The airline industry must speed up its pace of innovation, not by 10%, “but by ‘times x,’” Lufthansa Group chief digital officer Christian Langer said April 1.
Airbus has extended its Airspace customer definition center (CDC) at Hamburg Finkenwerder to include the cabin customization of its A320 and A330 programs, which complements existing A350 XWB customization areas, which launched in 2014.
UK carrier Virgin Atlantic is planning to use the acquisition of UK regional Flybe to boost its own long-haul growth, which will have a renewed business traveler focus.
Aeroflot Group has signed an agreement with the government of the Krasnoyarsk region and Krasnoyarsk International Airport to create a local international hub.
Hawaiian Airlines is dramatically improving its access to the Australasian market, thanks to an expansion of its codeshare agreement with Virgin Australia.
UK LCC easyJet—which confirmed flights would continue to operate even in the event of a no-deal Brexit—has warned that uncertainty over Brexit is curbing customer demand, leading to a more cautious outlook for the second half of the year.
Spanish leisure airline Evelop Airlines has taken delivery of its first of two Airbus A350 XWBs, while African flag carrier Mauritania Airlines has accepted its first Embraer E175.
Hanover, Germany-based TUI Group expects the Boeing 737 MAX 8 grounding will cost the company €200 million ($225 million) if flights can be resumed by mid-July at the latest.
Luxembourg’s national carrier Luxair is still deciding on the future shape of its fleet, but in the interim has gone ahead with the purchase of two further Boeing 737-700s.
Compensation claims by passengers on delayed flights in the European Union (EU) are escalating sharply and harming smaller airlines, the head of the body representing them said March 27.
Vietnam startup airline Bamboo Airways is preparing to sign a deal with Airbus to purchase A321neos, a key step in its ambitions to develop a fleet of Airbus narrowbodies and Boeing widebodies.
An appellate body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has upheld European and Airbus claims that the US side of an ongoing airliner manufacturing subsidies dispute failed to withdraw subsidies granted by Washington state, which Airbus proponents assert has helped lead to $15-$20 billion in harm.
Improved passenger traffic revenue helped Air China Ltd. post a 2018 net profit of CNY7.3 billion ($1.07 billion), up 1.3% from CNY7.2 billion in the previous year.
Italian railway company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) said more work is needed to develop a sustainable business strategy for Alitalia, the bankrupt airline it is negotiating to take over with Delta Air Lines as a potential partner.
A sweeping business review by Air New Zealand has resulted in a cost-cutting plan that will include aircraft delivery deferrals, although the carrier has also unveiled a new international destination and widebody cabin upgrades.
With significant investments in new onboard services, Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has seen a 20% boost in passenger satisfaction on the affected routes, CEO Jaan Albrecht said.
