Flight cancellations in February were the highest-ever for the month, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. “The cancellation rate of 5.51% in February 2014 was the highest for any February, above the average of 2.88% in the previous 19 years and the … sixth highest (not including September 2001) for any month,” BTS said.
Regional operations for the new American Airlines continued to take shape this week as regional affiliate American Eagle formally rebranded as “Envoy Air” and PSA Airlines, a regional subsidiary of US Airways, appointed a new CEO.
Russia’s Transaero Airlines, which has unveiled the layout of its new fleet of four Airbus A380s, will be equipped with the highest number of seats—652—compared to other operators of the type.
Oneworld alliance—which recently welcomed US Airways and Brazil’s TAM in its largest ever expansion—continues to seek airlines to fill remaining white spots in its global network.
Chinese carriers reported a collective net loss of CNY1.4 billion ($226 million) in March, reversed from a net profit of CNY107.69 million for the same period last year.
Comair low-cost subsidiary kulula has signed its first codeshare agreement, with Kenya Airways, firming up plans revealed by ATW at the beginning of April.
Top 25 US Airlines for the month ranked by Full-time Equivalent (FTE) employees. Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Employee calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
This chart represents the most recent 13 months, displayed as percent changes from the previous year, for Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Airline Group.
Norwegian Air International (NAI), the long-haul division of Norwegian Air Shuttle, is expecting to receive approval from the US and the European Union to launch international services from London’s Gatwick Airport in July.
South African low-cost carrier FlySafair has been granted a domestic air service license after rivals blocked its planned October 2013 launch at the last minute on ownership grounds.
EasyJet and airBaltic have become the latest European carriers to allow passengers to use personal electronic devices (PEDs) throughout all phases of flight.
Rebranded Fiji Airways (formerly Air Pacific) has reported a net profit of FJD14.5 million ($7.9 million) for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, compared with a net profit of FJD17.8 million for the preceding 12-month financial year.
The European Commission has updated its aviation safety list, also known as the airline blacklist, removing all airlines from Swaziland, as well as Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific.
Vietnam-based low-cost carrier (LCC) VietJet Air plans to add more than 25,000 seats per weeks to its established routes over the summer peak period, including the launch of a new 7X-weekly Hanoi-Phu Quoc Island service May 28.
Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air said its dispatchers, represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU), ratified a new four-year labor contract.
