Airbus has filed a claim in a UK court to reclaim expenses caused by the Japan-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Skymark Airlines’ “default of contract,” Skymark spokesman Hiroyuki Sakata said.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will add a new Stockholm-Hong Kong service in 2015, as part of its cautious capacity growth plan, and is unconcerned about Norwegian’s recent discrimination claim.
India’s startup full-service carrier Vistara, a joint venture between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Tata Sons, has been granted an air operator’s permit (AOP) by India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), allowing the airline to begin commercial operations.
US President Barack Obama has signed into law H.R. 5462, which caps Transportation Security Administration (TSA)-imposed passenger security fees for US-based round-trip itineraries at $11.20.
With Southeast Asia seeing a slowdown in route expansion as carriers seek to balance tight yields with rising load factors, the north Asia region is taking up the slack—especially on north Pacific Asia-US routes.
Calgary-based WestJet pilots have ratified a new four-year labor agreement, which includes enhancements to pay and scheduling that place WestJet’s 1,250 pilots among the highest paid in the Canadian industry.
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo Airlines will switch to all electronic cockpits Feb. 1 when it completes conversion to Lufthansa Systems’ Lido/Route Manual, Lido/Enroute and Lido/DocView IT solutions.
Portugal’s government has moved to reduce the effects of a strike by employees at national airline TAP over the holiday period, and ground staff at several UK airports also plan industrial action in the busy run-up to Christmas.
Chinese carriers reported a collective November net profit of CNY2 billion ($326 million), more than doubling net income of CNY995 million in November 2013.  
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat has confirmed that its second Global Xpress (GX) satellite—Inmarsat-5 F2—has arrived at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, in anticipation of its launch early in 2015.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has added another SEK2.1 billion ($273.5 million) to its cost savings target after swinging to a SEK719 million full-year net loss compared with a SEK1.4 billion prior-year net profit.
EgyptAir has appointed US technology company Sabre to help develop and implement a transformation program for both its mainline operation and its EgyptAir Express regional subsidiary.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced plans to “reboot” its Blue1 subsidiary by replacing its nine Boeing 717s, most likely with 737-600s, and using it as a wet-lease provider.
American Airlines is evaluating two types of business-class seats for its long-range Boeing 757s, one similar to what American has installed on its Airbus A321 transcontinental aircraft and the other akin to what JetBlue Airways has put on its Mint subfleet, an executive said in an interview.
Hawaiian Airlines has finalized its order for six Airbus A330-800neo aircraft, firming up a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed earlier this year.
