It was a Valentine's Day pact of the unlikeliest pair of lovers. On Feb. 14, after months of “will they, won’t they?” and considerable wooing by the smaller of the larger, US Airways and American Airlines announced it was official.
UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said an emergency landing May 24 by a British Airways Airbus A319 at London Heathrow Airport was caused by the engine cowling doors being left unlatched following maintenance.
Lufthansa, which took delivery of its seventh Boeing 747-8I Thursday, is considering introducing the aircraft on its daily Frankfurt-Chicago O’Hare services.
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair could be forced to sell or reduce its 29.8% stake in Aer Lingus after UK Competition Commission (CC) provisionally ruled it could reduce competition between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
Tour operator Thomas Cook Group has struck a deal to lease nine Airbus A321-200s from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), including six aircraft it was previously taking directly from Airbus.
Malaysia Airlines reported a first-quarter net loss of MRY279 million ($91.9 million), widened from a net deficit of MRY172 million in the 2012 March quarter.
Sharjah-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Air Arabia reported a first-quarter net profit of AED59 million ($16 million), up 20% from AED49 million in the year-ago period.
New Alitalia CEO Gabriele Del Torchio is working on a fresh business plan after revealing a first-quarter net loss of €157 million ($202.6 million), marking a 19.8% deterioration from a €131 million loss in the year-ago period.
Hainan Airlines parent HNA Group is preparing to apply to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to launch five new airlines as the regulator loosens its grip on approving new entrants.
Aegean Airlines has narrowed its first-quarter pre-tax losses to €8.2 million ($10.6 million), significantly improved from a loss of €31.2 million recorded during the year-ago period.
Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has approved Virgin Australia’s acquisition of a 60% stake in Tiger Airways Australia, Virgin Australia Holdings (VAH) has announced.
Lufthansa will change its takeoff procedure for all departures outside Germany to be more in line with worldwide standards to reduce CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.
Lufthansa is considering transferring the head offices of its regional subsidiary Lufthansa CityLine from Cologne to Munich as part of its €1.5 billion ($1.3 billion) cost-cutting program SCORE.
AviancaTaca Holdings, created by the 2009 combination of Colombia’s Avianca and El Salvador-based Grupo TACA, has formally rebranded itself Avianca Holdings and intends to integrate TACA and its other airline subsidiaries under a single “Avianca” brand.
