Dallas-based Southwest Airlines could be planning a competitive response to Spirit Airlines’ recent decision to add seven new routes to Mexico and Central America from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, one analyst said in an interview.
Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) SpiceJet reported a net loss of Rs3.1 billion ($50.4 million) for its 2015 fiscal-year (FY) second-quarter ended Sept. 30, narrowed 45% from a loss of Rs5.6 billion posted in the year-ago quarter.
Calgary-based WestJet flight attendants did not ratify the tentative agreement reached at the end of October. WestJet flight attendants are represented by the Flight Attendant Association Board (FAAB).
Greece-based Aegean Airlines has announced its summer 2015 operations will include a network of 134 destinations, including 100 international and 34 domestic routes in 42 countries.
Azul Brazilian Airlines begins daily service from its hub at São Paulo’s Viracopos/Campinas International Airport (VCP) to Fort Lauderdale, Florida Dec. 2.
Air China and Air Zealand announced they have signed a statement of intent that will pave the way for a strategic alliance on services between China and New Zealand.
Air France has announced plans to bring together its short-haul point-to-point operations with those of its regional subsidiary, HOP!, in a further bid to improve its position in the marketplace.
EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall believes that onboard Wi-Fi connectivity will ultimately become ubiquitous, but it needs to get better to get easyJet’s buy-in.
Copa Holdings, parent company of Panama-based Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia, reported third-quarter net income of $66 million, down 47.6% year-over-year, compared to the company’s $126 million net in the year-ago September quarter.
Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) new management team is reviewing all parts of its operation to determine if any changes to fleet and network plans are required, president and COO Jaime Bautista said.
Norwegian Air Shuttle CEO Bjørn Kjos told a Washington DC audience Thursday that Irish labor laws played no role in the decision to base long-haul subsidiary Norwegian Air International (NAI) in Ireland.
Alitalia has announced plans to serve its Etihad Airways’ Abu Dhabi home base from Milan Malpensa and Venice, plus an expanded codeshare with its new equity partner covering 46 routes.
American Airlines and its pilots, represented by the Allied Pilots Association (APA), remain locked in talks over a new contract proposed by management last week and a union counterproposal, with each side claiming that its version is in the pilots’ best interest.
British Airways (BA) has started a year-long volcanic ash monitoring project in partnership with the UK Met Office and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
Malaysian long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X reported a third-quarter net loss of MYR211 million ($62.7 million), reversing a profit of MYR26.4 million in the year-ago period.
Despite the recent spate of large widebody aircraft orders by Japanese carriers, there are still opportunities for new contracts with these airlines, according to a senior Boeing executive.
