American Airlines president Scott Kirby said a “huge silver lining” of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit opposing the American-US Airways merger was that it brought executives from the two carriers together to battle “a common foe.”
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark, who has been an integral part of the Dubai-based carrier’s executive management since its 1985 launch, hinted that there will be a time in the not-too-distant future when he will give up the reigns of the fast-growing airline.
A biofuel producer that will provide jet fuel to Cathay Pacific Airways is one of three companies to receive funding from the US government as it moves to kick-start large-scale production of drop-in biofuel alternatives for jet and ship fuel for military and commercial customers.
Air France will find out Saturday if it faces a longer than anticipated industrial action, as pilots threatened to make their week-long industrial action indefinite.
JetBlue Airways announced Thursday that its president, Robin Hayes, will succeed Dave Barger as CEO effective Feb. 16, 2015. Barger will serve on the JetBlue board of directors until Feb. 15 and Hayes is expected to join the board Feb. 16.
Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos is eyeing long-haul flights to Africa and Latin America in 2016-18, and is still optimistic it will secure US clearance for Norwegian International.
Juneyao Airlines has reported a first-half net income of CNY191 million ($31 million) due to the robust growth of domestic market demand, according to the Shanghai-based carrier.
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.
UK budget carrier easyJet has firmed up purchase rights on 27 A320ceos, for delivery between 2015 and 2018, to tap into “disciplined growth” opportunities.
The US House of Representatives has temporarily extended the Export-Import Bank of the United States’ (Ex-Im) authorization until June of next year, setting the stage for further debate on the institution’s mission among manufacturers, labor, airlines and lawmakers.
Rapidly expanding Eastern European budget carrier Wizz Air is considering switching all of its outstanding Airbus A320s to the larger A321, if the larger variant proves successful.
FedEx Corp. reported a consolidated net profit of $606 million for its FY2015 first quarter ended Aug. 31, up 24% over net earnings of $489 million in the first-quarter FY2014.
United Airlines expects to reap a significant yield advantage by accelerating the retirement of 50-seat regional jets in favor of 76-seat regionals, the company’s CFO told investors this week.
Qantas is approaching the final stage of the phase-out of its long-serving Boeing 767 fleet, which is a major plank of its broader plan to increase fleet efficiency and reduce operating costs.
Central and Eastern Europe-based Wizz Air will introduce one new 180-seat Airbus A320 at Bucharest Otopeni Airport, bringing its Romania-based fleet to 17 Airbus A320s.
Changes in scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent employment by airline group, displayed as percent changes from the previous year; differential changes for each of the last 13 months are shown.
Republic Airways Holdings has placed a $2.1 billion order for 50 more Embraer E-175s, including 20 previously destined for Flybe, and has agreed to sublease 24 Bombardier Q400s to the UK regional.
