SkyWest Airlines (OO) and ExpressJet Airlines (EV) will operate 23 Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft under a four-year capacity purchase agreement for American Eagle beginning Nov. 15.
Pinnacle Airlines dispatchers have ratified the tentative agreement reached Aug. 31. The ratification means the dispatchers, represented by the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), will avoid the Section 1113 litigation process in bankruptcy court.
Virgin Atlantic (VS) has become the launch customer for ARINC’s Cabin Connect, which enables passengers to access the Internet, send and receive email and use universal messaging through their own portable electronic devices via ARINC SwiftBroadband Wi-Fi Internet hotspots.
Indonesian carrier Lion Air (JT) will reportedly launch a low-cost carrier (LCC), Malindo, to begin services in May 2013, according to a Bloomberg report.
Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier plans to give more power to local Airbus plant managers to increase efficiency and enable them to make faster decisions as part of sweeping changes that are expected to begin in January.
China Southern Airlines (CZ) and Air China (CA) have agreed to codeshare on the Beijing (PEK) to Paris route using an Airbus A380 from October, according to CA CEO Cai Jianjiang, pending regulatory approval.
Managers of suspended Italian low-cost carrier Wind Jet (IV) will meet with government authorities Friday in a bid to resurrect the airline after a group of business owners came forward with a rescue plan.
Kenya Airways (KQ) said 126 staff members have left the airline, completing the voluntary redundancy phase of its cost-cutting program after a court order was lifted blocking plans to cut jobs.
Qantas (QF) and Air France (AF) will end their codeshare agreement April 1, in a decision triggered by QF’s exclusive global partnership with Emirates (EK) announced last week.
Jazz Aviation announced Friday that their flight dispatchers, represented by the Canadian Air Line Dispatchers Assn. (CALDA) have ratified a tentative agreement, which was reached Aug. 31.
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris (Y4) will launch cargo services on its international network later this year, starting with flights to/from Los Angeles, Calif.
EasyJet (U2) will roll out allocated seating across its network from November, following trials that demonstrated it improved passenger satisfaction without affecting punctuality or adding cost.
Korean authorities have designated four carriers from the Republic of Korea—Asiana Airlines (OZ), Jin Air, Eastar Jet and T’way Airlines—to operate on the Seoul (ICN)-Vladivostok, Russia (VVO) route after the two countries agreed to remove restrictions.
