Japan Airlines (JAL) is to reduce its cabin crew workforce by more than 300 through a special early retirement scheme, in line with its efforts to cut costs and improve its weak financial position.
The Oneworld alliance carrier announced last year that it was seeking to reduce its workforce by 4,300 by March 2009 and […]

AirAsia’s long-haul arm AirAsia X has set a 4 February launch date for its second international service, flying to Hangzhou in China from Kuala Lumpur.
The carrier will operate Kuala Lumpur-Hangzhou, on which there is currently no scheduled passenger service, five times a week.
It marks the carrier’s second international service after it launched four […]

Russia’s federal transport supervisory authority is to carry out in-depth checks on budget carrier SkyExpress after uncovering potential safety problems during an unscheduled airworthiness inspection.
The Russian ministry of transport says the inspections were carried out between 29 November and 6 December last year.
It states that the audit “found concealment of events that threaten […]

China’s Government is threatening to take harsh action against airlines with poor punctuality records as it seeks to ensure smooth flight operations around the time of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Local airlines that fail to meet new punctuality requirements face tough penalties including two-year bans on expanding operations, according to official media. The reports […]