African low-cost carrier (LCC) Fastjet recorded a 2016 first-half $15 million net loss, reversed from a net profit of $6.4 million for the year-ago period.
Airbus Group reportedly will name Fabrice Brégier, who has been the president and CEO of the Airbus commercial aircraft division since June 2012, Group COO as part of a major reorganization.
The European Commission has given approval for Chinese firm HNA Group, the parent of Hainan Airlines, to acquire Swiss airline catering firm Gategroup Holdings.
Pilots at UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet have voted in favor of industrial action in a dispute over pilot fatigue, triggering a last-minute offer from the airline.
Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier (LCC) Wizz Air is aiming to become the lowest-cost airline in Europe, setting its sights on overtaking Irish LCC Ryanair.
Air France will begin operations with new Boeing 787-9s on Jan. 9, 2017, with a service from Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) to the Egyptian capital of Cairo, the airline announced Sept. 20.
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines confirmed it will launch seasonal 6X-weekly Vienna-Los Angeles service from April 10, 2017, marking the carrier’s first destination on the US west coast.
Greece’s Aegean Airlines saw its 2016 first-half results slip into the red, recording a net loss of €23.7 million ($26.3 million) compared to a net profit of €14.8 million a year ago.
Allegiant Air’s service to Newark, launching in November, is an attempt to reach what COO Jude Bricker said is the “top leisure destination” in the US—New York City.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines’ international expansion could take it to Canada, and an executive for the company did not rule out eventual transatlantic flights.
Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana wants to place a stronger emphasis on long-haul flights, and believes its low-cost structure will enable profitable growth.
EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall has acknowledged the UK’s vote to leave the European Union (EU), or Brexit, has taken its toll on airline values, although she declined to comment on recent takeover speculation.
Chinese flag carrier Air China has signed a wide-reaching partnership agreement with Germany’s Lufthansa Group to launch a joint venture (JV) on routes between Europe and China from the 2017 summer schedule.
