News about airlines

Kazakhstan to toughen requirements to airlines Kazakhstan government developed qualification requirements for airlines planning to perform regular passenger flights in the country.
07 February 2013 19:38
Scat pays compensations to families of all plane crash victims Scat airline has completed payments of compensations to the families of the victims of the CRJ-200 plane crash in Kyzyltu village of Almaty oblast.
07 February 2013 17:47
Cathay asks crew to volunteer for early retirement Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Tuesday asked its cabin crew to volunteer for early retirement as part of its cost-cutting measures to boost profitability amid a global slowdown.
22 January 2013 15:24
Regulator grounds Air India Dreamliners India's aviation regulator said Thursday it had instructed Air India to ground its fleet of Boeing Dreamliners following similar orders from authorities in the United States and Japan.
17 January 2013 18:34
Kazakhstan air companies to buy aircrafts at manufacturer's cost Kazakhstan entered the Cape Town Convention that provides countries with financial benefits for purchase of modern aircrafts.
07 December 2012 11:23
SIA in talks to sell off Virgin Atlantic stake Singapore Airlines said Monday it was in talks with "interested parties" on a possible sale of its 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic as media reports listed US carrier Delta Air Lines as a possible buyer.
03 December 2012 10:12
Duopoly fears after Virgin Australia takes Tiger stake Australia's competition regulator plans to take a hard look at Virgin Australia's planned acquisition of low-cost rival Tiger Airways Australia over concerns about the market becoming a duopoly.
31 October 2012 15:19
Virgin Australia sells stake to Singapore, pounces on Tiger Virgin Australia on Tuesday sold 10 percent of its business to Singapore Airlines while agreeing to buy a 60 percent stake in Tiger Airways Australia as it upped the ante in its battle with Qantas.
30 October 2012 14:50
Air fares may go up in Kazakhstan again KazAeroNavigatsiya submitted a request to raise air fares to Kazakhstan Agency for Natural Monopolies Regulation.
26 October 2012 10:33
Thai 'transgender airline' grounded over finances Months after taking to the skies with Thailand's first transsexual air crew, fledgling carrier PC Air has suspended services over financial troubles that left passengers stranded in South Korea.
22 October 2012 16:34
Kazakhstan airlines may be out of EU black list next year Kazakhstan Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications told about the plans to help Kazakhstan airlines out of EU black list.
08 October 2012 11:34
An-24 and Yak-40 planes will be banned in Kazakhstan starting from November Chairman of Kazakhstan's Civil Aviation Commission gave statistics of passenger air traffic in Kazakhstan.
08 October 2012 10:46
Afghanistan authorities hope to resume air connection with Kazakhstan We want to resume Kabul-Astana or Kabul-Almaty flights: Afghanistan's Minister of Trade and Industry.
26 September 2012 15:57
KLM in Kazakhstan gets passengers informed on plane seat neighbors via Facebook, LinkedIn KLM has launched a new service to enable passengers to get information on people who will sit next to them onboard via Facebook and LinkedIn.
17 September 2012 09:56
Air Astana president does not consider Kazakhstan's domestic air fares too high I would like to change the incorrect opinion that Air Astana’s prices are too high: Peter Foster.
16 September 2012 16:43
Lufthansa cabin crew begin 24-hour strike: company A 24-hour strike called by Lufthansa cabin crew at German airports got under way Friday, the company said -- the latest in a series of work stoppages in a dispute over pay and conditions.
07 September 2012 17:57
Embattled Qantas in major alliance with Emirates Struggling Australian carrier Qantas on Thursday announced a major global alliance with Emirates that will see its hub for European flights shift to Dubai from Singapore in a bid to stem losses.
07 September 2012 10:54
Lufthansa cancels two-thirds of Friday flights over strike German flag-carrier Lufthansa said it would cancel two-thirds of its Friday flights after a cabin crew union announced a 24-hour stoppage at six major airports.
07 September 2012 10:02
American, United Airlines to face 9/11 trial American Airlines and United Continental must face trial over a lawsuit in which the lease holders of the World Trade Center allege that lax security allowed hijackers to destroy the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001.
06 September 2012 15:00
Lufthansa strike grounds hundreds of flights German flag carrier Lufthansa on Tuesday cancelled over 200 flights at its Frankfurt hub, Europe's third busiest, as a union chief threatened to hit every German airport with a 24-hour strike on Friday.
05 September 2012 12:15
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