Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, who has long resisted calls from some Wall Street analysts to charge fees for checked bags, voiced his most adamant rejection yet of baggage fees.
AirAsia Berhad has announced a deal to sell its Malaysia-based aircraft leasing unit Asia Aviation Capital Ltd. (AAC) to aircraft investor BBAM for $1.18 billion.
Turkey-based airport operator TAV Airports said it will buy a 49% stake in ICF Antalya, the joint-venture company that manages Antalya International Airport.
PARIS—Air France’s new sister airline Joon will take over the carrier’s daily flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Mumbai, India, from June.
WASHINGTON—Wingo, the Colombia-based ultra-LCC affiliate of Panama’s Copa Airlines that launched in late 2016, has “surpassed all expectations,” although it has not yet become profitable, Copa CEO Pedro Heilbron said.
Aeroflot Group carried 3.7 million passengers in January, up 7.7% year-over-year (YOY). Aeroflot Airline carried 2.5 million passengers, a 6.6% YOY increase.
WASHINGTON—American Airlines CEO Doug Parker voiced approval of the U.S. government’s January agreement with Qatar to release audited financial statements for the country’s flag carrier, Qatar Airways, within a year.
Laudamotion, formed when Formula One legend Niki Lauda reacquired former airberlin subsidiary NIKI in January and rebranded it, has received its air operator’s certificate (AOC) from Austrian regulators.
An often-contentious three-year effort to secure a new labor contract concluded Feb. 28 as Spirit Airlines’ pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), voted to ratify a new five-year working agreement.
The Embraer E190-E2, the first aircraft in the Brazilian manufacturer’s E-Jet E2 program, has received its type certificate from Brazilian regulator ANAC, the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), clearing the way for first delivery to Norwegian regional airline Widerøe.
The leading advocate in Congress for spinning U.S. air traffic control (ATC) away from the FAA has conceded the idea lacks sufficient support on Capitol Hill—and therefore will not be pursued in upcoming FAA reauthorization legislation.
Virgin Australia has achieved an impressive financial improvement for the six months through Dec. 31, signaling that its multi-year transformation plan is gaining traction.
AirAsia Group intends to launch its latest franchises in China and Vietnam later this year, as its current overseas affiliates demonstrate stronger financial performance.
The global airline industry saw its total accident and fatal accident rates cut by one-third in 2017 compared to 2016, well below the five year-average in each category, according to IATA’s 2017 Airline Safety Performance report.
