Lufthansa is planning to transfer around 1,500 German airports ground staff who work at check-in desks and ticket sales counters into separate companies this year as part of its cost-cutting program SCORE.
Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group has reported a first-quarter net loss of $41.3 million, reversed from a net income of $42.7 million in the year-ago quarter.
Sharjah-based low-cost carrier Air Arabia reported a first-quarter net profit of AED75 million ($20.4 million), up 27% compared to a net profit of AED59 million in the year-ago period.
Thailand’s low-cost carrier (LCC) Nok Air reported a first-quarter profit of THB40.9 million ($1.25 million), down 90.2% from THB416 million in the year-ago period.
Kazakhstan-based Air Astana will begin summer season charter flights from Almaty and Astana to Southern Europe in June, following the lifting of restrictions by the European Union in April.
The 4.58% cancellation rate among US air carriers during the first-quarter of 2014 was the highest in 20 years, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
British Airways (BA) has placed an order with Unison for tube-bending machinery to produce replacement rigid hydraulic tubes for its new Airbus A380s and Boeing 787s.
FAA administrator Michael Huerta said the US is “engaged with partners around the world” to develop new standards for tracking aircraft in response to the “tragic situation” involving the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370).
How do you combine two recognized industry benchmark flight-deck designs into an even safer hybrid while including novel features and margins for growth for the air traffic environment of the 2030s and beyond?
Airbus’ commercial aircraft business has posted an 18% jump in its first-quarter EBIT, although its parent has warned that the A350 program remains challenging.
UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet recorded a slightly reduced loss for the first half of its financial year compared to the same period a year ago, buoyed by increasing numbers of business travelers.
Brazil’s antitrust regulator has given the green light for Air France-KLM to invest $100 million in its newly extended partnership with Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has contracted Airbus Defense and Space to conduct a study into the feasibility of using so-called “passive radar” technology for air traffic management (ATM).
Fast-expanding Etihad Airways has increased its maintenance capacity with the acquisition of part of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies from the emirate’s state-owned investment and development company Mubadala.
