Lufthansa said it will operate an average of 12,218 flights per week this winter, up 3.5% from 11,803 flights in last year’s winter period. Beginning Oct. 31, LH will offer flights to 197 destinations in 85 countries, compared to last year’s 191 destinations in 78 countries. The three latest additions to the route network are five-times-weekly Frankfurt–Bogota service using A340-300s and five-times-weekly FRA–Pointe Noire service via Libreville with a wet-leased 737-800. It will also operate twice-daily Munich–Luxembourg service with CRJ700s.
LOT Polish Airlines, which is on track to be privatized next year, is still on Turkish Airlines’ radar regarding a strategic investment, THY Chairman Hamdi Topcu confirmed to ATW last week in Seattle ( ATW Daily News, May 19). THY still has an interest in investing in LOT “but cannot give more details,” he said.
DHL said Monday it is adding time-definite guarantees to express shipping services to/from the US, calling the move an "update to its portfolio" in the country nearly two years after significantly scaling back its US operations.
Asiana Airlines reported third-quarter net income before taxes of KRW203.7 billion ($184 million), significantly widened from a KRW900 million pre-tax profit in the year-ago period, as revenue surged 34.1% year-over-year to KRW1.38 trillion.
Asiana Airlines reported third-quarter net income before taxes of KRW203.7 billion ($184 million), significantly widened from a KRW900 million pre-tax profit in the year-ago period, as revenue surged 34.1% year-over-year to KRW1.38 trillion.
Swiss International Air Lines announced it will operate an additional 130 weekly flights this winter compared to the year-ago period, owing to strong market demand. In total it will offer 2,894 weekly flights serving 72 destinations in 39 countries with a fleet of 87 aircraft (including eight that are wet-leased). Compared to the prior-year period, European flying will increase by 6% while the intercontinental network will see its capacity raised by 15%.
The Air Line Pilots Assn. last week elected Delta Air Lines ALPA Master Executive Council Chairman Lee Moak as its new president effective Jan. 1. In balloting among ALPA board members, Moak defeated the union's incumbent president, John Prater, and three other candidates. He will become ALPA's ninth head. He has worked for DL since 1988, currently serving as a 767-300ER captain. ALPA represents nearly 53,000 pilots at 38 airlines in the US and Canada.
ANA reached agreement with seven airlines to codeshare on 11 routes and 44 frequencies daily from Tokyo Haneda beginning Oct 31. The deals involve fellow Star Alliance members Air Canada, Air China, Asiana Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways, as well as EVA Airways and Malaysia Airlines. ANA said the additional codeshare services effectively double the daily flight frequencies it can offer from HND after it opens for international services later this month. The codeshares will expand its route network by a third, it added.
The US Dept. of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Friday that the July systemwide passenger load factor for US airlines was 86.9% (86.9% domestic and 86.7% international), the “highest recorded for any July.”
Aeromexico said it operated its first "green flights" aboard a 737-700 between Mexico City and San Jose, Costa Rica, aiming to save 555 kg. of carbon dioxide emissions on the roundtrip.
Southwest Airlines reached a tentative agreement Thursday with its 5,800 pilots represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Assn. on switching some future 737-700 deliveries to -800s.
Chinese airlines maintained their robust recovery pace in September owing in part to the nation's fast-growing domestic market, earning collective net income of CNY6.64 billion ($997.5 million) for the month, according to CAAC.
Chinese airlines maintained their robust recovery pace in September owing in part to the nation's fast-growing domestic market, earning collective net income of CNY6.64 billion ($997.5 million) for the month, according to CAAC.
US Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Wednesday that the average per gallon fuel cost for US airlines in August was up 9.9% to $2.22 from $2.02 in the year-ago month, and up slightly from $2.21 in July.
Atlantic Southeast Airlines' nearly 600 mechanics and related workers voted "by a 2-1 margin" to unionize with representation from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the union said Wednesday.
Ryanair announced Wednesday it is moving ahead with its threat to close its base at Marseille and will move four 737-800s to “competitor” airports in Spain, Italy and Lithuania from Jan. 11, 2011, following the conclusion of legal proceedings by French authorities over taxes and social insurance contributions of its MRS flight crew.
Hong Kong Airlines finalized a contract with Airbus for 10 more A330-200s and converted an existing order for 15 A330s to 15 A350 XWBs. Both agreements were announced with an MOU during the Farnborough International Airshow in July (ATW Daily News, July 21).
Hong Kong Airlines finalized a contract with Airbus for 10 more A330-200s and converted an existing order for 15 A330s to 15 A350 XWBs. Both agreements were announced with an MOU during the Farnborough International Airshow in July (ATW Daily News, July 21).
