Sri Lankan Airlines to be sold off, new PM says.
After less than a month of the debate and criticism for the state-owned carrier Sri Lankan, the newly elected Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, decided to pull-off the plug on the…
United Airlines lifts second-quarter revenue forecast
Image: United Airlines United Airlines Holdings Inc on Monday raised its revenue estimate for the current quarter despite trimming capacity, underscoring a booming travel demand. The Chicago-based carrier now expects…
Bangladeshi start-up Fly Dhaka close to obtaining AOC
Fly Dhaka is in the “final stages” of securing an air operator’s certificate (AOC) and is preparing to launch domestic operations. Fly Dhaka chief executive Mollah Fazle Akbar said: “The…
Step Forward for United-Virgin Australia Partnership
Image: Rob Finlayson Interim approval has been given for the codeshare agreement, which replaces Virgin Australia’s long-standing relationship with Delta Air Lines. Australia’s competition regulator has granted interim approval for…
Air France-KLM And IndiGo Commence Codeshare Pact
Image: MINT PRINT Air France and KLM both serve four Indian cities. Air France-KLM and IndiGo said they have gained relevant regulatory approval for their new codeshare relationship first announced…
Aeroflot buys eight stranded Airbuses from foreign leasing firms
Image: Maxim Zmeyev Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot, said on Friday it had bought eight Airbus A330 aircraft from foreign leasing companies “as part of the fulfilment of contractual obligations”. More…
Emirates posts $1 billion annual loss, bets on profitability in FY2022-23
Image : Ryan Fletcher / Shutterstock Emirates, the government-owned carrier of the United Arab Emirates, published its annual financial results for FY2021-22, in which the airline ended with a $1…
Emirates wins ‘Best Airline Worldwide’ award; launches new hospitality strategy
Emirates bagged four award wins at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards on May 9, 2022. At the ceremony, which was attended by key travel industry attendees, the airline won…
Colombia’s Avianca, Brazil’s GOL to merge in Latin America consolidation drive
Days after announcing plans to merge with Viva, Colombia’s Avianca has set out another merger deal with Brazil’s GOL to create a new Latin American aviation group. The main shareholders…