American Airlines Chairman and CEO Doug Parker has vigorously defended the carrier’s plans to expand system capacity 2.5% year-over-year in 2018, as he encouraged investors to distinguish among varieties of airline growth....More
Hainan Airlines proposes to connect Hamburg with Beijing beginning in August, as the Chinese carrier continues to hunt for small but profitable European routes that its larger rivals eschew....More
HNA’s Lucky Airlines is again working to build up its fledgling long-haul operation after failing to hit expansion-plan targets announced in 2017....More
New Argentine ultra-low-cost carrier Flybondi plans to grow its fleet to around 30 aircraft by the end of 2021, even as it prepares for its first commercial flight....More
Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic have gained permission to codeshare on the former airline’s flights from Hong Kong and the U.S. to Australia....More
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is adjusting parts of its Australia and New Zealand operation, changing the routing of flights to each country’s capital....More
The long-awaited opening of the intra-African air transport market is slated to become a reality on Jan. 28, when African Union (AU) heads of state plan to approve the final rulemaking after a renewed push for liberalization....More
Airports Council International Europe has renewed its warnings about the risks of Britain’s planned exit from the EU, saying airlines are in the dark about what will happen....More
As a major milestone in a long-term strategy to expand its customer base in North America, aerostructure specialist Daher has signed its first contract with Boeing, for thermoplastic composite components....More
