Airline news
China Southern Airlines Orders 80 Airbus A320s
China Southern on Friday said it has ordered 80 aircraft from Airbus worth at least USD$7.3 billion. China Southern said it will receive 30 A320 and 50 A320neo aircraft from 2016 to 2020, increasing capacity by over 12 p...
Ryanair Plans For New Long Haul Flights
Ryanair low Cost Airlines, plans to offer flights to the United States by 2019 and will lure long-distance passengers with very cheap prices, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung reported, citing chief executive Michae...
Malaysian Airlines Earnings To Show Burden Of Boeing 777-200 MH370 Loss
Malaysia Airlines will report first-quarter earnings on Thursday that are set to provide confirmation of just how badly the loss-making carrier’s finances have been hit by the disappearance of flight MH370 on March...
Air Berlin Says Change Needed
German Airline, Air Berlin said it needed to change and was working on developing a sustainable business model as it reported a slightly narrower first-quarter loss. The airline, in which Gulf carrier Etihad owns a 29.2 ...
Emirates Airlines Is Interested In Lufthansa LSG Sky Chefs Catering Business
Emirates’ ground services unit Dnata is “interested” in acquiring LSG Sky Chefs, the world’s largest in-flight catering business, from Lufthansa if it is put up for sale again, Dnata’s presi...
SeaTac Jetway Fails As Passengers Exit Plane
A jetway collapsed on Tuesday at Seattle-Tacoma Airport as passengers were exiting a Southwest Airlines flight from Phoenix, but no one was injured in the incident, an airport spokeswoman said. About half the passengers ...
