Lufthansa (LH) subsidiary Germanwings (4U) said it will transfer all operations from Berlin Schoenefeld to Berlin Tegel airport (TXL) Oct. 28 due to the delayed opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Oct. 27, 2013.
Lufthansa (LH) and the UFO union—which represents 18,000 LH flight attendants—have agreed to mediation to settle their dispute after three days of strikes forced the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights, Reuters reported Friday.
American Airlines and Travelport asked the federal court that is hearing the carrier’s antitrust lawsuit to stay the case so they can “focus their efforts on mediation and potential resolution of this case.” The joint motion for the stay came one week after Judge Terry Means of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, dismissed Travelport’s counterclaim against American, saying it lacked standing in the case.
Lufthansa (LH) said Friday it would stop outsourcing flight attendant jobs at its Berlin hub and offer permanent jobs to the cabin crews it uses as it was forced to cancel about 1,000 flights when its flight attendants staged a third day of strikes.
Nigeria has lifted the ban on Dana Air (9J), which was grounded after one of its Boeing MD-83s crashed on approach to Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed Airport June 3.
German leisure carrier Condor Airlines (DE) has launched a new generation inflight entertainment (IFE) system aboard its Boeing 767-300 Frankfurt-Rhodes, Greece service featuring BoardConnect, developed by Lufthansa Systems (LHS).
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has confirmed it canceled a Boeing 787 flight from Okayama, western Japan, to Tokyo Haneda just before takeoff Wednesday because of a hydraulic-oil leak from an engine.
Serbian officials have held “serious talks” with Malaysia’s low-cost carrier AirAsia (AK) regarding the financially troubled state-owned JAT Airways, several media outlets reported, quoting Serbian minister of Transport Milutin Mrkonjic.
Airbus COO-customers John Leahy has been promoted to parent company EADS’ top committee as part of an executive reorganization under new EADS CEO Tom Enders.
Lufthansa (LH) has canceled about 1,200 out of 1,800 flights for Friday as its flight attendants—represented by the UFO union—prepare to launch a third day of strikes in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.
British Airways (BA) and Qantas (QF) will terminate their long-running revenue-sharing agreement on UK-Australia routes following the Australian flag-carrier’s decision to embark on a new global partnership arrangement with Emirates Airline (EK).
Australia’s Qantas (QF) and Dubai-based Emirates Airline (EK) have entered into a 10-year global aviation partnership, enabling the two carriers to grow their international sides.
Hainan Airlines reported a first-half net income of CNY249.9 million ($39.4 million), down 25% over the net profit of CNY417.3 million for the year-ago period.
Boeing is forecasting that China will need 5,260 new commercial aircraft, valued at $670 billion over the next 20 years, according to its latest Current Market Outlook.
A federal judge has ruled that American Airlines (AA) and United Airlines (UA) must face allegations in a civil court over the destruction of the World Trade Center towers in New York in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Air Nigeria (VK), formerly Virgin Nigeria, is reportedly suspending operations Sept. 10 after a year plagued with strikes, a tax raid and two groundings by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
