German civil aviation authority Luftfahrtbundesamt again has told Etihad Airways and Air Berlin that it will not approve around half of the 60 codesharing routes flown by the airline, but Air Berlin has voiced strong opposition. Air Berlin CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer says it is “rejecting that position sharply.” Withdrawing the codesharing approvals would threaten jobs and air transport growth in Germany. German airports would lose traffic and growth opportunities. Air Berlin therefore plans to lobby for approvals in every possible way.
People Express said Thursday it has an agreement with a new aircraft provider and could resume service if the U.S. Transportation Department approves it as an Indirect Air Carrier.
Just over a week before it rolls out the first MRJ regional jet, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is performing system checks on the aircraft in preparation for a first flight due in second-quarter 2015.
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/10/avd_10_09_2014_dataw.pdf Data Watch: Scheduled Systemwide Airline Travel on U.S. Airlines Year-to-Date 2013 2014 % Change Passengers (in millions) 365.8 373.2 2 Flights (in thousands) 4,539.40 4,390.20 -3.3 Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) 410.8 421 2.5
Austrian Airlines looks more likely to survive now that the airline has reached agreement with pilots and cabin crew on the basics of a new deal on pay, work conditions and pensions. The agreement—if finalized in the coming weeks—would become effective December 1. Details have not yet emerged and both Austrian and worker representatives have agreed not to comment publicly. It would end a bitter dispute spanning several years that almost put the airline out of business and led it to transfer all flight operations to regional subsidiary Tyrolean in 2012.
