Air France-KLM (AF) Group and AF CEO Pierre-Henri Gourgeon met with trade unions Monday to discuss potential new cost savings in light of the uncertain economic outlook, the company confirmed to ATW.
Qantas (QF) won a significant battle Tuesday over the Australian and International Pilots’ Assn. (AIPA) after industrial arbitrator Fair Work Australia (FWA) dismissed a pilots’ claim over pay.
Hainan Airlines (HU) reported a first-half net profit of CNY669.52 million ($104.7 million), up 20.2% compared to net income of CNY556.83 million in the year-ago period, owing to “robust growth of domestic market demand.”
Saying it is remaining "consistent with the baggage polices of other major carriers," Air Canada (AC) said Friday it will start charging C$25/$25 for a first checked bag on all Canada-US transborder flights.
Boeing confirmed Friday it will deliver the first 747-8 freighter to launch customer Cargolux Sept. 19 at Paine Field in Everett. Production and development issues several times delayed the 747-8F; Cargolux was originally scheduled to get its first aircraft in the third quarter of 2009.
Aircraft leasing giant International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) filed a registration statement Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch an initial public offering that will pave the way for it to largely break away from troubled parent American International Group.
The Serbian government is once again trying to sell financially troubled, state-owned Jat Airways—or at least find an investor willing to operate and manage a "new" Belgrade-based airline.
The Chinese government provided Air China (CA) with a CNY1 billion ($156.7 million) capital injection to allow the carrier to increase its holding in Cathay Pacific Airways (CX), according to a statement from CA released by the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Aer Lingus Group (EI) reported a consolidated net loss of €13.1 million ($18.9 million) in the 2011 first half, narrowed from an €18.4 million deficit in the year-ago period, and upgraded its profit outlook for the full year.
Assn. of European Airlines (AEA) named GM-infrastructure Athar Husain Khan deputy secretary general. He will head AEA’s political team and oversee progress on key dossiers, such as commercial aviation’s inclusion in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.
Lufthansa (LH) Group is working with British Midland (bmi) management to produce a long-term business plan that will return the UK airline to profitability.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) officially applied Wednesday to Japan's Legal Affairs Bureau to establish its planned joint venture LCC with AirAsia to be called AirAsia Japan.
Kenya Airways (KQ) finalized an order with Embraer for 10 E-190s, plus purchase rights for a further 16 E-jets, as part of its long-term expansion plan to fly to all African capital cities by the end of 2013.
Kenya Airways (KQ) finalized an order with Embraer for 10 E-190s, plus purchase rights for a further 16 E-jets, as part of its long-term expansion plan to fly to all African capital cities by the end of 2013.
Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) has forged a five-year training agreement with Olympic Air to provide Bombardier Q400 training solutions and simulator facilities at OAA’s training centre at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm. The agreement also includes options for Dash 8-100 training, which will be offered and made available in late 2011 through OAA’s Norwegian training facility based in Oslo.
Turkish Airlines reported a TRY220.6 million ($126.4 million) consolidated net loss for the second quarter, increasing its first-half loss to TRY543.6 million.
