United Airlines expects to reap a significant yield advantage by accelerating the retirement of 50-seat regional jets in favor of 76-seat regionals, the company’s CFO told investors this week.
Qantas is approaching the final stage of the phase-out of its long-serving Boeing 767 fleet, which is a major plank of its broader plan to increase fleet efficiency and reduce operating costs.
Boeing is projecting the Asia-Pacific region will make up 39% of the global need for new airline personnel in the next 20 years, according to its 2014 Pilot and Technician Outlook.
UK airports are reducing their carbon footprint and managing noise despite handling an additional 10 million passengers in the two years to 2012, according to a report published by the Airport Operators Association (AOA).
Central and Eastern Europe-based Wizz Air will introduce one new 180-seat Airbus A320 at Bucharest Otopeni Airport, bringing its Romania-based fleet to 17 Airbus A320s.
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) and Eurocontrol have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly contribute to the implementation of European Union GNSS aviation policies.
The air navigation service providers (ANSPs) of two of Europe’s fledgling functional airspace blocks (FABs) have signed a cooperation agreement to optimize air traffic management in the region.
Changes in scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent employment by airline group, displayed as percent changes from the previous year; differential changes for each of the last 13 months are shown.
Republic Airways Holdings has placed a $2.1 billion order for 50 more Embraer E-175s, including 20 previously destined for Flybe, and has agreed to sublease 24 Bombardier Q400s to the UK regional.
House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania) has called FAA reauthorization “one of my highest priorities” and pledged to push for “transformational” aviation legislation next year.
Oneworld member Qatar Airways has taken delivery of the first of 10 A380s—plus three options—it has on order. The Doha-based carrier will become the 12th operator of the type.
United Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) have agreed to an unprecedented $100,000 buyout for as many as 2,000 eligible flight attendants, who agree to leave the company between November of this year and November 2015.
Lufthansa has made significant progress in achieving labor deals for lower cost operations on long-haul routes after reaching an agreement with UFO, the union representing flight attendants, on how a fleet of Airbus A340s can be used on low-yield routes.
