Aviation

  DUBAI / Reuters Malaysia Airlines is close to launching a new airline that will use its six Airbus A380s to fly passengers undertaking the Muslim pilgrimages of Haj and Umrah, Chief Executive Peter Bellew said. Bellew said that all the key personnel, apart from a chief executive, have been appointed and are likely to be announced in the next ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Qatar Airways invites passengers to start planning their next trip with amazing discounts on flights across all cabin classes. With the airline’s ‘Global Sales Campaign’, which lasts until May 3, families, friends and couples can book flights to any destination across the airline’s award- winning network of more than 150 destinations across the globe, with ...

  DUBAI / Reuters Oman’s new budget airline SalamAir will operate as many as 12 Airbus A320 narrow body jets by 2020, as it aims for profitability by the end 2018, its chief executive said. Launched in January, SalamAir has started flights from Muscat to Dubai, Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and Salalah in Oman. It plans to increase its fleet ...

  Bloomberg Airbus SE said three problem aircraft programs are set to remain a bugbear for the rest of the year after weighing on earnings in the first quarter. The planemaker is waiting on a fix for glitches afflicting engines on its new A320neo narrow-body jet, while production delays persist on the twin-aisle A350, Airbus said on Thursday. And talks ...

  Bloomberg United Continental Holdings Inc. will offer as much as $10,000 to passengers who voluntarily give up their seats on oversold flights, one of 10 changes the airline is adopting after a customer was dragged off a plane by security officers. The carrier will also reduce the overbooking of flights and refrain from calling in law enforcement officials unless ...

  Bloomberg China plans to get European regulatory approval for the C919, a move that would boost the appeal of the nation’s first domestically produced large jet to overseas buyers. The nation will seek to gain the European Aviation Safety Agency’s certification for the C919 as part of negotiations under a China-E.U. air-safety agreement, Li Jian, deputy administrator of the ...

  Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc. reversed its opposition to mid-contract pay raises as Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker moved to soothe strained labor relations at the world’s largest carrier. Aviators will receive an increase of about 8 percent as soon as next month with flight attendants getting a 5 percent bump, the world’s largest carrier said in a message ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways on Wednesday announced all 14 weekly flights on the popular Abu Dhabi – Sydney route will be operated with its flagship A380 aircraft, effective October 29. The current daily A380 Sydney flights will be joined by a second daily superjumbo service, upgraded from a 328-seat Boeing 777-300ER. The announcement comes as Etihad ...

  Bloomberg China Southern Airlines Co. said it plans to buy 20 widebody aircraft from Airbus SE in a deal worth about $6 billion, according to a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange Wednesday. The Guangzhou-based company said it will acquire the A350-900 jets, each with a list price of $298.9 million. Discounts are customary for such large orders. ...

  Bloomberg A US aviation security agency said there are ‘no imminent’ plans to add the UK or other nations to airports where passengers are banned from carrying electronic devices in the cabin on flights bound for American cities. The UK’s Times and Guardian had reported that U.S. officials notified the U.K. they were considering such a move, citing unnamed ...