Piedmont Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways, has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) on a four-and-a-half year collective bargaining agreement. CWA represents the airline's more than 3,000 fleet and passenger service employees. The CWA will present the details of the tentative agreement to its members with an endorsement for ratification, which is expected to take place in July. Once ratified, the agreement will extend through January 2017.
EgyptAir Group is considering acquiring either Embraer E-190 or Bombardier CSeries aircraft for EgyptAir Express (MSE) as the subsidiary prepares to take over some African routes currently operated by parent EgyptAir (MS) using Boeing 737-500s.
Aeromexico (AM) said Monday that Delta Air Lines’ (DL) $65 million investment in the Mexico City-based airline, first revealed last year, has been authorized by relevant government officials, enabling DL to take a 4.17% stake in AM.
Jade Cargo International (JI)—a Lufthansa Cargo (LHC)/Shenzhen Airlines (ZH) joint venture that struck a deal with China’s UniTop in March—may be liquidated after China’s UniTop abandoned its restructuring plan.
Air France-KLM (AF-KLM) shareholders have refused overwhelmingly to validate the €400,000 ($495,256) bonus paid to Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, former CEO of AF-KLM.
Lufthansa (LH) flight LH416—the first Boeing 747-8I passenger service that flew from Frankfurt (FRA) to Washington Dulles (IAD)—landed at 12:45 local time Friday, 10 min. ahead of schedule.
Thai Airways International (TG) will press on with plans for an ultra low-cost carrier despite increasing concerns about growing capacity impacting the Thai aviation market.
Embraer named José Antonio Filippo as CFO, effective June 4. Filippo has worked for important Brazilian and multinational groups, Embraer said. Alaska Airlines (AS) has appointed Halle Hutchison as managing director-brand and marketing communications. Hutchison will join AS from Expedia, where she served as senior director-brand marketing.
France’s new finance minister Pierre Moscovici, is expected to vote against a €400,000 ($497,608) compensation package awarded to Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, former CEO of Air France-KLM.
Royal Jordanian has taken delivery of one Airbus A321 and one A320, under lease from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS). The deliveries are part of an order for seven; two deliveries remain. Enter Air has been added to the International Air Carrier Assn. (IACA) as a full member. The Polish carrier began operations in 2010. South African Airways has selected Discover the World Marketing to serve as its sales and marketing representative in Cyprus.
Polish flag carrier LOT said next year it plans to open Warsaw (WAW)-Tokyo Narita flights, “after receiving the 787 Dreamliner,” CEO Marcin Pirog told the Polish Press Agency PAP. He confirmed the first 787 is expected to be delivered in November and will gradually replace its 767s.
Shun Feng Airlines, a Chinese privately run cargo operator, plans to expand its fleet from seven to more than 25 aircraft to meet growing demand for domestic express delivery services according to chairman Li Dongqi.
American Airlines chairman, president and CEO Tom Horton marked the company’s six-month point of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring by telling employees AA has “made big strides in all aspects” but warning more must be done “immediately,” particularly regarding labor costs.
Kenya Airways (KQ) has detailed plans for a major expansion of its operations, which calls for launching services to North and South America, plus Australia, by 2017.
