Virgin America, which started operations out of San Francisco in 2007, is reportedly in talks to sell itself to either Alaska Air Group or US independent JetBlue Airways.
As released by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on March 25,2016, a comprehensive list of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) sightings reported to the FAA by commercial passenger and air cargo carriers from Nov.13, 2014 through Jan. 31, 2016.
Azul Brazilian Airlines has acquired $90 million in convertible bonds in TAP Portugal, the equivalent of 40% of the economic value of TAP Portugal, spokesperson Isabela Palma told ATW.
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings, the parent company of regional carriers Republic Airlines and Shuttle America, has reached an agreement with Delta Air Lines to “holistically restructure the parties’ codeshare relationship.”
El Al Israel Airlines posted a $106.5 million net profit for 2015, reversing a 2014 net loss of $28 million as passenger numbers increased 7.6% over the year.
German investor Intro Aviation—which acquired Irish regional CityJet and its Belgium-based subsidiary VLM in April 2014—has sold CityJet following a successful turnaround program to CityJet founder Pat Byrne and a consortium of private investors.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has more than doubled its traffic to and from the US in the five years since it began its immunized joint venture (JV) with United Airlines.
Year-over-year changes at US airlines with over 1000 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) employees, ranked by increase/decrease in employees. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
India’s flag carrier is the country’s third largest after IndiGo and Jet Airways in terms of passengers carried. Pankaj Srivastava has been CCO at Air India since March 2013 and is a board member.
Airport freight traffic in metric tonnes for 2016 year-to-date, organized by world regions. Year-over-year percentage changes provided by Airports Council International.
Most airline executives will go through their careers without seeing their company undergo a change of ownership. Managers at Antwerp-based VLM went through two in six months. Having survived that rollercoaster ride, VLM is focusing on a return to a quieter life—and profitability.
Fastjet shareholder Stelios Haji-Ioannou has accused the African carrier of being in breach of its brand license, deepening the rift with airline management.
