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News : Cebu Pacific announces long-haul service from Q3 2013

Cebu Pacific announces long-haul service from Q3 2013

January 31, 2012

Cebu Pacific Air is to launch long-haul flights in the third quarter of 2013 using up to eight leased Airbus A330-300s to reach markets beyond the range of its Airbus A320 fleet.

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News : SkyWork adopts Mercator’s Avantik booking system

SkyWork adopts Mercator’s Avantik booking system

January 31, 2012

SkyWork Airlines has introduced the Avantik booking system, developed by Emirates subsidiary software company Mercator, which allows SkyWork flights to be booked on the major computer...

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News : Cimber Sterling signs with Travelport to help agents book pre-paid baggage

Cimber Sterling signs with Travelport to help agents book pre-paid baggage

January 31, 2012

Travelport and Cimber Sterling have jointly announced the launch of a new service that will enable Travelport-connected travel agents to book pre-paid bags on Cimber Sterling flights...

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News : AirAsia X doubles KL–Tokyo frequency

AirAsia X doubles KL–Tokyo frequency

January 30, 2012

From 23 March, AirAsia X is to increase its frequency between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo (Haneda), Japan from its current three flights a week to six flights weekly, then from 22 June the...

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News : Ryanair announces Q3 profit of €15m

Ryanair announces Q3 profit of €15m

January 30, 2012

Ryanair has announced a Q3 profit of €15 million compared with a loss of €10m in the same quarter of its previous financial year.

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News : Air Asia Group load factor up to 80% in 2011

Air Asia Group load factor up to 80% in 2011

January 30, 2012

The AirAsia Group has announced its operational statistics for the full 2011 calendar year including a 2 percentage point rise in load factor to take the annual average to 80%.

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News : Pegasus heads to Almaty

Pegasus heads to Almaty

January 27, 2012

Pegasus Airlines has launched service from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, with flights operating outbound on Mondays and Thursdays.

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News : Porter ups Toronto–New York service to 13 a day

Porter ups Toronto–New York service to 13 a day

January 27, 2012

Porter Airlines has announced the enhancement of its New York service with two additional daily flights and a more convenient schedule, taking the number of daily roundtrips between Billy...

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News : Siegel takes Frontier CEO role

Siegel takes Frontier CEO role

January 26, 2012

Republic Airways Holdings has named David Siegel as CEO, president, and interim chief operating officer of its wholly owned subsidiary, Frontier Airlines.

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News : Norwegian to use Amadeus Altéa IT suite

Norwegian to use Amadeus Altéa IT suite

January 26, 2012

Amadeus and Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) have announced an agreement for the airline to migrate to Amadeus’s Altéa suite of solutions to gain benefits in ticketing,...

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News : AirAsia investigates Australia consumer case

AirAsia investigates Australia consumer case

January 26, 2012

AirAsia says it is investigating allegations in court documents filed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in the Federal Court of Australia on 17 January 2012...

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News : Norwegian orders 122 Boeing and 100 Airbus narrowbodies

Norwegian orders 122 Boeing and 100 Airbus narrowbodies

January 25, 2012

Norwegian (NAS) has signed firm agreements with both Airbus and Boeing for 222 new aircraft, comprising 100 Boeing 737 MAX8s, 22 Boeing 737-800s and 100 Airbus A320neos.

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News : SaM146 1S18 engine certified by EASA

SaM146 1S18 engine certified by EASA

January 25, 2012

PowerJet has received type certification for its SaM146 1S18 regional jet engine from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

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News : New controller at Virgin America

New controller at Virgin America

January 25, 2012

Virgin America has named Karen Walker as the company's new vice-president and controller with effect from 1 February, overseeing the airline's day-to-day accounting and financial reporting...

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News : Five new Ryanair routes from Budapest

Five new Ryanair routes from Budapest

January 24, 2012

Ryanair is to open five new routes from Budapest to Birmingham, Bologna, Bristol, Dublin and London Stansted from March 2012.

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News : CFM reports record year for orders/commitments in 2011

CFM reports record year for orders/commitments in 2011

January 23, 2012

CFM International has announced that in 2011 it took orders for 1,500 commercial, military and spare CFM56 engines and commitments for 3,056 LEAP engines for a combined value of $51.7...

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News : Bombardier announces 2011 order and delivery totals

Bombardier announces 2011 order and delivery totals

January 23, 2012

Bombardier Aerospace delivered 245 aircraft in the 11-month fiscal year which ended 31 December 2011, compared with 256 in the previous fiscal year (1 February 2010 to 31 January 201...

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News : New flight schedules released by Southwest Airlines and AirTran

New flight schedules released by Southwest Airlines and AirTran

January 22, 2012

Southwest Airlines and its wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways have each released flight schedules for the period from 12 August until 28 September 2012.

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News : Pinnacle reports December and full 2011 traffic data

Pinnacle reports December and full 2011 traffic data

January 20, 2012

Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has released capacity and operational results for its subsidiaries for December 2011 and the full calendar year.

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News : AirTran operations to be maintained at 22 airports by Southwest

AirTran operations to be maintained at 22 airports by Southwest

January 20, 2012

Southwest Airlines has confirmed its intent to convert services by its wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways at 22 domestic and international airports to Southwest operations over ...

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