Jazz Aviation announced Friday that their flight dispatchers, represented by the Canadian Air Line Dispatchers Assn. (CALDA) have ratified a tentative agreement, which was reached Aug. 31.
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris (Y4) will launch cargo services on its international network later this year, starting with flights to/from Los Angeles, Calif.
EasyJet (U2) will roll out allocated seating across its network from November, following trials that demonstrated it improved passenger satisfaction without affecting punctuality or adding cost.
Airbus has hit a record backlog and is keen to push up single-aisle production from 42 to 44 aircraft per month, but is worried this move could overstretch its supply chain.
The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) has awarded type approval for GE Aviation’s engines, CF34-8 and CF34-10Е, to operate on aircraft in Russia and the CIS.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has opened up the Chinese market to global distribution systems (GDS) competition after easing its regulations and allowing GDSs other than TravelSky into the market for the first time.
The UK’s primary air navigation services provider, NATS, has developed a system harnessing NASA satellite data to create what it describes as “the world’s most accurate model for testing unsafe altitudes.”
Esterline CMC Electronics’ PilotView CMA-1410 electronic flight bag was selected as standard equipment on the Boeing 777 as the maintenance access terminal replacement. The 10.4-in. device will be used as a display terminal in the 777 flight deck for maintenance personnel and crew to access aircraft systems and relay data.
Korean authorities have designated four carriers from the Republic of Korea—Asiana Airlines (OZ), Jin Air, Eastar Jet and T’way Airlines—to operate on the Seoul (ICN)-Vladivostok, Russia (VVO) route after the two countries agreed to remove restrictions.
Lufthansa (LH) subsidiary Germanwings (4U) said it will transfer all operations from Berlin Schoenefeld to Berlin Tegel airport (TXL) Oct. 28 due to the delayed opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Oct. 27, 2013.
News from Travel Technology Update: American Airlines (AA) and Travelport asked the federal court that is hearing the carrier’s antitrust lawsuit to stay the case so they can “focus their efforts on mediation and potential resolution of this case.”
Yemen’s first privately owned airline, Felix Airways (FO), is set to launch a fleet renewal program, moving away from its low-cost carrier (LCC) business model.
Lufthansa (LH) and the UFO union—which represents 18,000 LH flight attendants—have agreed to mediation to settle their dispute after three days of strikes forced the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights, Reuters reported Friday.
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American Airlines and Travelport asked the federal court that is hearing the carrier’s antitrust lawsuit to stay the case so they can “focus their efforts on mediation and potential resolution of this case.” The joint motion for the stay came one week after Judge Terry Means of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, dismissed Travelport’s counterclaim against American, saying it lacked standing in the case.
Lufthansa (LH) said Friday it would stop outsourcing flight attendant jobs at its Berlin hub and offer permanent jobs to the cabin crews it uses as it was forced to cancel about 1,000 flights when its flight attendants staged a third day of strikes.
Nigeria has lifted the ban on Dana Air (9J), which was grounded after one of its Boeing MD-83s crashed on approach to Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed Airport June 3.
