Avionics and inflight systems company Thales said it won its recent deal with Singapore Airlines (SIA) to supply AVANT inflight entertainment (IFE) equipment partly as a result of its Asian development team.
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker says, now that much of the integration with US Airways has been completed, the carrier will focus on investing in its employees and onboard product.
Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand have joined forces in their quest to start using biofuel, and the new arrangement could result in a combined supply deal.
Lufthansa and Iran Air have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase cooperation between the two companies as they explore “further business and partnership opportunities.”
Monthly percentages of total flight cancellations, per reporting airline. Ordered from lowest percentage of total flight operations canceled to highest.
US Airlines ranked by complaints per 100,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with complaint rankings from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
The Middle East region—which is leading growth in the aviation industry—will have a plan to ease air traffic congestion at major hubs, especially Dubai, by the end of the year, Emirates Airline president Tim Clark told ATW.
Russian airlines carried 5.1 million passengers in February, up 0.2% year-over-year (YOY), slowly reversing a downward trend, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.
Europe should change rules governing doctor-patient privacy when the patient’s mental state and job could put lives at risk, the French accident agency heading the investigation into the crash of Germanwings flight 9525 recommends.
Cargo aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) inked a deal March 9 with online retailing giant Amazon to run an air cargo network in the US.
Southwest Airlines sees the potential for “hundreds of millions of dollars” in incremental revenue when it fully integrates its domestic and international reservations systems next year.
US airlines in 2015 set new peaks for demand, capacity, load factors and passengers systemwide, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
United Airlines is starting to use a fuel that is 30% comprised of biofuel on flights from Los Angeles International (LAX) to San Francisco International (SFO).
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has announced initiatives with both local airlines and the Japanese aviation authorities to improve aircraft traffic management and tracking across the region.
