Lufthansa pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has agreed to arbitration of all open collective wage agreements, which would avoid new strikes through the end of July.

Etihad Airways has released a report that it commissioned that says the three biggest US carriers—American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines—have received benefits worth $71.48 billion over the past 15 years.

Sabre Corp. has agreed to acquire Abacus International, the leading Asia-Pacific global distribution system (GDS), for $411 million.

Swaziland is to become home to a Southern African aviation safety organization covering the whole of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).


American Airlines SVP-government affairs Will Ris announced Wednesday he will retire at the end of 2015 after nearly 20 years with the airline.

Republic Airways Holdings is “in a stabilized approach” toward reaching a new labor agreement with its pilots, though “difficult stuff” still needs to negotiated, chairman, president and CEO Bryan Bedford said.

The European Commission (EC) has accepted and made legally binding commitments put forward by SkyTeam members Air France/KLM, Alitalia and Delta Air Lines to address competition concerns relating to their joint venture (JV) operations on three transatlantic routes.

The Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA) announced staffing and funding for a Strike Preparedness Committee to prepare the pilots and the flying public for strike action if SWAPA and Southwest Airlines cannot come to an agreement on a new contract in the coming months.