German automotive manufacturer Daimler is proceeding with its proposed sale of a large portion of EADS shares to the German government, following Wednesday’s collapse of merger talks between EADS and BAE Systems.
American Airlines (AA) said it is continuing to experience operational disruptions and will reduce its flight schedule through the first half of November by 1%.
The European Union (EU) charged that the US has not complied with World Trade Organization (WTO) rulings requiring it to end aircraft subsidies for Boeing.
Lufthansa (LH) has confirmed plans to switch all its non-hub short-haul services to low-cost subsidiary Germanwings (4U), and said it will release further scheduling and branding details in December.
Chinese and Japanese carriers are cutting more Sino-Japan services as political tensions continue to escalate over a chain of disputed islands in the East China Sea.
Russia’s Aeroflot Airlines (SU) signed an agreement with Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) to release airport terminals D, E and F for the carrier, its sister companies and SkyTeam partners.
AFI KLM E&M won a contract from Flybe covering component maintenance and pooling for three ATR 42 and 11 ATR 72 aircraft. SR Technics signed an agreement with Vostok Technical Service to provide development support, covering activities relating to Boeing 767, 737CL and 737NG and Airbus aircraft types.
Volga-Dnepr Technics (VDT), a sister company of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, has launched an aircraft line maintenance station at Frankfurt airport (FRA).
Russia’s aviation authorities will allow local carriers to employ foreign pilots as it deals with a rising shortage of qualified pilots in a fast-growing airline market.
US Airways flight attendants, represented by the Assn. of Flight Attendants (AFA), announced they will take a strike vote to back up their demands for a single contract in the US Airways/America West merger.
FedEx said it is seeking $1.7 billion in annual profitability improvement by 2016 and indicated that cuts and changes to its air-intensive FedEx Express unit will be central to achieving the earnings increase.
Ryanair (FR) has withdrawn its bid to take a stake in London Stansted airport (STN) after airport owner Ferrovial told the carrier it will block its bid.
Airbus parent company EADS and UK defense company BAE Systems have ended discussions on a potential merger after failing to overcome political hurdles.
The Indian Ministry of Finance has approved an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee for Air India’s (AI) non-convertible debenture bonds for about $1.5 billion.
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate on civil aviation accident and incident investigations.
Russian regional carrier KrasAvia Airlines has launched Czech-made Let L-410 Turbolet aircraft on scheduled routes from Krasnoyarsk Cheremshanka to Kyzyl.
Delta Air Lines will launch service to Paris Charles de Gaulle from Newark (daily, June 1) and Boston (seasonal, daily, June 1) and will increase service to Atlanta (3X- to 4X-weekly) and Detroit (seasonal 767-300 extends year-round on A330-300). Darwin Airline, in collaboration with Czech Airlines, will launch 6X-weekly Lugano-Geneva-Prague Saab 2000 service Sept. 3. Spirit Airlines launched daily Denver-Phoenix service Oct. 4.
