Virgin America pilots have voted in favor of representation by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the National Mediation Board (NMB) has announced.
After two years of decline, European air traffic picked up in 2014, showing a 1.7% improvement over 2013, according to a report on the performance of Europe’s air traffic management (ATM) system published by the independent Performance Review Commission (PRC) of Eurocontrol.
Indonesian low-cost carrier (LCC) Lion Air has said it will use its new twin-aisle Airbus A330-300s, due to be delivered later this year, for domestic schedules rather than long-haul.
UK-based low-cost carrier easyJet would be interested in operating from London Heathrow Airport if the UK government decides Heathrow should be the site of a long-awaited new runway for southeast England.
UK-based low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet hopes to have a hovering drone in service “in 12-18 months” to conduct aircraft inspections, easyJet revealed at its Innovation Day meeting at Milan-Malpensa Airport.
It appears increasingly unlikely that Australian lawmakers will support a proposal to allow foreign carriers to serve domestic markets in the north of the country.
Ryanair plans to introduce inflight Wi-Fi within two years and is likely to add some form of interlining within five years, according to chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs.
This table shows the current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
Fitch Ratings has given Etihad Airways a long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘A’ with a Stable Outlook, providing “further independent recognition of the strength of this business and of our strategy,” according to the airline’s CEO.
African low-cost carrier (LCC) Fastjet recorded a group loss after tax of $72 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2014, compared to a restated post-tax loss of $55.2 million for the preceding year.
Ten more airports worldwide have been added to those approved by the US authorities to offer pre-clearance facilities to passengers heading for the US, following efforts to expand throughput at Abu Dhabi Airport earlier this year.
Shenzhen Airlines, a subsidiary of Air China and a Star Alliance member, has agreed to buy 46 Boeing 737s, according to an Air China filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
JetBlue Airways is hitting back hard against the US carriers seeking to limit the Gulf airlines’ access to the US, urging the Department of Transportation (DOT) not to bow to pressure to curtail Open Skies.
