Austrian Airlines CEO Jaan Albrecht has been asked to head up SunExpress, creating a vacancy at the Austrian carrier, which will formally merge with Tyrolean on Wednesday.
The Air Canada Airbus A320 that landed short at Halifax Stanfield International Airport early March 29 “collided with terrain” and then became airborne again before finally coming to a stop, creating an “extensive debris field,” according to Canadian investigators.
São Paulo-based low-cost carrier GOL reported a full-year net loss of BRL1.12 billion ($415.8 million) in 2014, widened from the airline’s BRL724.6 million net loss recorded in 2013.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has flagged warnings from both France and the US, banning their carriers from Yemeni Airspace due to safety concerns.
In a letter to the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), an Indian professional pilot association has warned of possible risks to passenger safety due to the continuing operation of old decades-old aircraft by flag carrier Air India.
At the instigation of the government, Australian airlines are changing their rules to ensure two crew members are in the cockpit at all times for most commercial flights.
Two more employee units of Qantas subsidiary Jetstar have accepted new contract deals, as the Qantas Group attempts to impose new working conditions and an 18-month pay freeze on all its workers.
Total TSA Gun Catches year-to-date (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints across the US). 173 firearms were discovered in March 2014. 144 firearms (83.2%) were loaded. 66 stun-guns have been caught as of April 3, 2014.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) said it will allow Delta Air Lines to retain rights to a Seattle-Tokyo Haneda slot pair, but warned it will reallocate the slot pair to American Airlines if Delta fails to operate the route daily year-round.
Air France-KLM has placed a firm order for 15 Embraer E-175s and two E-190s for its Dutch regional arm KLM Cityhopper, with options on a further 17 E-Jets for Cityhopper, or Air France regional HOP!
Investigations are underway into why an Air Canada Airbus A320-200 landed short at Stanfield International Airport at Halifax, Nova Scotia, severely damaging the aircraft.
In response to the Germanwings Airbus A320 crash, airlines around the world continued to move to implement a policy of requiring two crew members to be in the cockpit at all times during flights.
Struggling to secure slots from the Chinese government, United Airlines has asked the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for a 60-day extension to start a second daily San Francisco (SFO)-Shanghai flight.
IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler has described the Germanwings accident as an “unthinkable tragedy” and stressed the importance of a full and complete investigation.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a temporary recommendation, proposing that two crew members, including at least one qualified pilot, should occupy the cockpit during flight.
Global combined premium and economy international traffic increased 3.7% year-over-year (YOY) in January, with economy class traffic providing the bulk of the month’s growth, according to IATA’s January Premium Traffic Monitor.
TAP Portugal reported a 2014 loss of €46 million ($50.4 million), reversed from a net profit of €34 million in 2013. This is the Portugal flag carrier’s first loss after five consecutive years of profit.
