American Airlines has “spared no expense” in preparing for the Oct. 17 cutover of US Airways’ reservations system to American’s Sabre system, a senior executive said.
American Airlines has not started its Los Angeles-Tokyo Haneda service because the Japanese government has not assigned a feasible slot time, the carrier said in a U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) filing.
FastJet is inching closer to fulfilling its ambition of becoming a pan-African LCC, after securing long-sought regulatory approvals in Kenya and Zimbabwe.
Southwest Airlines delayed 500 flights on Oct. 11 because of technical problems, but the carrier said its systems were expected to “perform normally” on Oct 12.
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50 Years Ago Oct. 11, 1965 — Delta Air Lines flew its first Douglas DC-9 to Atlanta from Long Beach, California, Douglas plant. Delta took delivery of the aircraft in September 1965. 20 Years Ago
Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives united together, filing a petition on Oct. 9 to force a vote that could reopen the Export-Import Bank, which has not had the authority to operate since Congress let its charter expire in June.
Southwest Airlines remains adamant that it will not add checked-baggage or change fees and in fact has made its lack of fees the centerpiece for its advertising campaign, CEO Gary Kelly says.
Although various media outlets are citing new details of Malaysia Airlines’ pilot-secondment program, the airline is declining to confirm these reports.
Boosted by Wizz Air’s firm commitment for 110 Airbus A321neos, the airframer’s 2015 commercial aircraft order-book gross total reached 869 as of Sept. 30.
Investigators probing the cause of a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 emergency landing at London’s Gatwick Airport last December have attributed the cause to incorrect installation of a landing gear actuator.
HOUSTON—Southwest Airlines will focus on adding new routes in its domestic network next year, but may add a “few routes south of the border,” an airline executive said.
Airbus remains confident it will meet its target of delivering 15 A350s this year, but CEO Fabrice Bregier admits the ramp-up is challenging, and criticized cabin-supplier delays.
The British government has outlined plans to accelerate the widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and potentially to open non-segregated airspace for use by such systems by the end of the decade.
