Airline news
Boeing Names Conner Commercial Plane Head
Boeing appointed a new head of its commercial plane unit on Tuesday, turning to veteran engineer-turned-salesman Raymond Conner to give it the upper hand in its battle with Airbus for the USD$100 billion-a-year aircraft ...
Japan Airlines IPO To Benefit From Tax Savings
As Japan Airlines taxies towards its initial public offering in September, the airline will pitch investors on the hard-won cost-cuts and fuel-efficient fleet that helped it emerge from bankruptcy to become the worldR...
Margin-Hunting Airlines May Shed Catering Units
A plastic tray, a hard bread roll and cellophane-wrapped cutlery: airline food can be a joyless culinary experience for economy class flyers, and some carriers may now be about to shed their catering units to focus on th...
First Malaysia Airlines A380 Revealed in Special Livery
The first A380 for Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was unveiled today bearing its special celebration livery, ahead of entry-into-service next week on the Kuala Lumpur-London route. The first A380 for Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was unveil...
Eznis Airways Receives Its First Boeing 737-700 from ILFC
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), announced today that it delivered a Boeing 737-700 aircraft to Eznis Airways, the largest Mongolian pri...
Vote for the SimpliFlying Hero of June 2012: American Airlines Vs Vueling Vs Volaris
The half-year mark of 2012 is approaching and in the past six months, we have seen some great Heroes emerge in the various fields of customer engagement strategy, be it in marketing, PR, commerce or customer loyalty. Which ...
