Reading Time: 2 minutes The major U.S. airlines expect 15.6 million passengers to fly over the seven-day Labor Day travel period, up 4% from the analogous period a year ago, according to Airlines for America, the leading industry trade group. During this year’s travel period, which runs from Aug. 31 through Sept. 6, about 2.23 million passengers a day […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes AirAsia India is adding one more aircraft and new routes, as the discount carrier expands its fleet amid cutthroat competition in the market. A number of carriers have been adding planes and increasing services as more Indian middle class passengers take to air travel, shunning trains. AirAsia India, backed by Malaysia’s AirAsia Bhd, had launched […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes The single-aisle airliner market is getting more crowded. On 8 June Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. unveiled the next domestic airliner which is believed to achieve remarkable success in penetrating the global commercial aviation market. Russians call the MS-21 their biggest investment in the revival of Russia‘s commercial aviation industry. With composite wings, Pratt & Whitney […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is expected to raise the bar on approving new entrants in the domestic airline industry in light of market saturation and possible excessive competition. The regulator is reportedly revising relevant provisions of the “Public Transport Enterprises Operation Permit Regulations,” which would disqualify more than half of new applicants. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute China will limit the operations of North Korean carrier Air Koryo after one of its aircraft made an emergency landing in a northeastern Chinese city last month, and has told the airline to improve training and maintenance. The plane, a Russian-built Tupolev TU204-300, was flying to Beijing from Pyongyang when it made a forced landing […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways’s first-half net profit tumbled 82% amid slower Chinese economic growth and falling consumer demand for premium class seats on long-haul routes, sending its shares down almost 8 percent. Net profit for the six months ended June 30 fell to HK$353 million ($45.52 million) from HK$1.97 billion in the same […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Afghan air force is limited not only by its size. Despite numbering only 130 aircraft, there are not enough pilots and crews to fly them all. The shortage is hampering Afghan security forces’ ability to fight Taliban terrorists, who are once again gaining territory in the north and south of the country. Troops on […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ryanair has said 85 per cent of its 62,000 flights arrived on time at their destinations last month. The airline noted the figure was down on the 90 per cent punctuality achieved in July 2015, but said this was due to air-traffic control issues in the UK, France and Germany, as well as poor weather. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Starting this September, travelers will be able to fly direct from Toronto, Canada, to Niagara Falls—a trip that will take all of 12 minutes. The service will be offered through Greater Toronto Airways starting September 15 between Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport and the Niagara District Airport in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Current commute options from Toronto to Niagara […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute 2.4 million passengers travelled through Brussels Airport in July, which makes it the second busiest month of July after the record month of July 2015. In spite of this rush, the average travel time from the Brussels Ring Road R0 to the departure gate did in general not exceed one hour for Schengen flights and […]