Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia X (D7) have signed a re-accommodation agreement following the cancellation of four D7 routes to Mumbai, New Delhi, London and Paris.
A UTair ATR-72 aircraft crashed Monday morning shortly after taking off from Tyumen in Siberia on its way to Surgut with 39 passengers and four crew members.
Struggling Kingfisher Airlines (IT) said it has moved into a “holding plan” in which it will operate only about 120 flights daily (around a quarter of its full schedule) while it awaits a much-needed recapitalization.
China Southern Airlines (CZ) reported a 2011 net income of CNY5.11 billion ($805.7 million), down 11.8% from CNY5.79 billion in 2010, due to high fuel prices and weak cargo growth.
Pinnacle Airlines Corp., the Memphis-based parent of regionals Pinnacle Airlines, Colgan Air and Mesaba Aviation, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a New York court.
Embraer announced that Eric Christensen was named regional VP-marketing for Embraer's Commercial Aviation division in North America, joining the company from SkyWest Inc. Christensen will oversee all activities related to marketing Embraer's E-Jets platform in this market, leading the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based sales engineering and marketing teams.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has relaunched its seasonal 3X-weekly Boeing 777-300ER Singapore-Barcelona-Sao Paulo service, strengthening Singapore Changi Airport’s status as a global hub.
Lufthansa Technik Switzerland (LTSW) announced Wednesday it had found that “extensive restructuring measures” would likely be necessary across the company, citing a difficult market position exacerbated by the continuing exchange rate strength of the Swiss franc.
Ryanair (FR) has condemned the “European Commission’s bias against low fares airlines” and called for an end to its travel policy prohibiting to book flights on LCCs.
LAN Airlines has named Santiago, Buenos Aires, Lima, Los Angeles, Madrid and Frankfurt as the first cities it will serve with Boeing 787 aircraft during the initial year of operations with the carrier.
Aeromexico—which has leased three 787-8s from International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) and ordered two from Boeing—has agreed to lease an additional two new 787-8s from ILFC as part of its previously announced international expansion plan to add 20 new aircraft.
The majority of Slovenia-based Adria Airways (JP) supervisors resigned Monday at a board meeting after failing to oust CEO and chairman Klemen Bostjancic.
The chief executive of Europe's largest airline urged European Union officials to back down from their steadfast insistence on including airlines its Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), warning that time is running short to avoid a damaging geopolitical standoff over the issue.
Aegean Airlines (A3) reported a net loss of €27.2 million ($36.3 million) in 2011, 17% down from the €23.3 million deficit in 2010 when results were negatively affected by one-off social contribution tax charges of €8 million.
Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes reported a 2011 fourth-quarter net income of BRL$54.3 million ($29.9 million), down 40% from BRL$132 million in the year-ago period.
The Luxembourg District Court on Tuesday acquitted three former directors of Luxair of all charges in the fatal crash of flight 9642 on Nov. 6, 2002, in which 20 passengers and crew died.
Iberia (IB) pilots, represented by the Sepla union, announced they intend to strike for 30 days to protest the Spanish airline’s new low-cost airline, Iberia Express (I2), which launched operations March 25.
American Airlines (AA) has filed a motion with a US bankruptcy court seeking to have its contracts with three unions representing nine work groups terminated, saying that its "greatest single challenge" is labor agreements that are unfavorable compared with those of its competitors.
