Regional political uncertainty and social turmoil have not been able to stop low-cost carriers in the Middle East from reporting another profitable six months. Two of the region’s key privately owned LCCs, the Sharjah-based Air Arabia and the Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways, have both posted strong profits in 1H2013.
THE nation’s most influential pilots union has urged the new Coalition governemnt to build a second airport at Badgery’s Creek to boost competition and lower costs.
ANA Holdings Inc. (9202), Japan’s largest airline, is considering building a pilot-training facility in Thailand as rising travel in Southeast Asia spurs carriers to expand their fleets.
Asiana Airlines Inc. (020560), the South Korean carrier whose pilot training is under scrutiny after a fatal crash in San Francisco, said it will expand instruction for air crew and begin an outside review of safety standards.
Embraer has filled in further details of the planned aerodynamic enhancements for its current-generation E-Jets which it says will generate fuel-burn savings of up to 5%.
Boeing plans to make the first flight of the 787-9 next week, a stretch version of its high-tech Dreamliner, according to two people familiar with the plans.
New procedures to better identify air traffic controller errors showed a jump in incidents of aircraft flying too close to each other in the skies over the United States, according to data just released.
