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HuaweiDubai International, the world’s second busiest airport for international passengers, racked up another month of double-digit growth in May, with an 18.9 per cent increase in passenger numbers, according to a traffic report issued by the operator, Dubai Airports, on Wednesday.
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Etihad Cargo has taken delivery of three new Boeing and Airbus wide-body freighters, bringing the carrier’s expanding fleet to nine aircraft, and heralding a massive 62 per cent increase in tonnage uplift capability.
Struggling Scandinavian carrier SAS said on Tuesday it had signed a provisional order for 12 Airbus aircraft, including eight A350-900s and four A330-300s, with a list price of $3.3 billion (2.5 billion Euros).
Southeast Asia’s top budget carrier, AirAsia, said it has decided to part ways with Japan’s All Nippon Airways Co. after clashes over how to run their low-cost joint venture airline.
Airbus and Boeing pulled in $129 billion in fresh business at the Paris Air Show with orders for 848 aircraft, straining their production lines as much as the patience of buyers forced to wait years for their jets.
Interjet, the Mexican low-cost airline that received its first Superjet 100 regional plane this week, may determine whether the Russian-built model succeeds outside its home territory, the project’s Italian partner said.
Aeroflot is proposing to delay selling shares until the market improves, according to the head of Russia’s largest airline.
Struggling British carrier Flybe Group reported a bigger full-year loss, after a turbulent year of battling soaring fuel costs, falling passenger counts and higher airport charges, particularly in London.
Malaysian long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X has priced its initial public offering, or IPO, at 1.25 ringgit per share, raising 987.7 million ringgit ($308.8 million) for fleet expansion as it targets buoyant travel demand in the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan’s budget airlines have flown into turbulence with AirAsia’s local carrier in danger of being grounded, but analysts say the popularity of discount flying should keep the fledgling sector in the sky.
