Airlines

Cargo carriers receive fifth freedom rights beyond the EU for five months.

Air Premia will enjoy the advantage of a main base at Seoul Incheon.

Some 100 airliners in India sit grounded, not all of them Boeing 737 Maxes.

The Philippines’ largest carrier outlines plans to replace and up-gauge aircraft.

The group plans to replace most of its four-engine jets with Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 787-9s.

Low-cost carrier Urumqi Air expects to take delivery of its first Comac jet within six months.

A shrinking Burmese market has already claimed five carriers in the past 15 months.

Traffic in Argentina’s domestic air travel market will triple within eight years, according to ICF aviation consultant Carlos Ozores.

A deal between Brazil’s third- and fourth-largest carriers would triple the number of slots Azul would control at São Paulo Congonhas Airport.

The Thai regional airline aims to add airplanes, codeshare partners, and MRO capacity.

More than a third of the Indian carrier’s fleet remains grounded, forcing the cancellation of some 200 flights a day.

Strikes, technical failures, and airspace inefficiencies have led to 1 million metric tons of avoidable CO2 emissions since 2014.

Kenya Aviation Workers Union calls for removal of Kenya Airways and Kenyatta Airport managers.

An already crowded market for discount carriers stands to become more congested.

A 2018 audit shows deficiences at nearly half of Indonesia’s training institutions.

Authorities plan to welcome international service at provincial airports from airlines based as far afield as the U.S. and Europe.

Several airlines resume regular service.

The UK flag carrier will phase out its 747-400 fleet in favor of GE-powered 777Xs by 2024.

Orders for a total of 110 Boeing airplanes follow the FAA’s award of a Category 1 safety rating to Vietnam.

Operators can no longer use Pakistani and Afghani airspace while India closes eight airports.

Speakers at the Aviation Africa Summit in Kigali call for the end of “shortsighted” policies.

Airbus wins its first orders of the year for the former C Series jet.

A Phnom Penh seminar on the Cape Town treaty’s benefits included the U.S. FAA and Boeing.

India’s Regional Connectivity Scheme sets aside 18 routes for seaplane operations.

The UK regional airline has struggled to find direction for years but new owners will give it access to Heathrow Airport.

An unusual number of maintenance-related flight cancellations and delays continue to dog the U.S. low-fare carrier.

Fleet repossession involving Brazil’s fourth-largest carrier threatens travel chaos.

The Franco-Dutch airline group will allow leases to expire on three A380s by 2021.

CAPA-Centre for Aviation estimates a 15- to 20-percent shortfall of captains in India.

The Irish carrier disputes Sukhoi’s claims of changes to its business model or ‘ongoing discussions’ over the fleet.