SEOUL (Reuters) – Former partners and rivals of Jet Airways Ltd are launching replacement routes and looking for new codeshare partners as they scramble to fill a lucrative gap left by the collapse of the India’s once-largest international airline. Jet, which ... More »
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Airlines are locking in fuel hedges, lowering capacity, raising fares and retiring older jets to cope with rising costs alongside the highest oil prices since 2014, industry executives say. The squeeze from fuel costs, which have risen much ... More »
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global airlines on Monday slashed their forecast for industry profits in 2018 on a spike in fuel costs, while warning higher interest rates and a host of geopolitical tensions would add to operating risks. The International Air Transport Ass... More »
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd said it plans to change its website to refer to Taiwan as a Chinese territory, not an independent nation, but that it needed extra time to comply with the request from Beijing. China’s aviation regulator in Apr... More »
SYDNEY (Reuters) – More restructuring is needed at French flag carrier Air France, the head of Dutch sister airline KLM said on Monday. The two national airlines merged to form Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA) in 2004 but Air France’s economic performance has broadly ... More »
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Japan Airlines Co Ltd (9201.T) hopes to expand the fleet of a new low-cost carrier by two jets a year after it launches in mid-2020, a director of the airline said on Monday, as it takes on rival ANA Holdings Inc’s (9202.T) budget arm Peach.... More »
A Lion Air plane taxis after landing at Denpassar international airport in Bali March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air may be an inaugural customer for a new Boeing Co (BA.N) plane that will become the largest member of its 737... More »
Oscar Munoz, chief executive of United Airlines, attends a meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Cancun, Mexico June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia U.S. officials are concerned that explosives disguised as laptops could be direc... More »
Lufthansa Chief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr delivers his speech at the annual shareholders meeting in Hamburg, Germany May 5 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer Demand for Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) flights is better than expected this year, with traffic from the United ... More »
