The revision of European Union (EU) passenger rights bill Regulation 261 is on the brink of stalling, with airlines fearing continued financial risk and potential safety issues if it is not passed by June.
Lufthansa Group, which had planned to retire its low-cost carrier (LCC) subsidiary Germanwings brand by integrating it into Eurowings by the end of the year, will keep it until the dispute with pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) is resolved, a Germanwings spokesperson told ATW.
A Jet Airways ATR 72-500 made an emergency landing Monday at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport following an unspecified hydraulic problem.
Honolulu-based regional carrier Island Air will cut services and staff following a $22 million loss in 2014, with a significant $12 million loss in fourth quarter alone.
Filipino flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has posted a first-quarter net profit of PHP3.8billion ($85 million), up from a $20.7 million net loss in the same quarter last year.
Southwest Airlines and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) 550, representing the carrier’s 250 flight dispatchers, have agreed to terms on a new four-year contract extension.
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Air France senior management has laid out its Perform 2020 strategy to the airline’s Central Works Council, as it seeks to improve its finances over the medium term.
Canadian low-cost carrier (LCC) WestJet reported a net profit of C$140.7 million ($111.3 million) for the 2015 first-quarter, up 57.6% from a net income of C$89.3 million in the 2014 March quarter.
The crew of an Aer Arann ATR 72 flying for Aer Lingus is credited with “good airmanship” in finding a way to remove salt deposits that had completely blocked the view forward from the twin turboprop’s windscreen while attempting to land at Ireland’s Cork Airport in January 2014.
Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Tigerair Group posted a net loss of S$18.8 million ($13.7 million) in the fourth quarter of FY15 ended March 31, an 80.3% improvement over a net loss of S$95.5 million in the year-ago period.
Expanding its battle with Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines plans to start service between its Seattle hub and Nashville, Tennessee, Charleston, South Carolina and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, later this year, the carrier said.
As expected, growth in the global air freight market returned to modest levels in March, with a cumulative 1.6% year-over-year (YOY) increase in traffic, according to IATA’s March Air Freight Market Analysis.
Emirates Airline has published an issue of its magazine entirely devoted to countering the allegations of government subsidies and unfair competition that have been leveled at Emirates the other two major Gulf carriers by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.
Pilots at Allegiant Air say they will appeal after a federal judge in Las Vegas issued a preliminary injunction last week that barred them from striking.
Lufthansa Group’s Swiss International Air Lines has finalized an order for three additional Boeing 777-300ERs, valued at $990 million at current list prices.
Rate includes accidents involving all turboprop aircraft where the accident resulted in a hull loss. Indicated rate is calculated as number of accidents per million sectors. Source: IATA
