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American Airlines and WestJet Airlines announced on February 28 that they have entered into a comprehensive codeshare agreement, providing customers with more choices and greater connectivity when travelling between the United States and Canada. The codeshare relationship, which ...
Lebanon's Middle East Airlines on Monday formalized its previously-announced decision to join SkyTeam in 2012. MEA joins Saudi Arabian Airlines as future Middle East members of the alliance. "The addition of MEA to the alliance network will enable SkyTeam to compete more ...
The U.S. Transportation Department fined American Airlines US$90,000 for failing to disclose a fee charged to passengers who redeem vouchers they get for voluntarily giving up seats on overbooked flights. An investigation by the federal agency found that American didn't tell ...
Gliders, hot air balloons and remote-controlled aircraft will be banned from Beijing's skies tomorrow until March 15 to ensure security during China's top legislative meeting. The police-enforced no-fly zone covers 200 kilometers in radius, centering on Tiananmen Square. All ...
The growth of the coal and gas industries in the state's north-west has prompted Newcastle-based airline, Aeropelican, to expand its passenger services to Narrabri. From this morning, there'll be daily flights linking Narrabri to Sydney, Brisbane and Newcastle. Narrabri Mayor ...
China evacuated 504 nationals Monday night in three chartered flights from strife-torn Libya to Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey. This was the first time that Chinese evacuees from Libya made transit in Turkey. The first chartered flight landed at the Sabiha Gokcen Internatio...
Delta Air Lines today welcomed Middle East Airlines - Air Liban's (MEA) decision to join the SkyTeam global airline alliance in 2012. "We are pleased to welcome a second Middle East airline into the alliance and honored that MEA has chosen to link its future growth and success ...
Dozens of cameras yesterday captured the final landing of the Japan Airlines' Boeing 747 jumbo jet as it glided onto the runway at the A.B. Won Pat International Airport. Nearly 300 Japanese aviation enthusiasts paid a premium price to be the last customer of Japan Airlines' 747...
Shanghai-based Spring Airlines, China's most profitable LCC, said it will launch a new four-times-weekly charter Airbus A320 Shanghai-Takamatsu service, part of a planned expansion in the Japanese market over the next few years. The carrier noted it would change the charter ...
China will not cut its orders for Boeing and Airbus jets since its self-developed commercial jets not yet able to meet demand, China's top aviation regulator said on Monday. Industry officials have been monitoring China's efforts to develop its own domestic jet manufacturing ...
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Asia's No. 5 carrier by market value, said on Wednesday it had bought 25 aircraft in March and was in talks to buy 14 more. In an earnings filing to the Hong Kong bourse, the carrier said it had bought 15 Airbus A330-300 aircraft and 10 Boeing 777...
Airlines cancelled more Airbus aircraft than they bought in January and February, leaving the world's largest passenger jet maker with three net cancellations, the EADS subsidiary said on Thursday. Airbus sold 40 aircraft and received 43 cancellations in January and February, ...
Air China is expected to launch its business jet subsidiary, Beijing Airlines, in conjunction with the Beijing municipal government in April or May. The new JV will be set up based on the assets of CA's wholly owned business jet subsidiary that was established in 2003. It ...
China's second-largest airline has applied to the People's Republic of China for permission to operate the first regularly scheduled direct flights between China and Hawaii. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that China Eastern Airlines also needs a green light from the U.S. ...
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