Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a firm order with Embraer for a total of 15 E-Jets comprising the E170 and E190 models, in addition to 12 further options, valued at US$677 million at current list prices. Read More »

More competition is underway in Indochina. Aviation Corp. of China (AVIC) subsidiary Joy Air has launched Cambodia Bayon Airlines in an effort to tap the country’s fledgling aviation market that has doubled in size since 2009. Read More »

Star Alliance member Shenzhen Airlines has followed parent Air China’s lead and posted a significant profit drop of 94% in first-half 2014 to CNY14 million (USD2.3 million) on a 6.8% increase in revenue, while load factor remained constant at 82.2%. Read More »

AirAsia Group has presented unexpectedly poor performance results for second-half 2014. While the group’s Malaysian subsidiary – AirAsia Malaysia – remained profitable on a small operating margin, all of the group’s overseas affiliates incurred losses. Read More »

Government-owned Vietnam Airlines is planning to raise 1.5 trillion dong (US$70.8 million) through the sale of a 5% equity stake to public investors, said its president and chief executive, Pham Ngoc Minh. Read More »

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the appointment of Rodolfo “Rudy” Quevedo as Director of Safety. On 2 September 2014 Quevedo will join IATA’s Safety and Flight Operations team and will be based in Montreal. He will be responsible for Cabin Safety, Safety Management Systems and Global Aviation Data Management. Read More »

Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce is planning his exit next year, on his terms, speculates the Sydney Morning Herald. Read More »

Airlines: Hawaiian Airlines has said it sees “a real benefit” from the lower capital costs of the A330-800neo over other models and hopes the aircraft’s additional range could potentially open up new markets for the airline in East Asia. Read More »