American Airlines subsidiary Envoy Air pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have ratified a tentative agreement that will allow pilots at Envoy Air to fly Embraer E-175 aircraft.
Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline has formally complained to the country’s Competition Commission (COMCO), alleging abusive and anti-competitive behavior by Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS).
Worldwide premium and economy passenger traffic picked up in October, rebounding modestly from September, as total traffic grew 3.6% year-over-year, according to IATA’s October Premium Traffic Monitor.
India’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma told ATW that discussions are ongoing for a revival plan for Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) SpiceJet, which has been struggling financially.
Air Canada, bolstered by a recent agreement with its pilots that clears the way to boost capacity at its leisure affiliate rouge, has decided to halt transfers of 136-seat Airbus A319s to its low-cost subsidiary and will instead mix in larger narrowbodies, an executive said in an interview.
Yunnan-based Ying’an Airlines has signed a strategic cooperation with Xi’an-based Joy Air to further explore the domestic regional air transport market, especially the regional air transport market in underdeveloped Southwest China.
Qatar Airways, which took delivery of its first Airbus A350 XWB this week, could be looking to Singapore for one of its destinations for the new aircraft. A source at Qatar, which has a total of 80 A350-900 and -800s on order, said the launch schedules from Doha to Qatar could soon be followed by Doha-Singapore service, as the aircraft “would be perfect for this route.”
Airbus has filed a claim in a UK court to reclaim expenses caused by the Japan-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Skymark Airlines’ “default of contract,” Skymark spokesman Hiroyuki Sakata said.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will add a new Stockholm-Hong Kong service in 2015, as part of its cautious capacity growth plan, and is unconcerned about Norwegian’s recent discrimination claim.
India’s startup full-service carrier Vistara, a joint venture between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Tata Sons, has been granted an air operator’s permit (AOP) by India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), allowing the airline to begin commercial operations.
With Southeast Asia seeing a slowdown in route expansion as carriers seek to balance tight yields with rising load factors, the north Asia region is taking up the slack—especially on north Pacific Asia-US routes.
