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CAAC Punishes Shanghai Pudong, Hangzhou and Tianjin Airports over Flight Delays

China's aviation regulator said it will withhold approvals of new air routes, chartered services and additional flights at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) and Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) for October, due to major flig...

Swiss Man Jailed for Molesting Attendants on Cathay Pacific Flight to Hong Kong

A Swiss man was jailed for 30 days on Thursday after admitting to molesting three attendants on a Cathay Pacific flight. Rolf Rimann, 46, pressed the lower part of his body against flight attendant X and touched flight attendant Y's buttock when he was flying from Zurich to Hong Kong in Septe...

Japan Airlines to Serve Champagne Salon 2004 in First Class on Its International Routes

Japan Airlines (JAL) announced today that it will be serving Champagne Salon 2004 in First Class on all international routes from November 16, 2015, which is in advance of Champagne Salon's own global distribution planned to start from next spring. Japan Airlines has been offering Champagne Salon to its First Class customers since December 2007, and JAL is the only airline in the world...

DOT Orders Kuwait Airways to Stop Discriminating Against Israelis

The Transportation Department threatened legal action Thursday against Kuwait Airways for refusing to sell tickets to Israelis. The department ordered the airline to "cease and desist from refusing to transport Israeli citizens between the U.S. and any third country where they are allowed to disembark," according to a letter from Blane Workie, the department's assistant gener...

Europe Issues Action Plan Following Germanwings Crash

The European Commission has released an action plan, prepared by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), aimed at tackling issues raised by the Germanwings accident on March 24. The Germanwings A320 was on a scheduled flight from Barcelona to Düsseldorf when it crashed, killing all 150 people aboard. A preliminary report on the crash by the French air accident investigation agency...

PSA Airlines Pilots Ratify Agreement to Increase and Improve its Pilot Flow

Today, PSA Airlines reached agreement with its pilot union to dramatically improve and increase its pilot flow-through program to American Airlines. This agreement will almost double the current number of pilots flowing to American, culminating in nearly 100 pilots flowing per year. The agreement affords PSA pilots a career path directly to American through a seniority-based fl...

Lufthansa offers cabin personnel continued top remuneration and top pension provision

• Pension provision: cabin staff who choose to fly longer to receive significantly higher pensions (or substantial lump-sum payment) • One-off EUR 20 million payment by Lufthansa into company pension fund for cabin personnel • All 19,000-odd cabin personnel of Lufthansa German Airlines to remain entitled to transitional pension provisions • Remuneration offer: one-off...

IndiGo seeks $500 million from IPO

Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo is looking to raise up to $500 million in its upcoming IPO to cut its debt and fund its recent $26 billion aircraft order. Slated for end October, the IPO will place some 12% of the company's shares into the market. IndiGo president Aditya Ghosh said the offering would help the airline capitalize on its previous successes in the competitive domestic...

Norwegian orders 19 additional 344-seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo) today made this announcement: Norwegian, Europe’s third largest low-cost airline, is continuing to expand its international operations by signing an agreement to purchase 19 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners – the order will help more than quadruple its current long-haul fleet to 38 aircraft within the next five years. The agreement is the largest sin...

Virgin to sell entire Fokker 50 fleet

Virgin Australia’s regional arm is disposing of its eight Fokker 50s and adding four Fokker 100s and an Airbus A320 as part of fleet and operational changes in Western Australia. The 46-seat Fokker 50s have been used to serve West Australian government regulated routes to Albany, Esperance and Ravensthorpe in the state’s south west, as well as regular public transport (RPT) flights...

China Southern Seeks Approval for Shenzhen-Sydney, Shenzhen-Dubai Flights

China Southern Airlines (CZ), the national's largest carrier, has filed an application to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for launching two international routes from Shenzhen to Sydney and Dubai at the end of this year and early next year, respectively. Pending government, starting Dec. 1, the Guangzhou-based carrier will operate the Shenzhen-Sydney service four...

Capital Airlines Applies for Qingdao-Melbourne Route in Next July

Beijing Capital Airlines (JD), a regional subsidiary of Hainan Airlines (HU), is waiting government approval to launch a nonstop international service from Qingdao, Shandong Province to Melbourne, Australia in next July. Pending government approval, the Beijing-based carrier will start operating the Qingdao-Melbourne service from July 1, 2016, using Airbus A330 aircraft, according to...

Qantas Welcomes American Airlines Flagship B777 to Sydney Ahead of Inaugural December SYD/LAX Flights

Qantas welcomes American Airlines' state-of-the-art, flagship Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Sydney on Friday, November 13, 2015, where American will show customers its award-winning on-board products. As part of the carriers' expanded partnership announced in June 2015 American will operate the B777-300ER on its new daily, nonstop flight from Sydney to Los Angele...

U.S. to Audit Thailand's Air Safety Standards

Aviation authorities are gearing up for a make-or-break re-audit by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scheduled to take place next week. On Wednesday, Air force chief ACM Tritos Sonjaeng, in his capacity as head of the command centre to address civil aviation problems, met officials in the sector, including the Office of Civil Aviation (OCA) to make sure they are ready for the insp...

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Korean Air places landmark order for 103 Boeing aircraft

Boeing and Korean Air announced that the carrier has finalized a purchase agreement for 103 aircraft spanning Boeing’s widebody and single‑aisle families. The deal includes 20 777‑9, 25 787...