Montreal-based leisure carrier Air Transat pilots have agreed to a new collective labor contract.

Singapore-based long-haul, low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot and regional LCC Tigerair will finalize a merger of their reservations systems by the end of 1H 2016, Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson told ATW.

Hawaiian Airlines said it will restructure its commercial business as part of a long-term strategy for evolution in the market, following more than five years of rapid growth in Japan.

Himalaya Airlines—a joint venture (JV) of China’s Tibet Airlines, Nepal’s Himalaya Aviation Investment Co. and Nepal’s Yeti Air International—is expected to launch its inaugural flight from Kathmandu to New Delhi in April.

As Brussels Airport remains closed following Tuesday’s deadly terrorist attacks, Brussels Airlines will transfer 10 Airbus A319/320s to Liege and five Avro regional jets to Antwerp to transport passengers during the busy Easter Holiday weekend, airline spokesperson Wencke Lemmes told ATW.

The first French long-haul low-cost carrier (LCC) will make its debut later this year, as French Blue begins services to the Caribbean.

This week’s two-day strike by French air traffic controllers has led to renewed calls by airline lobby group Airlines for Europe (A4E) for an action plan to minimize disruption in the event of further disputes.

IT & Distribution-March 23, 2016