The leadership of Alaska Airlines’ pilot union voted unanimously to conduct a strike authorization ballot in May, as negotiations with management toward a new contract remain at a standstill.
Russia’s largest airline group Aeroflot reported carrying 2.2 million passengers in March 2022, a 20.4% drop compared to the same period the previous year.
U.S. airlines were battling a pilot shortage well before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the crisis has exacerbated the challenge with no short-term solution in sight.
Lufthansa subsidiary Brussels Airlines has successfully rebuilt its hub system at Brussels International Airport as it emerges from a deep restructuring process.
Updated fleet plans from two U.S.-based Boeing 787 operators include some 2022 deliveries but continue to slide units into future years amid ongoing uncertainty over when the FAA will allow resumption of customer hand-overs.
Alaska Air Group continues to work toward exiting its Airbus A320 operations in early 2023, and says strong prospects for shedding its Airbus A321s also could materialize.
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent company of Malaysia Airlines, returned to profitability in 2021 thanks to a massive debt restructuring exercise and strong cargo performance.
Italy’s ITA Airways said it would begin to deploy its new Airbus A350-900 on intercontinental routes for its summer season in June, after the aircraft made its first flight with the airline’s livery.
American Airlines does not believe its Northeast Alliance (NEA) with JetBlue will be drastically altered if JetBlue succeeds in its pursuit of Spirit Airlines.
Confidence in continued ramp-up of business travel and a steady return of long-haul flying has United Airlines forecasting that it will turn a profit this quarter and for the full year, despite headwinds from rising fuel costs and constrained capacity.
UAE LCC Air Arabia and flydubai have announced the resumption of more direct flights to Saudi Arabia from their bases in Sharjah and Dubai, respectively.
Icelandic LCC PLAY Airlines, which began commercial operations in June 2021, launched new transatlantic services on April 20, operating daily from Keflavík International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
Spirit Airlines will open a maintenance hangar at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) that will eventually be staffed with more than 50 workers, the company said April 20.
Pilots at Delta Air Lines have picketed at many of the airline’s domestic hubs in recent weeks, citing what they describe as overly-fatiguing flying schedules.
Irish LCC Ryanair has signed a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) agreement with Neste, while Etihad is embarking on a week of intensive flight tests to cut carbon emissions and contrails.
While U.S., European Union and UK sanctions mean that direct flights to and from Russia are off the table for carriers in those markets, for airlines based elsewhere, the picture is less clear cut.
Regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has secured court approval for its restructuring plan, placing the company on track to exit U.S. Chapter 11 proceedings before the end of May.
Turkey-based leisure and domestic carrier SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, has resumed plans to build a five-bay hangar for its Boeing 737 fleet at Antalya Airport on Turkey’s southern coast.
