The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has blamed pilot error for the crash of an UPS Airlines Airbus A300-600, which crashed on approach to Birmingham, Alabama, on Aug. 14, 2013.
Ground handlers at London Heathrow Airport terminals 1, 2, and 3 are planning a 24-hour strike Friday, in a dispute with employer Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG) over pay.
Air France-KLM plans to grow the fleet of its low-cost subsidiary Transavia to 100 aircraft by 2017, the group’s chairman and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said.
China Eastern Airlines has unveiled a new look after 25 years, which includes a new logo featuring the shape of a swallow consisting of two capital letters, C and E, the initial letters of the carrier’s name.
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Scoot has revealed that Hong Kong, Sydney and Perth will be the first three routes to be upgraded to Boeing 787-9s when the new aircraft begin arriving.
Australian low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar plans to launch two new routes to New Zealand in December, boosting the Qantas group’s network in this extremely competitive market.
Alitalia has taken another step in its restructuring following the arrival of Etihad as a major shareholder by appointing a new chief commercial officer (CCO), Ariodante Valeri.
Lufthansa Cargo executive board member Andreas Otto will become CCO of Austrian Airlines, sources from Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines confirmed to ATW in Vienna.
Monthly percentages of total flight cancellations, per reporting airline. Ordered from lowest percentage of total flight operations cancelled to highest.
US airlines on-time performance, ranked by percentage of flight arrivals on-time at all reporting airports at which these carriers operate, contrasted with the previous month's performance, and the year-ago month's performance.
Damage found on wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 indicates there were impacts from a large number of high-energy objects from outside the aircraft, according to a Dutch Safety Board accident report.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that an aircraft’s arrival time is not when it lands, but when the doors are opened, a ruling that affects passenger compensation claims.
Republic Airways Holdings chairman, president and CEO Bryan Bedford said FAA’s requirement that pilots accumulate 1,500 flying hours before being hired by an airline is “leading to nationwide problems” and needs to be reversed.
Swiss International Air Lines’ (SWISS) subsidiary Swiss European Air Lines—which operates a fleet of 20 Avro RJ100s for SWISS—will lease four Embraer E-190s from Zürich-based Helvetic Airways.
As Qantas subsidiary Jetstar continues to build up its Boeing 787 fleet, it is focusing its latest deliveries on upgrading direct routes from Australia to Japan.
Boeing announced Monday a new high-capacity version of the 737 MAX, taking the 189-seater to up to a 200-seater, with Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair the launch customer with a commitment for 100 aircraft plus options on 100 more.
Southwest Airlines has unveiled a new logo and brand overhaul—named Heart—which it said puts the airline’s heart on display after a year of change for the Dallas-based carrier.
Calgary-based Westjet is using its daily, seasonal flights from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Dublin, Ireland as a testing ground for future European expansion, airline CFO Vito Culmone told analysts at the Cowen and Co. Global Transportation & Aerospace/Defense Conference in Boston.
Alitalia has named Silvano Cassano as CEO of the “New Alitalia,” which will become effective after the Italian flag carrier closes a major investment deal with Etihad Airways to return the carrier to profitability.
Russia may restrict flights of Western carriers over its territory if new financial and energy sanctions are imposed, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told Vedomosti newspaper.
