The new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) has appointed Engelbert Lütke Daldrup as its new CEO, replacing Karsten Mühlenfeld, effective immediately.
Japanese low-cost carrier (LCC) Peach Aviation will cut two of its routes from Tokyo Narita Airport, as heavy competition prevented the flights from meeting demand expectations.
International Airlines Group (IAG) expects to formally announce details of its new low-cost, long-haul operations out of Barcelona’s El Prat Airport imminently.
Global air freight traffic increased 6.9% year-over year in January, down from December 2016’s 10% growth, but more than doubling the average annual growth rate of 3% over the past five years, according to IATA’s January Air Freight Market analysis.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has indefinitely suspended comment periods on two late-term Obama administration regulatory actions related to how airlines display airfares and ancillary fees, essentially freezing the regulatory process on the actions.
US President Donald Trump has issued a revised, narrower travel ban than his previous executive order that was blocked by US federal courts, this time temporarily excluding citizens without already-issued visas from six countries from entering the US for 90 days starting March 16.
European airlines are bracing for further disruption from a five-day French air traffic control (ATC) strike, while Finnair is recovering from the tail end of a ground handling walkout.
Etihad Airways equity partner Alitalia is making some amendments to its “re-launch business plan,” which it expects to finalize by the end of this week.
Chinese carriers may adjust capacity on routes to South Korea following a warning by the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) cautioning Chinese citizens to be careful when traveling to South Korea.
Irish carrier Aer Lingus will lease seven Airbus A321neos with 97-ton maximum take-off weight (MTOW) from Air Lease Corp. (ALC), with deliveries starting in 2019.
The European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, has urged the European Commission (EC)—the executive arm of the 28-nation European Union (EU)—to impose visa requirements on US citizens visiting the EU.
In another indication that there is a renewed push against the expansion of the major Gulf carriers in the US, American Airlines chairman and CEO Doug Parker said he was “highly confident” that the new Trump administration would address the issue.
