Airbus has delivered the first of five A380s to China Southern Airlines (CZ), the first A380 operator in China. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent-900 engines, the aircraft will be initially operated on domestic routes between Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
US regional carriers Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) and ExpressJet Holdings have reversed course on branding the combined airline that will result from their pending merger, scrapping the "SureJet" moniker unveiled in July in favor of "ExpressJet."
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted draft approval for Virgin Australia’s (VA) comprehensive alliance with Singapore Airlines (SIA).
Boeing delivered the first 747-8 freighter to Cargolux (CV) Wednesday at a ceremony in Everett, Wash., that took place several weeks later than planned.
Air New Zealand (ANZ) CEO Rob Fyfe has warned that approximately half of air travel is discretionary, making airlines highly vulnerable to the health of the economy as well as external events and shocks.
Southwest Airlines (SWA) has reportedly warned AirTran Airways' 1,600 pilots that voting against ratification of a tentative agreement to combine the merging airlines' pilot seniority lists could force a reevaluation of SWA's merger strategy.
Willis Group Holdings has named Rolls-Royce Group director of risk Mark Wilford chairman of the Willis Group-Aerospace division. Wilford will replace chairman Andre Clerc, who is retiring at the end of this year. It also named Philip Smaje CEO and Garrett Hanrahan president of the division. Smaje and Hanrahan have been with the group since 1988 and 2008, respectively. Iceland Express has re-appointed Birgir Jonsson as CEO after a five-year break. Jonsson previously held the position from 2004-2006.
Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS) CEO Steve Ridgeway said the carrier is interested in acquiring loss-making British Midland (bmi) from Lufthansa (LH) Group.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has denied media reports that it will launch its new budget long-haul, low-cost subsidiary airline in April with one Boeing 777-200 aircraft
American Airlines (AA), which has struggled financially more than any US carrier over the past 18 months, said its fourth-quarter mainline capacity will be down 3% year-over-year.
The Chinese government cut domestic jet fuel prices to CNY7,503 ($1,174) per ton, down 2.2% from CNY7,670 in September, the second price reduction this year.
Qantas (QF) faces an unprecedented industrial action after the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Assn. (ALAEA) warned of a series of full-day strikes leading up to Christmas to support wages and job security claims.
Air Canada (AC) flight attendants voted down a tentative labor agreement for the second time in three months, setting the stage for a possible strike this week that could significantly disrupt the airline's operations.
Alaska Airlines (AS) and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Assn. (AMFA) on Thursday jointly announced they have reached a tentative agreement on a proposed five-year contract for the carrier's 626 aircraft technicians.
