Delta debuted two new products on the A350: The Delta One Suite for business class and the Premium Select cabin, a new international premium economy offering.
Airberlin subsidiary NIKI’s administrator plans to continue negotiations with four bidders that have submitted binding offers for the insolvent airline.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has directed six carriers to cut their winter charter programs because there is not enough aircraft to cover planned flights, the authority said in a statement Dec. 21.
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian estimates the 11-hour power blackout at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Dec. 17 cost the company between $25 and $50 million, a Delta spokesperson confirmed to ATW Dec. 21.
Air Seychelles has appointed Remco Althuis as its interim CEO, following the resignation of his predecessor, Roy Kinnear who is taking up the role of CCO at UK-based regional carrier Flybe, after holding the top slot at the Indian Ocean carrier since July 2015.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has launched its new operation under an Irish air operator’s certificate (AOC), as it seeks to lower costs by basing aircraft outside its expensive home territories.
Italian leisure and tourism group Uvet has completed its acquisition of formerly insolvent airline Blue Panorama, and is thinking about expanding its fleet, the company said in a statement.
FedEx Corp. posted a $775 million net profit for its fiscal 2018 second quarter, up 11% year-over-year, attributable, the company said, to increased package volume and higher base rates but offset by after-effects of the June cyberattack on FedEx’s Dutch subsidiary TNT Express.
UK LCC easyJet has transferred 28 aircraft to its new mainland Europe-based airline, easyJet Europe, as part of its contingency plans for the UK’s exit from the EU (Brexit).
2017 financial results for airlines worldwide, highlighting operating revenues, operating expenses, operating profits/losses and net income/losses for each airline's 2017 fiscal year third quarter or equivalent, generally covering July-September 2017.
The number of bidders for airberlin subsidiary NIKI, which filed for bankruptcy Dec. 13 and ceased operations immediately, is growing as the deadline to present binding offers ends at noon on Dec. 21.
Irish LCC Ryanair, which has historically resisted working with unions, has confirmed it will also engage with cabin crew bodies just days after relaxing its stance on pilot negotiations.
Dublin-based lessor AerCap has agreed to sell 21 aircraft worth $800 million to Peregrine Aviation Company, which is indirectly owned by Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank.
