Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director general Andrew Herdman has labelled the condition of a number of the region’s airlines as “critical” as the organisation revealed new data showing passenger numbers continued their lower trend during August. Compared to the same time last year, scheduled passenger traffic was down by 2.9 per cent in
Mexicana will be inducted into the oneworld alliance on November 10, boosting the alliance’s presence in Latin America. Mexicana Click and MexicanaLink will also be accepted as affiliate members. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to add Australian Aviation as a
Turkish all-cargo operator MNG Airlines has ordered two additional Airbus A330-200Fs on top of the two it ordered in 2007. Assembly of the first A330-200F is complete, with first flight expected in the coming weeks ahead of service entry in the northern summer of 2010. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make
Jetstar has announced that it is extending its ‘price beat guarantee’ to the range of packages offered through Jetstar Holidays. This will mean that Jetstar will beat lower priced, comparable holiday package by 10 per cent, subject to verifying the competing holiday package and the Jetstar Holidays package is available. Want to see more stories
IATA pledged to cut the aviation industry’s carbon dioxide emissions by half by 2050 in a presentation to the United Nations Secretary General’s Summit on Climate Change in New York on September 22. IATA presented a paper outlining three key emissions reduction targets for the industry. The first is to improve carbon efficiency with a
Japan Air Lines is seeking a bailout from the Japanese government, raising the prospect that the airline will be forced to make major cuts to its network to survive. JAL chief executive Haruka Nishimatsu is understood to have met with new Transport Minister Seiji Maehara and requested that the government make a capital injection into