In an article in the Dec. 11 issue of the ATW Daily News regarding a European Commission investigation into state-aid allegations against Ryanair, we said the case stems from Frankfurt operator FFH’s business practices between 2002 and 2005, which the European Union found constituted state aid.
The pilot at the controls of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 when it crashed in July at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has admitted to investigators he was “very concerned” about his ability to perform a visual approach landing on SFO’s runway 28L.
Executives from Emirates and Qantas will meet this month to review their partnership and evaluate whether to extend it to include low-cost carrier Jetstar Airways.
British Airways (BA) plans to deploy its Airbus A380s on its London Heathrow-Washington service from next year, while its Boeing 787s will be rolled out on Calgary, Chengdu, Hyderabad and Philadelphia routes.
LOT Polish Airlines is expecting to report a loss of PLN20 million ($6.6 million) at the end of 2013, showing a marked improvement over the results assumed in the carrier’s restructuring plan, which forecast a loss of PLN142 million for the full year.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, which is rapidly scaling up Indian connections, could begin to eat into traffic at India’s popular Middle Eastern hub at Dubai.
US-based Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) is taking a 25% stake in Gothenburg-based West Atlantic Group, paving the way for a strategic partnership between the two freight specialists.
IATA is predicting airlines will carry 3.91 billion passengers by 2017, a 31.2% increase over the 2.98 billion passengers carried in 2012, according to IATA’s Airline Industry Forecast for 2013-2017.
Croatia Airlines has completed a D check on an Airbus A320 owned by Thomas Cook, the first D check performed on an A319 or A320 in this part of Europe.
India’s minister for civil aviation Ajit Singh said Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet will receive a software update, which will ground each aircraft for 10 days.
Airberlin, which is undergoing a Turbine restructuring program, continues to focus on saving €400 million ($542.8 million) and eliminating about 900 jobs by the end of 2014.
