British Airways (BA) has unveiled new seats and cabin interiors for its short-haul fleet, which operate domestic and European services from London Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
Airbus has contracted DHL to transport A319, A320 and A321 aircraft components and general cargo from an Airbus production site in Hamburg to Mobile, Alabama.
Russia’s UTair Express Airlines has signed a technical support agreement with PowerJet for the SaM146 engines that power its fleet of Sukhoi Superjet 100LRs (SSJ100LRs).
Virgin Atlantic has revealed plans for a wider roll out of Google Glass following its London Heathrow Airport trial, but its partner SITA remains unconvinced after a further road test with Copenhagen Airport.
Virgin America incurred a first-quarter net loss of $22.4 million, narrowed from a net deficit of $46.4 million in the 2013 March quarter, on a 4% rise in revenue to $313.4 million.
FedEx earned net income of $2.08 billion for its fiscal year ended May 31, up 34% over a net profit of $1.56 billion for the previous fiscal year, on a 3% rise in revenue to $45.57 billion.
Finnair has reached a partial agreement with the Finnish Air Line Pilots Association (SLL) which will shave €2 million ($2.7 million) from its cost base.
Chinese carriers have reported a collective net loss of CNY500 million ($81.2 million) in May, narrowed from a net loss of CNY641 million in the same period last year.
Indonesian low-cost carrier (LCC) Tigerair Mandala has given its customers two weeks’ notice to shut down operations, despite negotiations with AirAsia for a last minute rescue deal.
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA)—which faces massive challenges due to political crises and instability in the region—is “working hard to cope and survive,” president and CEO Yuri Miroshnikov told ATW.
Russia’s Transaero Airlines is set to launch electronic flight bag (EFB) Class 2, enabling the use of electronic documents on portable devices during all phases of flight.
This chart represents the most recent 13 months, displayed as percent changes from the previous year, for Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Airline Group. Source: US Dept. of Transportation Footnotes: * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. Other carriers generally operate within specific niche markets, i.e. Hawaiian Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.
