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Hawaiian Airlines and Korean Air announced an expansion of their marketing partnership with a new program that allows each carrier's frequent flyer members to earn and redeem mileage credits on either carrier. Mark Dunkerley, Hawaiian's president and CEO, said, "Korean Air has ...
China Southern Airlines Co Ltd , the country's largest carrier by fleet size, will take delivery of the Airbus A380 in August, its chairman said on Tuesday. Si Xianmin made the comment during a news conference after the airline announced its earnings results. Earlier this year, ...
China Southern Airlines on Tuesday said net profit soared 17-fold last year on the back of surging demand for air travel in the world's second-largest economy. The carrier's profit reached 5.8 billion yuan (US$884 million) in 2010 and operating revenue leapt 40 percent to 76.5 ...
Air France-KLM Cargo has received the Cargo Award in the latest Schiphol Aviation Awards, sponsored by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The airline has been recognised for its ground-breaking initiatives on behalf of Schiphol SmartGate Cargo, its integrated approach to goods ...
Airport scanners are an "extremely low" source of radiation exposure that poses virtually no health risk, not even to frequent air travelers, U.S. researchers said on Monday. The study may help ease fears of uneasy travelers already spooked by reports of radiation leaking from ...
The European Commission on Monday said it is committed to a "complete modernization of Europe's air traffic control system by 2020, delivering the Single European Sky ... and the completion of the European Common Aviation Area of 58 countries and 1 billion inhabitants by 2020". ...
Air China Ltd., one of the country's three major state-owned airlines, said Wednesday its 2010 profit more than doubled as the global economic recovery boosted growth in air travel. Profit rose 150 percent to 12 billion yuan (US$1.8 billion), or 1.03 yuan (15.7 U.S. cents) per ...
Turkish Airlines' 2010 consolidated financial statements were reported to Istanbul Stock Exchange. Turkish Airlines has increased its capacity inline with its growth strategy for 2010 and years ahead thus secured passenger growth. In 2010, Available Seat Kilometer (ASK) increased ...
Britain is investigating how a suspicious package travelled undetected on a cargo plane to Turkey, media reported on Wednesday. The UPS flight travelled to Istanbul from Britain two weeks ago carrying a package with a timer, wires, a detonator but no explosives, ITV news said. A ...
Embraer reported net income of US$345.4 million for 2010 under IFRS accounting standards, down 27.9% compared to income of US$478.9 million for 2009. The company noted that the earnings decline was mainly owing to the fact that it had a tax credit of US$158.1 million in 2009, and ...
Alaska Airlines and its Horizon Air affiliate said Sunday they have resolved a computer outage that led to the cancellation of 150 flights a day earlier, disrupting travel plans for more than 12,000 passengers. The company said in a statement that most of its flights are now ...
The ongoing crisis in Japan continues to impact the aviation industry. One of the latest moves came today from American Airlines, which says it will suspend two of its six daily flights to Japan amid dropping demand. The Associated Press writes AA "said Wednesday it will suspend ...
Spirit Airlines has added new fees. The new charges are for travelers who wait until 24 hours before their departure to pay for carry-on or checked luggage. Spirit will charge an extra US$5 for online payments and an extra US$10 for payments made over the phone. And customers who ...
Air Pacific is pleased to announce that they recorded double the number of sold passenger tickets in March on its direct services between Hong Kong and Nadi, Fiji, compared to the same period last year. Since December 2010, Air Pacific has been operating a direct flight three ...
Chinese flag carrier Air China Ltd. said Thursday it has adjusted capacity on some routes to Japan amid weak demand, in some cases deploying smaller aircraft, though it expects minimal financial impact from the crisis in Japan. The Beijing-based carrier said the adjusted capacity ...
Hong Kong has taken out triple gold in the 2011 World Airport Awards overnight, selected not only as the world's best airport but best airport dining, while the adjacent Regal Hotel winning chosen as the world's best airport hotel. Asia's airports continue their winning streak, ...
British Airways started new flights to Marrakech from London Gatwick on March 27, 2011 in direct competition with low cost carriers. The airline announced its new flights to Marrakech last November at the World Travel Market at ExCel in London. Richard Tams, head of UK and ...
All flights between the cities of Wuhan and Nanjing have been cancelled since March 27th, due to fierce competition from high speed railways. After high-speed trains began operating in Wuhan, the Wuhan-Nanjing air route became the first route to be discontinued amid a sharp drop ...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced scheduled international traffic for February 2011 showing increases of 6.0% and 2.3% respectively for passenger and cargo demand compared to February 2010. February demand growth was down significantly from the ...
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