UK leisure airline Jet2.com is spearheading a drive for industry-wide measures to tackle what it describes as a “shocking rise” in disruptive passenger behavior.
Airlines must several different platforms—ranging from premium segments to low-cost carriers (LCC)—to remain competitive, Lufthansa Group chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr told ATW on the sidelines of the Star Alliance chief executive board meeting in Warsaw.
The latest airport passenger traffic and aircraft movements for 105 airports worldwide - current through April 2015 - presented by monthly and year-to-date figures.
Korean Air has stepped up cabin sterilization procedures on all its flights following the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in Korea.
Delta Air Lines is threatening legal action unless the city of Dallas allows it to continue using gates at Dallas Love Field to operate its five daily flights from the facility.
Asia-Pacific airlines carried 22.9 million international passengers in May, up 11.8% year-over-year, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
Majority shareholder Tata Group is in talks with fellow shareholder Telestra Tradeplace to buy significant additional equity in startup low-cost carrier (LCC) AirAsia India.
South African low-cost carrier (LCC) Mango Airlines is planning to expand its regional routes and remain the fastest-growing LCC in Africa to operate with the lowest cost base, South African Airways CEO Nico Bezuidenhout told ATW.
LOT Polish Airlines has detailed plans to grow at least 30% in ASKs starting in 2016, when a European Union (EU) ban is lifted prohibiting the carrier from growing capacity or adding routes until it completes restructuring.
The US Senate has confirmed Peter Neffenger, the vice commandant of the US Coast Guard, to be the next head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
South African Airlines veteran Andre Viljoen, who currently heads Air Mauritius, has been selected by Fiji Airways as its next CEO and managing director.
Delta Air Lines is relinquishing its authority to operate flights between Seattle and Tokyo Haneda Airport, just days after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its final order allowing the Atlanta-based carrier to retain the coveted slots.
US Airlines with over 1000 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) employees, ranked by increase in employees, year-over-year. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Changes in scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent employment by airline group, displayed as percent changes from the previous year; differential changes for each of the last 13 months are shown.
Data represents the total employment, full time plus part time, of all US scheduled passenger, charter and cargo airlines, sorted by Airline Group. Changes in employee totals from the previous month, and the current month from a year ago, two years ago and five years ago are represented by percentage change.
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.
