German aviation authorities (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, or LBA) have denied the continuation of 34 codeshare routes between Etihad Airways and its strategic equity partner airberlin for the coming winter schedule, effective at the end of October.
Blackpool Airport has announced the facility will close Oct. 15, becoming the second UK regional airport to cease operations this year after no buyer stepped forward to rescue the struggling facility.
The outlook for regional Australian carriers is looking increasingly tough, following the recent news that Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) is to cut its network following a 75% drop in profits.
Singapore-based no-frills carrier Tigerair has agreed to sublease 12 surplus Airbus A320 aircraft to Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo as part of a program to “right-size operations,” the airline said.
Russia’s Transaero will suspend services from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport from the IATA winter schedule 2014/2015 due to the renovation of the airport’s northern part, which begins March 1, 2015.
The European airline market remains too fragmented, with 35 carriers handling 80% of traffic compared with just four in the US, AerCap Holdings head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Kenneth Wigmore said.
Italian carrier Livingston has ceased operations, just months after it entered bankruptcy protection that it believed would give it a chance to restore its finances.
UK carrier Virgin Atlantic Airways has taken delivery of the first of 16 Boeing 787-9s. The airline is the first European airline to take delivery of the 787-9.
The subscription period for the Bangkok Airways initial public offering (IPO), which is expected to raise between THB11.96 billion and THB14.04 billion ($368 million to $432 million), will open for retail investors Oct. 14-17.
The overall on-time arrival performance for US domestic scheduled flights in August was 77.7%, improving on July by 2.1 points, but falling below last August’s on-time performance by 1.1 point, according to the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
US airlines ranked by mishandled baggage reports per 1,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with reports from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Etihad Airways’ objective with its new Partners initiative is not to compete with the three global alliances but to link members’ frequent flier programs, synchronize networks and see cost efficiencies, Etihad president and CEO James Hogan told ATW in an exclusive interview Thursday.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have unveiled a plan to implement health screenings of airline passengers arriving at five US airports from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Airlines for America (A4A) president and CEO Nicholas Calio has launched an aggressive lobbying campaign ahead of next year’s FAA reauthorization debate in Congress, telling US lawmakers they need to act to “level the competitive playing field” for US airlines facing stiff competition from Middle East and Asian carriers.
Air France-KLM Group believes the effect of last month’s two-week Air France pilot strike could cost the group €500 million ($634 million) in the current financial year.
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.
CFM International’s LEAP engine made its first flight on GE’s Boeing 747 flying testbed at Victorville, California, launching the next phase of testing for the advanced engine program.
Garuda Indonesia Cargo, a strategic business unit of Garuda Indonesia, has announced its intent to join the SkyTeam Cargo Alliance by the end of June 2015.
Swiss International Air Lines will be adding 22 new European destinations to its Zurich network with the start of the 2015 summer schedule, by supplementing its hub concept with a new point-to-point system.
Air China subsidiary Shandong Airlines reported a first-half net profit of CNY46.7 million ($7.6 million), down 43% from net income of CNY82.4 million in the year-ago period.
The TATA/Singapore Airlines joint venture startup Vistara, which is due to launch operations in India later in October, has become the first airline in India to adopt the Amadeus Altéa Suite of technology solutions.
