Virgin Australia is deploying Airbus A330s on an international route for the first time, and introducing the aircraft on its busiest routes in Australia’s east coast corridor.
The ability to work anywhere on any device has huge implications for the airline industry, from launching new routes to making the best use of a crew’s time to reacting to a disaster.
Tyrolean Airways’ maintenance arm Tyrolean Technik was re-established as a separate company, effective March 1, as a result of the reorganization of Austrian Airlines Group.
International Airlines Group (IAG)—parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling— reported a 2014 net profit of just over €1 billion ($1.1 billion) for the year ended Dec. 31, 2014, compared to €151 million for the previous year.
Aeroflot Group reported a full-year net loss of RUB17.1 billion ($274.6 million) as of Dec. 31, 2014, reversed from a net profit of RUB7.33 billion in the year-ago period.
Norwegian Air Shuttle’s (NAS) US-based employees are urging the Obama administration to approve Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) foreign air carrier’s permit application, adding their voices to the din surrounding NAI’s controversial application.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed this week it is exploring altering the 1,500-mile perimeter rule at New York LaGuardia Airport, but most US carriers said it is too early to consider what could mean for their networks, with one exception: Virgin America.
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has confirmed it will launch nonstop Kiev Boryspil-Beijing Capital International Airport services on April 29 using a Boeing 767-300ER.
Qantas Group reported an underlying profit before tax of A$367 million ($288.3 million) for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2014, reversing an underlying loss before tax of A$252 million in the prior-year period.
Kansai, Japan-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Peach Aviation has expanded services to Naha, Okinawa with a 4X-weekly schedule to Hong Kong using Airbus A320 aircraft, signaling its intention to develop further services out of the southern Japanese island.
Passenger growth rates for Asia-Pacific airlines slipped more than 4% in January year-over-year, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), showing that the strong post-financial crisis recovery has not been maintained in the region.
With Wright Amendment restrictions in the rearview mirror, Southwest Airlines has added daily flights from Dallas Love Field to eight more airports, bringing to 50 the number of destinations Southwest will serve from its base airport.
Southwest Airlines is investigating why a required inspection interval in its routine maintenance program was left out of its maintenance tracking system, causing it to miss deadlines for checking backup hydraulic systems on 128 Boeing 737s.
Buoyed by a strong fourth-quarter performance, Mexico City-based ultra-low-cost-carrier (ULCC) Volaris posted a full-year net profit of MXP605 million ($41 million) for 2014, more than doubling its 2013 net result (MXP265 million).
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.
What does the future hold for airline joint ventures? We predict that in the next 10 years nearly half of all global long-haul traffic will be carried by airlines participating in these partnerships. L.E.K.’s John Thomas and Brett Catlin highlight key questions for airline executives and investors looking to capture value from joint ventures in our Executive Insights.
UK-based regional carrier Flybe has leased four ATR 72-600 turboprops from Singapore lessor Avation to undertake “white label” services on behalf of Scandinavian Airlines.
