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United Airlines said Wednesday it will operate direct daily flights between Los Angeles and Shanghai from May 20. The American carrier has been operating nine daily flights connecting Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong with San Francisco, Chicago and New York/Newark, currently the ...
Lufthansa Group said that based on preliminary figures it ended 2010 with a net profit of EUR1.1 billion (US$1.53 billion), significantly improved from a restated net loss of EUR34 million in 2009. All of the earnings occurred during the second half of 2010, as LH Group had a ...
The Boeing Company and Cathay Pacific Airways Wednesday announced the Hong Kong-based carrier ordered 10 Boeing 777-300ER (extended range) airplanes valued at US$2.8 billion at list price. Cathay Pacific first announced its selection of the 777-300ER for its fleet requirements in ...
Billion-dollar plane orders for Boeing and Airbus, as well as Cathay Pacific's higher-than-expected earnings, have grabbed the headlines on the second day of the Hong Kong airshow. Hong Kong Airlines announced that it had ordered 38 Boeing aircraft. Cathay, meanwhile, reported ...
LAN Airlines and affiliates Lan Peru, Lan Argentina and Lan Ecuador signed a bilateral interline agreement with JetBlue Airways, under which LAN passengers gain access to up to 55 cities in the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean through JetBlue's hub at New York JFK. JetBlue ...
In-flight Wi-Fi provider Aircell unveiled plans for its second generation of wireless links from aircraft to the Internet on Wednesday, promising higher capacity and the capability to offer its service outside the U.S. Aircell equips airliners and business jets with in-cabin Wi...
EADS bounced back to black in 2010 as it snapped up aircraft orders, but warned Wednesday that results were unlikely to improve until next year when production of the troubled Airbus A380 increases. Europe's biggest aerospace firm reported a net profit of EUR553 million (US$740 ...
Many were injured in northern Japan following Friday's earthquake which struck off the north coast with a magnitude of 8.8, Japanese media repored. Kyodo news agency said that Tokyo's Narita airport had been closed. A 10-metre tsunami warning was issued to most of the Pacific ...
Tokyo Narita (NRT) and Haneda (HND) airports partially reopened for some flights late Friday after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake forced the busy facilities to shut down for most of the day, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. Sendai Airport, close to the epicenter of ...
Tokyo commuters formed a 200-meter (220-yard) long line for taxis at the city's main railway station after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake forced a shutdown of the city's subways and train services. Tokyo Metro Co. and Toei Transportation halted all subway services, they said in ...
A Chinese rescue team left at 8:17 a.m. Sunday (Beijing Time) for the quake-hit region in Japan. The team is made up of 15 members and is expected to arrive at Tokyo's Haneda Airport three to four hours later by an Air China chartered plane. Yin Guanghui, an official of the China ...
South Korea's two full-service carriers, Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc., said Friday that they are gearing up to increase their overseas flights to meet busy summer season demand. The two carriers plan to raise their overseas flights by a combined 165 flights per ...
Regional airline QantasLink has announced it will more than double the number of return flights between Brisbane and Moranbah in central Queensland in the coming months. Executive manager Narendra Kumar says the increase is in response to demand from the mining industry. He says ...
Delta Air Lines Inc. and AMR Corp.'s American Airlines said Sunday they have resumed their normal flight schedules in Japan after Friday's earthquake, while United Continental Holdings Inc. said it was operating its full schedule to Tokyo's Narita International Airport. Delta and ...
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