Boeing Shandong Airlines deal worth $4.6 billion
A Boeing Shandong Airlines deal involving fifty 737 airplanes worth $4.6 billion at list prices has been agreed. The Chinese carrier placed the order...
US business travel forecast to surge
The US business travel forecast by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) sees a continued surge in 2014, despite abnormally harsh winter weather conditions...
The busiest airports 2013, Atlanta maintains top spot
The busiest airports league table among 1,105 worldwide for 2013 remains unchanged for the top six ranked positions, with Atlanta holding first place (-1.1%)...
ANA buys $16 billions’ worth of Airbus and Boeing aircraft
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, has announced the planned purchase of $16 billions’ (¥1700 billions’) worth of airplanes to expand its fleet...
Airbus China deal worth over $10 bn signed
An Airbus China deal involving 70 jets and worth over $10 billion has been signed by the European aviation company and China’s state-owned purchasing...
Lufthansa pilots vote overwhelmingly to strike
Ninety-seven percent of Lufthansa pilots voted to strike for better working conditions, transition contracts and pay. Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany, is the...
Tourism accounts for 4.7% of global GDP
Tourism employs 6% of workers in the advanced economies and represents 4.7% of their GDP (gross domestic product), says the Organization for Economic Cooperation...
Boeing Dreamliner wing cracks
Dreamliner wing cracks have emerged, haunting Boeing’s state-of-the art passenger airplane with more problems. Boeing says it is checking for possible “hairline cracks” on...
Airlander – the world’s longest aircraft unveiled
A 302 foot aircraft, the Airlander (HAV304), part helicopter, airplane and airship has been unveiled in England, in what the developers call a potential...
British Airways and Vueling bring IAG back to profit
IAG returned to profit in 2013, thanks to British Airways and Vueling, the Spanish budget airline. International Airlines Group (IAG), which owns British Airways,...