Air France (AF) has reached agreements with most unions representing ground staff, cabin crew and pilots to renegotiate working conditions to improve the company’s overall productivity and bottom line.
Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways is planning to spend $200 million on new aircraft and set up a subsidiary in Japan to expand operations in Northeast Asia, business.asiaone.com website has reported.
US Airways (US) continues to explore whether a merger with American Airlines (AA) would be a good move, but consolidation is not a strategic necessity, US chairman and CEO Doug Parker said Wednesday.
Air Berlin (AB) became a member of the oneworld alliance in a Tuesday joining ceremony at the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), which will serve as AB’s home base and be Europe’s newest hub when it opens June 3.
China’s opposition to the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), has prevented Lufthansa (LH) from obtaining rights to operate an Airbus A380 to Shanghai, LH chairman and CEO Christoph Franz said.
Kigali-based RwandAir has signed a firm order for two Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen aircraft, plus two options, making it the first CRJ900 operator in eastern Africa.
United Parcel Service (UPS), saying it is focused on creating long-term value for shareholders, reached an agreement Monday with TNT Express to acquire the Amsterdam-based delivery operator for €5.16 billion ($6.8 billion).
Jet Aviation named Gary Dolski as the new VP and GM of the company’s MRO and fixed based operations (FBO) facility in Singapore, with responsibility for the Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur facilities. Dolski joins Jet from MD Helicopters, where he served as VP-customer support. Airclaims has named David Louzado as sales director-risk and asset management division. Louzado most recently served as VP-fleet services at Falko Regional Aircraft.
Brazil’s GOL has submitted a route right request to the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to operate a 5X-weekly São Paulo-Miami, Fla. service, its first US route.
Lufthansa (LH) will take delivery of five Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft this year as part of its biggest fleet modernization program in its history.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines plans to replace 3,520 seats in its narrowbody fleet with new lightweight, slim economy-class seats, beginning with its Boeing 737-800 fleet in May.
8 Hawaiian Airlines (HA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Assn. of Flight Attendants (AFA) on a new contract to balance increased compensation with gains in productivity for the company.
Loss-making Austrian Airlines (OS) and its crew union have failed to reach an agreement on plans to reduce labor costs as part of its $220 million restructuring program announced in January.
Lufthansa’s (LH) operating profit dropped by almost 20% to €820 million ($1.07 billion) in 2011 and the airline expects to see profit shrink to a mid-three-digit million-euro figure this year.
Russian cargo group Volga-Dnepr (VI) is planning to buy Frankfurt Hahn-based carrier Air Cargo Germany (6U). Germany antitrust authorities said that Amsterdam-based Volga-Dnepr Logistics sought approval for the deal March 1.
