AirlinesAir Astana more than doubles its profitsKazakhstan’s national carrier Air Astana has reported a jump in net profit to $47.4million in 2015, up from $19.3 million the previous year. “A sharp fall in revenue was more than compensated for by significant cost savings, including, though not limited to, jet fuel savings,” president & CEO, Peter Foster said, announcing Air Astana's 13th consecutive year of profitability.
LinkAir France offers “balanced compromises” on Perform 2020Air France is proposing to add seven aircraft to its long-haul operation and expand Transavia France’s fleet to 40 aircraft, but is calling for further unit cost savings, under its revised Perform 2020 strategic plan for 2017-20. In October, Air France threatened to cut 2,900 jobs, scale back its long-haul fleet by 14 aircraft and close five routes by summer 2017 after failing to reach a productivity agreement with its flight crew unions.
LinkAmerican to offer nonstop service between Chicago, SacramentoAmerican Airlines plans to offer service between Sacramento, Calif., and Chicago O'Hare starting in June. The carrier will offer two daily nonstop flights during the summer, and one daily nonstop flight after mid-August.
LinkWill ANA go large on A380?If All Nippon Airways is confirmed as the unidentified customer behind an order for three Airbus A380s, it could be the start of something much larger for the Japanese carrier. Airbus confirmed that it took an order for three A380s in late 2015, with ANA widely reported to be behind it.
LinkBritish Airways Hopes To Add Tehran SoonBritish Airways hopes to start flying to Tehran in the near future, after the lifting of sanctions against Iran. "We are very interested in flying to Tehran and we are hopeful that it will form part of BA's network in the very near future," IAG chief executive Willie Walsh told a conference in Dublin.
LinkGulf Air plans ‘major aircraft announcements’ on Jan. 21Bahrain national carrier Gulf Air is planning “some major aircraft announcements” on Jan. 21, the opening day of the three-day Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS). “As the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain and a key national infrastructure asset it is integral for us to be involved in this significant, biennial event,” Gulf Air’s acting CEO Maher Salman Al Musallam said. “Gulf Air will have some very exciting aircraft announcements to make at BIAS 2016.”
LinkHawaiian Airlines Celebrates Five Years of Service to ICNawaiian Airlines this month celebrates its fifth anniversary of successful service between O'ahu's Honolulu International Airport (HNL) and its first destination on the Asian continent: Seoul, South Korea.
LinkHong Kong Airlines Celebrates the Launch of Additional Flight to TianjinHong Kong Airlines added frequency for its Tianjin route from one to two flights daily, commencing 16 January 2016. To commemorate the additional flight, a launching ceremony and press conference was held at the St. Regis Hotel Tianjin.
LinkIAG Interested In Second-hand A380sBritish Airways owner IAG has held talks on the possibility of purchasing second-hand Airbus A380s as it says the existing options it holds for new aircraft are too expensive. "We have options on A380s… but we are not going to exercise them because they are too expensive," chief executive Willie Walsh said at a conference in Dublin.
LinkJetBlue to launch nonstop service between Palm Springs, NYCJetBlue Airways plans to debut nonstop service between Palm Springs, Calif., and John F. Kennedy International Airport. The carrier will deploy Airbus A320 aircraft, which seat 150 passengers, for the route.
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