Aviation investor Indigo Partners has sold the majority of its 20.6% stake in Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air for £500 million ($653.8 million).
American Airlines inked an agreement to codeshare with Brazil’s GOL, bolstering its Latin American network in the face of an aggressive regional expansion by Delta Air Lines.
Santiago, Chile-based LATAM Airlines Group plans to leave oneworld alliance on May 1, eight months after SkyTeam member Delta Air Lines took a 20% stake in the Latin American company.
Cathay Pacific projects that its mainland China network will be almost completely suspended as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak, dealing another blow to the carrier before it has recovered from a severe demand drop in 2019.
Mexican ULCC Volaris is making a transborder push in the first half of this year with the launch of several new routes as demand in its main passenger segment in the market visiting, friend and relatives (VFR) remains robust.
Bogotá-based Avianca Holdings plans to strengthen its hub at El Dorado International Airport as its most important air-connection center in the region; however, the infrastructure must be improved, and decisions must be made quickly.
SkyWest Airlines will invest in additional maintenance on its fleet of several-hundred Bombardier CRJ-series aircraft during the first half of the year, motivated by continued demand for small airliners amid ongoing scope-clause restrictions in the U.S.
VietJet Air is attributing its 2019 double-digit profit growth to robust ancillary revenue and the introduction of new technologies to manage its flight crew operations and fuel use.
SkyTeam members Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines have announced that their transatlantic joint venture (JV) with UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic will take effect from Feb. 13, bringing together a network of 110 non-stop routes.
Hawaiian Airlines will continue flying its fleet of Boeing 717 narrowbodies through at least the middle of the decade, despite their average age of more than 20 years, the airline’s chief executive said Jan. 30.
Delta Air Lines has signed an offtake agreement with Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels (NWABF) that could result in deliveries of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) beginning by the end of 2024 if a feasibility study now underway supports construction of a biorefinery in Washington state.
Bi-national leisure airline SunExpress has named Max Kownatzki as its new CEO, succeeding Jens Bischof, who is to become CEO of Lufthansa Group LCC Eurowings.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) inked a joint venture (JV) framework agreement Jan. 31, confirming earlier reports the two Star Alliance members were working on a cooperation deal.
American Airlines has requested permission to operate 14 weekly frequencies to Cuba that JetBlue Airways plans on returning to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in April.
American Airlines and unions representing its mechanics fleet-service workers have reached tentative agreements, seemingly putting an end to four years of sometimes-bitter negotiations and satisfying workers’ demands on capping outsourcing and other key provisions.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced that Vueling CEO Javier Sánchez-Prieto will become Iberia CEO and Iberia chief commercial officer Marco Sansavini will take the helm at Vueling in late March.
Allegiant Air is on track to operate a fleet of 105 Airbus A320 series aircraft by the end of 2020, the company confirmed Jan. 29 on its fourth quarter (Q4) earnings call.
The aviation industry must continue to learn from past lessons and work together to curb the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director general Andrew Herdman said as many airlines move to suspend flights to Chinese cities.
Lufthansa is close to terminating its long-standing cooperation with Condor after LOT Polish Airlines parent Polish Aviation Group (PGL) announced Jan. 24 that it would buy the German leisure airline.
