American Airlines (AA) chairman and CEO Doug Parker has chastised the US political system for treating the airline industry like a vice rather than a business that fuels the economy and warned that the fast growth of major Gulf carriers is an increasing threat to US carrier global competitiveness.
Privatization of the US’s air traffic control (ATC) system will be considered as part of the FAA reauthorization legislation Congress will take up next year, according to a House of Representatives member.
The CEOs of Aer Lingus and Aeroflot have warned of an impending “blood bath” in Europe, a point that was largely supported by fellow panelists from Norwegian and Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair.
Bombardier has resumed flight tests of the CSeries airliner after a hiatus of more than 100 days following an engine failure during ground testing, but an analyst is warning the company may be forced to push back the already-delayed entry into service.
The merger process of American Airlines and US Airways is going according to plan, but the major integration hurdles are still ahead, AA chairman and CEO Doug Parker said Thursday.
The Australian government has reintroduced a subsidy program for rural air services, although some airlines are criticizing the plan for not being adequately funded.
Vietnamese low-cost carrier (LCC) VietJet Air has flagged the next step in its expansion plans on the back of recent figures showing 182% increase in passenger numbers over the previous 12 months.
China Southern subsidiary Xiamen Airlines is launching a Beijing branch company and increasing capacity as it accelerates its expansion pace in the Beijing market.
[UPDATE] The Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union has called off an eight-hour strike scheduled for Tuesday, after receiving a new offer from Lufthansa for transition payments for early retirees.
[UPDATE] Lufthansa said all 40 long-haul flights will depart from Frankfurt on Tuesday despite the eight-hour pilot strike called by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union.
Frontier Airlines—which has moved to the ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) business model—will not truly be able to compete with others in the category until it lowers costs, not including fuel, to six cents per available seat mile, chairman William Franke said in an interview.
WestJet will start charging a C$25 ($22.55) fee for a first checked bag for flights booked starting Sept. 15 for domestic Canadian or US transborder travel from Oct. 29.
China Southern Airlines will start 3X-weekly service from Wuhan to San Francisco, flying out of its base in Guangzhou, as it aims to explore international potential posed by China’s tier-two cities.
Airbus is set to open a new training operation in Monterrey, Mexico, as local low-cost carrier VivaAerobus gears up to switch to the A320 family as it replaces its entire fleet of Boeing 737-300s.
