net income of $277 million, or $2.16...

Windup of Jetstar Hong Kong almost complete

No aircraft, no staff and no licence to fly. The wind-up of Jetstar Hong Kong is all but complete. The failed venture has sold all its Airbus A320s and made most of its staff redundant after the three major shareholders cut off any further funding of the proposed airline in response to the Hong Kong government’s rejection of its application for an operating licence. Qantas chief execut...

Qantas expects “significant improvement” in 2015/16 first half

Qantas is expecting to deliver a bumper 2015/16 first half profit as the airline group benefits from lower fuel prices and its cost-cutting initiatives amid modest capacity growth in both the domestic and international market and a mixed Australian economy. The positive outlook statement was provided to shareholders by Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce at the airline group’s annual genera...

United Airlines' acting CEO aims to reassure investors amid strong results

United Airlines on Thursday tried to dismiss concerns that executive shake-ups have left an amateur team running its business, promising better service for travelers and moderate expansion in 2016 for investors worried about weak demand. Shares of parent United Continental Holdings Inc. rose more than 2 percent after it forecast a pre-tax profit margin of up to 11.5 percent in the fourth q...

CAAC Punishes Shanghai Pudong, Hangzhou and Tianjin Airports over Flight Delays

China's aviation regulator said it will withhold approvals of new air routes, chartered services and additional flights at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) and Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) for October, due to major flight delays in August 2015. According to data released by the Civil Aviation Administration of Chin...

Swiss Man Jailed for Molesting Attendants on Cathay Pacific Flight to Hong Kong

A Swiss man was jailed for 30 days on Thursday after admitting to molesting three attendants on a Cathay Pacific flight. Rolf Rimann, 46, pressed the lower part of his body against flight attendant X and touched flight attendant Y's buttock when he was flying from Zurich to Hong Kong in September, Tsuen Wan Court heard. After molesting the two, Rimann grabbed the waist of a third flight...

Japan Airlines to Serve Champagne Salon 2004 in First Class on Its International Routes

Japan Airlines (JAL) announced today that it will be serving Champagne Salon 2004 in First Class on all international routes from November 16, 2015, which is in advance of Champagne Salon's own global distribution planned to start from next spring. Japan Airlines has been offering Champagne Salon to its First Class customers since December 2007, and JAL is the only airline in the world...

DOT Orders Kuwait Airways to Stop Discriminating Against Israelis

The Transportation Department threatened legal action Thursday against Kuwait Airways for refusing to sell tickets to Israelis. The department ordered the airline to "cease and desist from refusing to transport Israeli citizens between the U.S. and any third country where they are allowed to disembark," according to a letter from Blane Workie, the department's assistant gener...

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