Subsequent to the Commission asking EU member governments in December to give a mandate to commence discussions on air transport agreements with such countries as Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, Turkey and China, the green light has been given for talks to commence on establishing where airlines in these countries could fly into the EU, and
It has been announced by local government officials in Germany that the finance ministry in Mainz, the capital of the Rhineland-Palatinate region, is to sell its 82.5% stake in the loss-making regional Frankfurt Hahn Airport to China’s Shanghai Yiqian Trading Company for a figure reported to be in the low two-digit millions of euros. The
At the Beijing General Aviation Show last year Embraer’s China chief, Guan Dongyuan, was asked whether the company would stop assembling jets in China. His response was that Embraer wanted to “let the market to make [sic] the decision.” With the announcement on Wednesday this week that Embraer is to cease assembly of its sole
A signal detected by the French search vessel La Place has been confirmed by Remy Jouty, Director of BEA, France’s air accident investigation agency, as coming from one of the flight data recorders onboard EgyptAir flight MS804. The Airbus A320 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on May 19, with 66 passengers and crew on board,
In August last year the two South-American carriers, LAN and TAM merged to become South America’s largest carrier covering over 135 destinations in 23 countries for passengers, and a cargo business offering freight services to more than 144 destinations in 26 countries. The airline owns a fleet of approximately 312 aircraft and has roughly 53,000
In a bid to strengthen its position in the Chinese airline industry, HNA Group intends to make an investment of AU$159 million (US$114 million) in the acquisition of a 13% stake in Virgin Australia. Currently HNA Group’s airline, Hainan Airlines, has no scheduled flights to Australia, unlike state-backed China Southern and China Eastern. According to
The International Air Transport Association has released passenger traffic data for the month of April which shows demand in passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose by 4.6%, one of the lowest rises since January last year. While the load factor decreased by 0.3% to 79.1%, available seat kilometers (ASKs) rose by 4.9%. IATA has taken into account
At a time when many European countries are looking to reduce indirect aviation taxes, many are shocked at the announcement that Norway will be introducing a passenger tax (flypassasjeravgift) of NOK80 this summer to be paid by departing passengers, whether on domestic or international flights. A4E, who since its inception has campaigned against such taxes
Portugal’s Minister of Planning and Infrastructure, Pedro Marques, has had a goal to connect Portugal to the Far East “as soon as possible” according to the Macau Daily Times. With The HNA Group now looking to acquire an initial stake of 7% in Atlantic Gateway, a private consortium which owns a 50% stake in TAP
Norwegian Air International (Norwegian) is the Ireland-based subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, headquartered in Fornebu, Norway. It has been announced by Norwegian that the carrier has placed an order to lease two brand-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners from CIT Aerospace and which will be delivered in the spring of 2018. The order will expand the company’s
