Finnair Cargo Oy, which belongs to the Finnair Group, is exploring the possibility of starting cargo flights between Asia destinations and Helsinki using its own and leased aircraft. The goal is to begin flights before summer 2010. “Growing cargo demand in the Asian market offers an opportunity to increase capacity between Asia and Europe. Traffic [...]

Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for January 2010 that show a small increase in passenger volumes compared to the same month last year alongside a significant rise in cargo and mail tonnage. In the first month of the year, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried a total of 2,100,354 [...]

The number 18 is synonymous with prosperity and fortune in the Chinese culture. To welcome the Year of the Tiger, Cathay Pacific is offering 18 cities for travelers to choose from in February’s Deal of the Month. Starting at $819 from San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York’s JFK roundtrip in economy class, this deal [...]

American Airlines today announced it has received tentative approval from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) for its trans-Atlantic antitrust immunity (ATI) request submitted in conjunction with fellow oneworld® alliance members British Airways, Iberia Airlines, Finnair and Royal Jordanian,

Today, Japan Airlines (JAL) announced the decision to strengthen its partnership with American Airlines (AA). The carriers, both members of the oneworld alliance, will jointly apply to the U.S Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Ministry of Land Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan (MLIT) for the approval of antitrust immunity (ATI) on transpacific routes. [...]

In the overall network, load factor improved 5.9 points, reaching 80.0%, level record for the month of January in the history of the company. With an adjustment of 5.7% in the traffic, the number of revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) grew 1.8%. Theses increases confirm the recovery of the demand, although the year on year variations [...]

President/CEO Hussein Dabbas said that opening this route is an advantage to RJ passengers who wish to visit Saudi Arabia for Hajj and Umrah. He pointed out that pilgrims normally wish to pass by Madinah Munawwarh and visit Prophet Mohammed tomb and religious places before heading to perform Hajj and Umrah rites. He indicated that [...]