Reading Time: 3 minutes The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), increased by 11.4% in July 2017 compared to the same period a year ago. This was the fourth time in five months that double-digit annual growth was recorded. July’s year-on-year increase in demand […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 was performing flight from Chengdu to Wenzhou (China) and struck its tail onto the runway while landing in Wenzhou. There are no reports of injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage however. No weather data are available for Wenzhou. Wenzhou features a concrete runway 03/21 of 3200 meters/10500 feet length.

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Japan Airlines plane bound for New York made an emergency landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday due to engine trouble apparently stemming from a bird strike, the transport ministry and airline operator said. Flames were briefly seen coming from the left engine of the Boeing 777, which had departed the airport shortly after […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Air China and China Southern Airlines were impacted by higher fuel prices in the 2017 first half as the two carriers reported year-over-year (YOY) six-month net profit decreases of 3.8% and 11.6%, respectively, to CNY3.3 billion ($486 million) and CNY2.8 billion. Beijing-based Air China’s 1H operating revenue rose 8.7% YOY to CNY58.2 billion while operating […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Earlier this week shares in AirAsia fell by 1% on the release of disappointing Q2 net returns, with a 60% drop in net profit compared to Q2 2016. This result was mainly due to higher operating costs, predominantly 60% higher staff costs and 82% higher aircraft fuel expenses. Despite this result, the Kuala Lumpur-based Malaysian […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hong Kong Airlines has taken delivery of its first A350-900, on lease from AerCap, making the carrier the 15th airline to operate the world’s newest and most efficient twin aisle airliner. Altogether Hong Kong Airlines will acquire 21 Airbus A350 XWB, including 15 purchased directly from Airbus and six on lease from third party lessors. […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Emirates and Qantas will apply to extend their cornerstone partnership for another five years making changes to reflect customer demand, new aircraft technology and each airline’s respective network strengths. These changes will deliver additional benefits to the eight million passengers who have travelled more than 65 billion kilometres on the combined network since 2013, increasing […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes China Eastern Airlines is to add more than 250 aircraft to the group’s fleet over the next five years, with 50 set to be introduced before the end of 2017. The airline, which in July agreed to take a 10 percent stake in Air France-KLM, said its fleet modernisation programme means 191 jets will be […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Qatar Airways Boeing 787 was performing flight from Doha to Denpasar with 240 people, when the captain reported the first officer had lost consciousness after complaining about chest pain. The crew decided to divert to Hyderabad for a safe landing on runway 27L about 30 minutes later, already past midnight local time. The first officer […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Qantas reported an Underlying Profit Before Tax of $1,401 million and a Statutory Profit Before Tax of $1,181 million for the 12 months ended 30 June 2017. The underlying result represents the second highest performance in Qantas’ 97 year history, down 8.6 percent compared with last year’s record. The figure is is slightly above the […]