Air France—which recently took delivery of its ninth of 12 516-seat Airbus A380—will focus more on aircraft sizes such as the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787s in the future.
International passenger traffic on Asia-Pacific carriers surged 8.7% year-over-year in August to 20.1 million passengers, according to this month’s traffic results report by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
Fastjet’s crucial international launch, which was planned for today, has been pushed back to mid-October following a last-minute paperwork request from the South African authorities.
Air France has launched a full internal investigation and is planning legal action after bags containing over a tonne of cocaine were covertly loaded on to one of its aircraft.
US Airways Express partner PSA Airlines pilots—represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)—have ratified tentative agreements to guarantee the placement of 30 large regional jets at PSA.
United Airlines has reached tentative agreements on new joint collective bargaining agreements with the International Association of Machinists (IAM) for the fleet service, passenger service and storekeeper workgroups at its United, Continental, Continental Micronesia and MileagePlus subsidiaries.
The US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported that US scheduled passenger airlines collectively employed 381,070 full-time workers in July, slipping 2.6% from July 2012.
Hainan Airlines Group subsidiary Tianjin Airlines is expected to launch Guangxi Airlines in conjunction with Guangxi Beibu Gulf Investment Group, which is wholly owned by the government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
IndiGo Airlines, India’s largest carrier by market share, has reported a profit of Rs 787 crore ($125 million), a sixfold profit increase for 2012-13, while capacity grew 39%.
