Las Vegas-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Allegiant Air CEO Maury Gallagher said he is not surprised legacy carriers have been more aggressive in their pricing strategies recently, but suggested his airline is immune to competitive pressures because of its unique model.
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Asia-Pacific airlines saw an overall passenger growth of 6% in September year-over-year, but lackluster numbers from the regional cargo sector, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
Russian authorities have canceled 141 of the defunct Transaero Airlines’ international route designations and have transferred 56 of them to Aeroflot and subsidiary Rossiya Airlines.
Luxair has bought a Boeing 737-800 from airberlin and will decide on a 737-700 replacement next year, with the Embraer E190-E2 or Bombardier CSeries CS100/CS300 in the running.
Kaluga International Airport will launch international flights Nov. 16 when Tadjikistan’s Asia Express Airline and Russia’s Ural Airlines fly into the new airport.
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Tiger Airways Holdings reported a S$12.8 million ($8.93 million) second quarter 2016 net loss, down 93% from a $143 million loss in the year-ago period.
The Austrian Ministry of Transport said it will cancel Austrian regional InterSky’s air operator’s certificate (AOC) if it does not declare it has enough money to operate by Nov. 3.
United Parcel Service (UPS) Airlines pilots have voted to authorize a strike, though a number of steps remain before the flight deck crew can actually strike.
A German court has granted Etihad Airways temporary permission to continue operating all codeshare flights with airberlin to destinations in Europe, the US and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has postponed the first flight of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) to the week of Nov. 9, citing a needed repair to the flight test aircraft.
Alaska Air Group, parent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, reported GAAP net income of $274 million for the third-quarter, up 38.4% year-over-year (YOY).
United Airlines executives said the carrier is preparing to make a number of customer service improvements in accordance with the guidance of president and CEO Oscar Munoz, who is on medical leave.
Southwest Airlines earned net income of $584 million in the third quarter, up 77.5% from a net profit of $329 million in the 2014 September quarter, as the carrier continued to grow capacity at a faster rate than other major US airlines.
