Norwegian Air International (NAI), the long-haul division of Norwegian Air Shuttle, has gained an air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the Irish regulatory authorities.
Atlantic Airways, the national airline of the Faroe Islands, will re-acquire the 33% of its shares that were sold to the public in 2006. As the Faroese government owns the rest of the shares, the move will effectively mean the renationalization of the small carrier.
Republic Airways Holdings has reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract with pilots. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) represents more than 2,200 pilots for sister companies Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America.
Embraer got a significant boost to its new E-Jet E2 program Thursday when India’s Air Costa announced an agreement for 50 firm aircraft plus 50 purchase rights.
Aerolíneas Argentinas signed a purchase agreement Thursday for four Airbus A330-200s. The carrier ordered GE Aviation CF6-80E1 engines to power the aircraft.
Hard on the heels of its announcement to buy up to eight ATR 72-600s, Thailand-based Bangkok Airways said its potential IPO cash haul will not be used for expansion, but for consolidation and asset purchase.
Iberia said Thursday it had reached agreement in principle with its pilots’ union, SEPLA, to introduce permanent structural change and improve the airline’s viability.
Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 with vortex generators, which will reduce the noise produced by aircraft during its final approach by up to two decibels.
Middle East lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has ordered 20 ATR 72-600s and taken options on another 20, marking its first step into regional aircraft leasing.
Bangkok Airways has ordered six ATR 72-600s plus two options, worth almost $200 million, and ATR has struck a deal with L-3 Link Simulation & Training to open a simulator center in Bangkok.
Air Canada has posted full-year 2013 net income of C$10 million ($9.3 million), a C$146 million improvement on the C$136 million net loss the carrier reported for 2012.
Fuel efficiency and the ability to add more ultra-long routes as well as increase frequency on key city pairs were key drivers in Cathay Pacific Airways’ decision to order the Boeing 777X, a Cathay executive said.
Aeroflot has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with sharklets, becoming the first airline in Russia to use the new fuel-saving wing tip devices.
UK regional carrier Flybe has doubled its services to six return trips daily between London Gatwick and Newquay Airport and has reported “exceptional demand,” due to the washout of the main railway line between London and southwest England following record-breaking wet weather in Southern England.
In December, US airlines reported 10 domestic flights with tarmac delays exceeding three hours and four international flights with tarmac delays exceeding four hours.
