The European Commission has unveiled plans to launch a European Union (EU) Transport Scoreboard to track how member states are doing in terms of implementing EU initiatives aimed at improving transport efficiency and connectivity in Europe.
SkyWest Inc., the Utah-based parent of regionals SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet, has taken delivery of the first of 40 new Embraer E-175s for operation under a capacity purchase agreement (CPA) with United Airlines.
A second initial 4D (i4D) trajectory flight trial has been conducted as part of a joint project by members of the European Union-funded Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking (SJU).
For the second consecutive month, after 15 months of reported declines, full-time equivalent (FTE) employment at US scheduled passenger airlines has registered a monthly increase year-over-year.
Okinawa-based Japan Transocean Air (JTA), a member of JAL Group, has selected 12 Boeing 737-800 aircraft in an order valued at $1.1 billion at list prices.
Alaska Airlines plans to maintain its independence despite the growing competitive challenges from a consolidated US airline industry and more carriers joining global alliances.
Indonesia is shaping up as a major potential market for future variants of Bombardier’s Q400 turboprop—particularly the newly announced Combi version—according to Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Mike Arcamone.
In the increasingly bitter war of words between London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports—fueled by the ongoing Airports Commission study into the UK’s future runway capacity needs—Heathrow has cited Garuda Indonesia’s withdrawal of its planned direct London service as evidence that only a hub can sustain long-haul routes.
Air China has reported a 2013 net profit of CNY3.26 billion ($530 million) based on international accounting standards, down 32% compared to a net income of CNY4.82 billion in 2012.
Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL posted a full-year 2013 net loss of BRL724.6 million ($306.4 million), cutting by more than half (52.1%) the BRL1.51 billion loss the airline posted in 2012.
