LOT Polish Airlines plans to grow ASKs at least 30% starting in 2016, when a European Union (EU) ban is lifted prohibiting the carrier from growing capacity or adding routes until it completes restructuring.
Air Serbia will retire its existing fleet of ATR turboprops, and will decide on a replacement within the next two to three years, CEO Dane Kondić said.
Lufthansa pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has agreed to arbitration of all open collective wage agreements, which would avoid new strikes through the end of July.
Singapore flag carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) has reported a 2014 annual net profit of S$368 million ($280 million), up 2.5% from a $259 million profit in the previous 2013 period.
Thai-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Nok Air reported a first-quarter annual net profit of THB55.6 million ($1.66 million), up 36% from the previous 2014 period and following a FY 2014 loss of THB471.7 million.
Pegasus Airlines carried 4.52 million passengers, up 10.8% in the first quarter compared to the year-ago period, according to the Turkish low-cost carrier (LCC).
Etihad Airways has released a report that it commissioned that says the three biggest US carriers—American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines—have received benefits worth $71.48 billion over the past 15 years.
TUI Group has placed a firm order for a single Boeing 787-9, plus one option, and has switched two of its smaller 787-8s already on order for the larger variant.
The Icelandair Group has reported a net loss of $14.55 million for the quarter ended March 31, narrowed from a $26.72 million loss recorded in the year-ago period.
Thai Airways International reported a first-quarter net profit of THB4.54 billion ($139 million), reversing a loss of THB2.63 billion reported in the year-ago period.
Jazz Air parent Chorus Aviation reported first-quarter net loss of C$24.8 million ($20.69 million), reversed from a net profit of C$5.6 million in the year-ago period.
US airlines ranked by mishandled baggage reports per 1,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with reports from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
US airlines on-time performance, ranked by percentage of flight arrivals on-time at all reporting airports at which these carriers operate, contrasted with the previous month's performance, and the year-ago month's performance.
The US campaign against the major Gulf carriers is a “transparent attempt to block competition and reduce customer choice,” the head of Qatar Airways said Wednesday at a media briefing in Washington DC.
Republic Airways Holdings is “in a stabilized approach” toward reaching a new labor agreement with its pilots, though “difficult stuff” still needs to negotiated, chairman, president and CEO Bryan Bedford said.
The European Commission (EC) has accepted and made legally binding commitments put forward by SkyTeam members Air France/KLM, Alitalia and Delta Air Lines to address competition concerns relating to their joint venture (JV) operations on three transatlantic routes.
The Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA) announced staffing and funding for a Strike Preparedness Committee to prepare the pilots and the flying public for strike action if SWAPA and Southwest Airlines cannot come to an agreement on a new contract in the coming months.
