Elected leaders of Alaska Airlines and Virgin America pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), voted Dec. 15 to accept a transition and process agreement (TPA) with Alaska Airlines management to define the process for negotiating a joint collective bargaining agreement.
The Scottish parliament plans to halve the rate of Air Passenger Duty (APD)—a departure tax imposed by the UK parliament in London—by the end of the current parliamentary session, with the longer-term aim of abolishing it completely.
Passengers at 18 UK airports face potential disruption over Christmas weekend, as more than 1,500 check-in staff, baggage handlers and cargo crew, represented by the Unite union, are set to stage a 48-hour strike beginning Dec. 23 after a long-running pay dispute.
Star Alliance members SAS Scandinavian Airlines and Singapore Airlines (SIA) are expanding their codeshare cooperation as part of a joint venture (JV) agreement that was signed in 2012.
Lufthansa and the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilot union have agreed to arbitration by the end of January 2017, in an effort to resolve a pay dispute that has resulted in repeated strikes.
Embraer is in discussions with the Brazilian government about the possibility of challenging the Québec provincial government’s $1 billion investment in Bombardier’s CSeries program through the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to Embraer CEO Paulo Cesar Silva.
Germany’s Lufthansa Group and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group have finalized a codeshare deal and wet-lease agreement for 38 airberlin Airbus A319/A320 aircraft operating for Eurowings and Austrian Airlines.
The design of Amazon’s delivery unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV), or drone, has evolved since CEO Jeff Bezos revealed the company’s Prime Air concept in December 2013.
JetBlue Airways is eyeing potential transatlantic route opportunities from Boston, based on comments made by executives during a Dec. 13 investor day in New York.
Bombardier issued the company’s 2017 guidance Dec. 15, aiming for consolidated EBIT before special items in the $530 million-$630 million range, a 50% increase over 2016, in the coming year.
Delta Air Lines is viewing 2017 as a “transition year” in which it will focus intently on returning to positive unit revenue growth, CEO Ed Bastian said.
Egypt is launching a criminal investigation into the crash of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 after stating that traces of explosives have been found on some of the bodies of those onboard.
Lufthansa Group has taken over 100% of SN Airholding, the parent company of Brussels Airlines, in a deal to fully integrate the Belgian carrier into Lufthansa’s Eurowings Group in 2018.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) fined American Airlines $1.6 million Dec. 14, related to excessive tarmac delays involving 27 flights at three US airports in 2013 and 2015.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted final approval to the proposed Delta Air Lines-Aeromexico transborder joint venture (JV), but is continuing to demand divestitures that the airlines have said are objectionable.
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian has announced a major increase in flights from Germany for its 2017 summer timetable, offering five new routes from Düsseldorf and three from Hannover.
The Airbus A320neo with Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G-JM engines received joint type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and FAA Dec. 15.
The Bombardier CS300 has gained type validation by FAA, meaning both variants of the CSeries have been certified by Transport Canada, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and FAA.
Montreal-based Air Canada and Brisbane-based Virgin Australia will implement the first stage of a codeshare agreement in early 2017, the two carriers announced Dec. 14.
