Piedmont Airlines is looking to hire former pilots from defunct regional carrier ExpressJet Airlines, part of an effort to address crew staffing shortfalls that continue to roil the regional airline sector.
German carrier Lufthansa has flagged a potential sea-change in aircraft-data access, triggered by a European regulatory proposal that would make it mandatory for manufacturers to share operating data with aircraft owners.
Switzerland’s Helvetic Airways has bought four leased Embraer E190s to give it greater operational stability, as fellow regional Portugalia works to overcome delivery delays on its own leased Embraer aircraft.
Lufthansa managed to avoid a second pilot strike within five days and settled on an agreement in principle with union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) Sept. 6.
Wizz Air has introduced fixed rosters for its pilots and cabin crew, changing working practices to improve work-life-balance for its crews and to stabilize operations.
Air Arabia Maroc and Network Airline Services (NAS) have entered a Cargo General Sales Agent (CGSA) agreement across Europe, for all cargo other than Human Remains.
Gulf Air has signed a cooperation agreement with the Royal Humanitarian Foundation to provide urgent humanitarian aid to the flood victims in Pakistan.
Emirates SkyCargo has set up an airbridge between Dubai and Pakistan to offer cargo capacity free of charge on flights to transport relief aid to people affected by the devastating floods.
