An end may be in sight to an industrial dispute that has lingered at British Airways (BA) for months and cost the airline tens of millions of dollars as a result of a two-day September strike.
The governments of Singapore and South Korea have signed an expanded air services agreement that allows airlines from both countries to operate an unrestricted number of passenger and cargo flights between the two nations.
Greek carrier Aegean Airlines reported a 2019 third-quarter net income of €90.2 million ($99.9 million), down 4% from €94.7 million in the year-ago period, as a result of higher fuel costs.
Volotea, the Barcelona-based LCC that specializes in linking secondary and tertiary European cities, is considering adding routes to North African cities in the wake of French leisure carrier Aigle Azur’s demise, Volotea founder and CEO Carlos Munoz said.
A Dornier 228 turboprop operated by Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) carrier Busy Bee Congo crashed soon after takeoff from Goma airport in eastern DRC, killing up to 27 people in the aircraft and on the ground.
Canada Jetlines, a Vancouver-based startup ULCC, has filed a lawsuit against David Neeleman alleging the airline entrepreneur engaged in a “predatory scheme” to sabotage the company’s business ahead of a crucial financing round.
Volotea, the Barcelona-based carrier that specializes in linking secondary and tertiary European cities, is considering adding routes to North African cities in the wake of Aigle Azur’s demise, Volotea founder and CEO Carlos Munoz said.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued final approval for a grant of global antitrust immunity to the transatlantic joint venture (JV) between Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic and Air France-KLM.
In 2020 Icelandair will rationalize its network, which has been disrupted by the grounding of its Boeing 737 MAXs and evaluate replacements for looming gaps in its fleet.
Strong demand from airlines and investors has increased Dublin-based SMBC Aviation Capital’s interim pre-tax profit to $200 million, marking 19% growth on the $168 million interim figure that it posted in 2018.
SF Airlines, the air freight arm of China’s largest courier company, plans to raise CNY5.8 billion ($825 million) with a corporate bond sale for the acquisition of new aircraft and logistics technology.
In 2020 Icelandair will rationalize its network, which has been disrupted by the grounding of its Boeing 737 MAXs, and evaluate replacements for looming gaps in its fleet.
SF Airlines, the air freight arm of China’s largest courier company, plans to raise CNY5.8 billion ($825 million) with a corporate bond sale for the acquisition of new aircraft and logistics technology.
Italian infrastructure group Atlantia said conditions for it to join the planned rescue of Alitalia have not yet been met, adding further doubt to plans for the bankrupt carrier’s future as the latest deadline for the presentation of a formal business plan approaches.
Canada’s second largest airline WestJet is not yet ready to announce flights to Asia after concluding excess capacity remains an overhang in the market.
