Air Transport World

FedEx will formally launch its €4.4 billion ($4.9 billion) takeover bid for TNT Express on Aug. 24, offering €8.00 per share for the freight specialist, with the aim of completing the acquisition in the first half of 2016.

Delta Air Lines pilots’ labor leadership is in “reset mode” following the pilots’ rejection of a tentative agreement, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll said.

Russian airlines carried more than 125,000 passengers on Kaliningrad-Moscow and Kaliningrad-Saint Petersburg routes within the framework of Kaliningrad subsidy program for the first four months.

More than three decades of Boeing 737 service at British Airways (BA) is due to come to an end in the next few weeks as the carrier retires its last examples of the twinjet.

Myanmar domestic carrier Air Bagan has stopped operations following the off-runway excursion of one of its two ATR 72-500 aircraft at Yangon Airport last month.

Thai full-service regional carrier Bangkok Airways has reported a 2015 Q2 net profit of THB102.2 million ($3 million), a significant swing from its net loss of THB321 million in the same period last year.

Australian flag carrier Qantas reported an annual gross income for FY2015 of A$975 million ($711 million), a dramatic A$1.6 billion reversal from its A$646 million loss in the year-ago period.

Icelandair has taken delivery of its first Boeing 767 from lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), marking an increase in capacity from its current all-Boeing 757 fleet.

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Russia’s new Kaluga Airport has been granted international status and will be able to handle international flights from Aug. 14.

FedEx Express pilots have reached a tentative agreement with FedEx Corp. management on a new labor contract that would extend to 2021.

A consortium led by Germany’s Fraport—which won a 40-year operating concession for 14 regional airports in Greece in 2014—may have to wait until next year to close the deal.

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is calling for a multipronged approach to address safety issues posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

SAS Scandinavian Airlines plans to launch three North-Atlantic routes in 2016, adding 330,000 seats to its international network, the company said.

The rate of change in scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent employment by airline group, displayed as year-over-year percentage growth or losses. Differential changes for each of the last 13 months are shown.

The US should engage Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in consultations over Open Skies agreements, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll said.

Airport passenger traffic, year-to-date, organized by world region. Year-over-year percentage changes provided by Airports Council International.

Fiji Airways reported a first-half 2015 operating profit before tax of FJD17.5 million ($8.2 million), up 16.5% from FJD15.4 million in the year-ago half.

Airport freight traffic, year-to-date, organized by world regions. Year-over-year percentage changes provided by Airports Council International.

UK-based aviation services group Air Partner has bought Baines Simmons, an aviation safety consulting business, for £6 million ($9.4 million).

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has switched an order for six Boeing 787-9s to the larger 787-10 to better fit with its network plans.

Qantas has signed a letter of intent with Boeing to buy eight 787-9 Dreamliners, Boeing announced Aug.

U.S. Airports Average Domestic Air Fare for 100 US airports for the first quarter of 2015, listed by average fare, lowest-to-highest.