United Airlines says it has reached seven tentative contract agreements with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers covering nearly 30,000 employees.
GE Aviation is rebranding its aftermarket services portfolio into four pillars that are designed to clarify and simplify the offerings for its airline, lessor and MRO customers.
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Aftermarket-focused analytics are generating real-world returns, but an MRO “big data revolution” remains far off as operators tread carefully in search of tangible and scalable benefits, Oliver Wyman’s 2016 MRO Survey said.
Alaska Airlines has long had a small presence in Los Angeles, but with only six gates and just two true transcontinental routes—a redeye to Baltimore and a flight to Washington National Airport—the carrier has not made much of a play for lucrative corporate business, instead focusing on leisure routes including Mexican beach destinations.
In a deal between two West Coast carriers, Alaska Airlines has agreed to acquire Virgin America in an all-cash transaction with an equity value of $2.6 billion.
Brussels Airport reopened for commercial passenger traffic 12 days after suicide bombers attacked its departure hall, but the new and vastly enhanced security procedures were criticized by the German airports association.
A plan to set up an HNA Group airline at Ningbo has survived the downfall of the eastern Chinese city’s mayor, with operations now seen as beginning as early as October.
Singapore-based LCC Scoot is likely to announce its first three Indian destinations within the next month, further expanding the Singapore Airlines Group’s presence on the subcontinent.
Italy’s Tecnam has rolled out the P2012 Traveller, a piston twin aimed at meeting demand for a new nine-passenger airliner to replace types such as the Cessna 402C operated by Cape Air.
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is rapidly developing intercontinental air links, to the detriment of adjacent Hong Kong and that self-governing city’s major carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways.
AirAsia expects to raise 1 billion Malaysian ringgit ($257 million) by selling a new share issue to the airline’s two founders, in a move that is designed to strengthen the carrier’s balance sheet.
Hong Kong airline HK Express plans to boost its network in Japan this summer as it adds flights to new leisure destinations and increases Tokyo frequencies.
Air China says it will employ forthcoming Boeing 787-9s on services from Beijing to Rome and Frankfurt, replacing Airbus A330-200s and 777-300ERs, respectively.
Kenya Airways is planning to trim its 4,000-person workforce by 15%—about 600 employees—as part of a comprehensive restructuring process to secure its survival and end years of losses.
Reports that Virgin America is up for sale and talking to Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways poses the question: Which would be the better merger partner?
