[UPDATED] Verdi, the union representing 33,000 Lufthansa Group staff, has called for its ground workers strike Monday after rejecting the airline’s latest contract offer.
South African Airways (SAA) has named former Airports Co. South Africa executive Monwabisi Kalawe as its CEO designate following months of management turmoil.
American Airlines parent AMR Corp. reported a first-quarter net loss of $341 million, significantly improved over a $1.66 billion net deficit in the year-ago period, and earned an operating profit in the quarter.
Lufthansa has received permission from Chinese authorities to fly its 526-seat Airbus A380 on 5X-weekly Frankfurt-Shanghai Pudong service from Sept. 26.
American Airlines said it experienced “a system-wide network outage” Tuesday that affected its ability to access numerous computer systems, not just its reservation system.
New research by Amadeus has revealed that Europe has the highest concentration of low-cost traffic, representing 38% of total air travel compared to 30% in North America.
US airlines posted a 79.6% on-time arrival rate in the month of February, down from 86.2% posted in February 2012, and down slightly from January 2013 81% rate.
US Airways has received FAA certification on its widebody Airbus A330 aircraft for SafeRoute, a set of four flight deck applications that will provide enhanced operational safety and efficiency in all phases of flight as part of the FAA’s NextGen implementation program.
Spring Airlines Japan has selected UTC Aerospace Systems supply wheels and brakes for 20 new Boeing 737-800s, citing the company’s ability to provide full carbon-brake MRO services at its Hong Kong center as a significant factor in its decision.
