Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand have joined forces in their quest to start using biofuel, and the new arrangement could result in a combined supply deal.
Lufthansa and Iran Air have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase cooperation between the two companies as they explore “further business and partnership opportunities.”
Monthly percentages of total flight cancellations, per reporting airline. Ordered from lowest percentage of total flight operations canceled to highest.
US Airlines ranked by complaints per 100,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with complaint rankings from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Russian airlines carried 5.1 million passengers in February, up 0.2% year-over-year (YOY), slowly reversing a downward trend, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.
Europe should change rules governing doctor-patient privacy when the patient’s mental state and job could put lives at risk, the French accident agency heading the investigation into the crash of Germanwings flight 9525 recommends.
Cargo aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) inked a deal March 9 with online retailing giant Amazon to run an air cargo network in the US.
Southwest Airlines sees the potential for “hundreds of millions of dollars” in incremental revenue when it fully integrates its domestic and international reservations systems next year.
US airlines in 2015 set new peaks for demand, capacity, load factors and passengers systemwide, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
United Airlines is starting to use a fuel that is 30% comprised of biofuel on flights from Los Angeles International (LAX) to San Francisco International (SFO).
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has announced initiatives with both local airlines and the Japanese aviation authorities to improve aircraft traffic management and tracking across the region.
Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, making it the first Asian airline to receive the new aircraft type, and the second operator of the aircraft after launch customer Lufthansa.
Dubai-based low-cost-carrier (LCC) flydubai will transfer more flights to Al Maktoum International-Dubai World Central Airport (DWC) to create additional slots for Emirates Airline at the congested Dubai International Airport (DXB), Emirates president Tim Clark told ATW.
United Airlines and Air New Zealand announced a joint venture revenue-sharing agreement, deepening the partnership between the two Star Alliance members.
Turkish low-cost carrier (LCC) Pegasus earned a 2015 net profit of TL291.5 million ($111.5 million), considerably improved over 2014’s figure of TL15.7 million.
Full-year 2015 consolidated unadjusted systemwide traffic data for US scheduled-service passenger airlines: passenger load factors, RPMs, ASMs and passenger enplanements; contrasted with 2014.
Full-year 2015 consolidated seasonally-adjusted systemwide traffic data for US scheduled-service passenger airlines: passenger load factors, RPMs, ASMs and passenger enplanements; contrasted with 2014.
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has launched a corporate charter service in response to strong demand from customers seeking to privately hire its aircraft.
Russia’s Aeroflot has gained RUB1.2 billion ($16.4 million) in revenue for contracted cargo space in the bellies of its passenger aircraft for its 2016 summer schedule, which started on March 1.
