Taiwan’s China Airlines eyes A330 replacement, future freighter options
Taiwan’s China Airlines Ltd is “actively” looking at options to replace its ageing fleet of 22 Airbus SE A330 widebodies and is also starting to examine next-generation freighter planes, the…
Singapore Airlines swings to profit as passenger traffic improves
Singapore Airlines (SIA) swung to a first-quarter net profit of S$370 million ($268 million), it said on Thursday, after a fourteenfold increase in passenger traffic year on year thanks to…
Boeing cuts estimates for 737 MAX deliveries, flags supply-chain constraints
Boeing Co executives on Wednesday cut estimates for 737 MAX deliveries this year and warned that supply-chain constraints have capped its ability to ramp up jet production despite “significant” demand.The…
Ryanair’s Spanish cabin crew union plans weekly strikes until January
Ryanair‘s Spanish cabin crew union members plan strikes on four days of every week until January to press demands for higher pay and better working conditions, a leader of the…
Qatar Airways CEO calls Airbus A380 his ‘biggest mistake’
Qatar Airways CEO suggested the Airbus A380 would be grounded as soon as additional aircraft deliveries were allowed. Qatar Airways could ground its Airbus A380 aircraft when deemed time appropriate,…
EasyJet sees less turbulence after $160 mln hit from cancellations
EasyJet forecast less turbulence for the rest of the summer after it cut its schedule to tackle delays and last-minute cancellations that cost it 133 million pounds ($160 million) in…
Ryanair back to profit but future remains uncertain
Ryanair ended the first quarter of its financial year 2023 with a profit, the first one since Q1 FY2020. Revenues soared, but the Irish low-cost isn’t comfortable about how the…
British Airways staff at Heathrow accept new pay deal, averting strike
British Airways staff accepted a new pay offer and called off a planned strike at London’s Heathrow airport, two unions said on Friday, averting a further escalation in the disruption…