Air India’s low-cost subsidiary Air India Express is planning to launch services to Bangladesh and Kuwait and is looking to serve Dubai from more Indian cities.
The carrier says in a statement to mark the third anniversary of its 29 April 2005 launch that it plans to serve Kuwait from Ahmedabad, Kerala and Mangalore, as […]

Australia’s Qantas Airways is acquiring domestic airfreight trucking business Jets Transport Express, in line with efforts to expand its freight operations.
The Oneworld alliance carrier says in a statement that it expects to complete the acquisition by the end of May.
“Jets provides bonded interstate trucking for domestic legs of international airfreight using trailers that […]

Poor airmanship during a critical late stage of a Category IIIA night-time approach led to a TNT Airways Boeing 737-300’s losing its main landing-gear during a balked go-around at East Midlands Airport two years ago.
With the cargo aircraft just 530ft above the ground, air traffic control passed a company message to the crew requesting […]

All-premium L’Avion claims first-quarter loads exceed forecast

Scandinavia’s SAS Group is to reduce fleet capacity by 11 aircraft, and drop plans to add another Airbus A340, after mounting a SKr1.1 billion ($183 million) short-term efficiency programme designed to counter losses.
The company, which has just released a heavy first-quarter operating loss of SKr872 million, is to reduce capacity by around 5% from […]