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Ethiopian orders 12 A350 for US$3b

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-11-16

ETHIOPIAN Airlines confirmed an order yesterday for 12 A350 XWB aircraft from Airbus in the first plane sale from the Dubai Airshow. Airbus valued the deal at US$3 billion at list prices. Buyers typically negotiate...

Airlines' profits in Q3 take off

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-10-29

CHINA'S three main state-owned airlines yesterday said third-quarter profits surged as an economic recovery helped to boost travel. China Southern Airlines Ltd, the country's biggest carrier by passenger numbers,...

Airlines tie up in cargo to build regional network

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-10-23

HNA Group and Malaysia Airlines yesterday agreed to team up in the cargo business to develop a network in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. The two partners will cooperate via charters and codeshare flights...

Creditors of JAL nix restructure blueprint

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-10-20

CREDITORS of Japan Airlines Corp have rejected the struggling carrier's restructuring plan and are pushing for a cut in debt waivers and details of the use of state funds, a source familiar with the matter said. ...

Airlines gain from falling fuel prices

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-10-19

RECOVERING demand and declining jet fuel prices generated 9.21 billion yuan (US$1.34 million) in profit for China's aviation industry in the first three quarters of this year. Domestic carriers flew 170 million...

Carriers see slow climb in traffic

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-10-14

PASSENGER traffic at two domestic airlines grew slower on an annual basis in September compared with August. China Southern Airlines, the country's largest carrier by fleet size, flew 5.49 million passengers last...

Maintenance venture to cut airline's costs

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-9-25

CHINA Eastern Airlines launched a venture in aircraft engine maintenance with Pratt & Whitney in Shanghai yesterday to develop new sources of revenue and cut costs as it seeks to buttress profitability against waning...

Partner airlines offer to help JAL

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-9-19

AMERICAN Airlines Inc, British Airways Plc and Qantas Airways Ltd have offered broad financial and business support to struggling alliance partner Japan Airlines Corp, including a possible investment of several hundred...

Battered JAL outlines job cuts and stake sell-off

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-9-16

STRUGGLING Japan Airlines Corp said yesterday it aims to conclude tie-up talks with foreign carriers by mid-October and announced plans to slash 14 percent of its workers under a major restructuring plan. Delta...

Soar over the city on a seaplane joyride

Metro | Hotel and tourism
2009-9-14

SIGHTSEEING flights over the city and coast could start next year as Shanghai Boyi Airlines has won approval to operate two seaplanes. Twenty-minute flights are likely to cost between 180 yuan (US$26) and 200 yuan,...