Copa Holdings, parent company of Panama-based Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia, posted second-quarter net income of $74.4 million, jumping 132.6% over the year-ago quarter’s net profit of $32 million.
Austrian-based low-cost carrier (LCC) FlyNiki, an Air Berlin partner, has postponed plans to transfer its seven Embraer E-190s to Air Berlin’s regional partner LGW.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) said Monday that US Airways mechanics have voted to retain IAM as their union representative, rejecting an effort by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) to take over as the workers’ representative.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has begun to reorganize its newly acquired Spanish carrier Vueling by replacing the board and naming current CEO Alex Cruz as chairman.
British Airways (BA) has launched temporary Airbus A380 operations between London Heathrow and Frankfurt as it gears up for the type’s long-haul debut.
Calgary-based WestJet said it has entered into a codeshare agreement with China Southern Airlines and will now begin marketing and distributing WestJet-operated flig
Wizz Air will add a second Airbus A320 at its Macedonian base at Skopje from April 2014, enabling the Hungary-based carrier to open three new routes and step up services on an existing six.
Norwegian Air Shuttle is in discussions with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) to obtain a permanent Irish air operator’s certificate (AOC) for its new long-haul division.
Two Turkish Airlines pilots were kidnapped Friday at gunpoint as they made their way from Beirut Rafik Hariri International Airport to a Beirut hotel following a flight from Istanbul.
African low-cost carrier Fastjet has been forced to initiate a share restructuring after its share price repeatedly dipped below the nominal value of 1 penny (0.015 cents).
India’s Jet Airways posted a net loss of INR3.55 billion ($59.8 million) in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, reversed from a profit of INR247 million in the year-ago quarter.
Virgin America has earned its first-ever second-quarter net profit, reporting net income of $8.9 million, reversed from a net loss of $31.8 million in the year-ago quarter.
UK regional Flybe reports that group revenue for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30 was up 0.7% to £164.2 million ($252.8 million) from £163 million for the same period last year.
CAE has signed a contract for eight full-flight simulators (FFSs), flight training devices and a 15-year maintenance and service agreement with an undisclosed customer.
Copa Holdings, parent company of Panama-based Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia, posted a second-quarter net income of $74.4 million, more than doubling a net profit of $32 million in the year-ago quarter.
Canadian charter carrier Air Transat has become the first airline to renew its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) under the Enhanced IOSA (E-IOSA) audit process.
