American Airlines parent AMR Corp. reported a first-quarter net loss of $341 million, significantly improved over a $1.66 billion net deficit in the year-ago period, and earned an operating profit in the quarter.
Lufthansa has received permission from Chinese authorities to fly its 526-seat Airbus A380 on 5X-weekly Frankfurt-Shanghai Pudong service from Sept. 26.
Three airline organizations have protested a decision by the European Parliament on the controversial European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).
A university level study on aviation turbulence trends has found that both the frequency and intensity of turbulence experienced by aircraft crossing the North Atlantic will increase significantly by the middle of the century.
Flights in UK airspace during March were delayed an average of just 0.1 seconds as a result of an air traffic control (ATC) issue that could be attributed to NATS, the UK air navigation services provider said.
American Airlines said it experienced “a system-wide network outage” Tuesday that affected its ability to access numerous computer systems, not just its reservation system.
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has joined its US counterpart, Airlines for America (A4A), in protesting plans by US authorities to open a customs pre-clearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Plans to increase competition in ground handling at major European Union airports were given the thumbs up by the European Parliament Tuesday when it voted to adopt all the amendments tabled by the Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN).
New research by Amadeus has revealed that Europe has the highest concentration of low-cost traffic, representing 38% of total air travel compared to 30% in North America.
US airlines posted a 79.6% on-time arrival rate in the month of February, down from 86.2% posted in February 2012, and down slightly from January 2013 81% rate.
US Airways has received FAA certification on its widebody Airbus A330 aircraft for SafeRoute, a set of four flight deck applications that will provide enhanced operational safety and efficiency in all phases of flight as part of the FAA’s NextGen implementation program.
Boeing is adding and repositioning a number of flight training devices, which includes new capabilities for training on Next-Gen 737, 777 and 787 aircraft.
US low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has signed a four-year contract with Lufthansa Technik (LHT) to overhaul thrust reversers on 28 Airbus A319s, A320s and A321s, with options for additional aircraft. LHT already supports APUs and components for Spirit’s fleet.
