US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairman Deborah Hersman said the enactment of rules to prohibit airline passengers from carrying children under two years of age in their laps is one of her biggest pieces of unfinished business as she prepares to leave the board after 10 years.
The Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) said Monday that the US Navy’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), Bluefin-21, has found “no contacts of interest” after probing approximately two-thirds of the focused underwater search area since April 14 for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways—which created Etihad Aviation Group in March—has announced five senior appointments in operations, marketing and guest experience, as part of the next step in its long-term business strategy.
Lufthansa economy passengers who reserve a specific seat at the time of booking will incur a €25 ($34.50) extra charge on long-haul flights from April 28.
Premium air travel demand slackened in February, increasing 4.1% year-over-year, but slowing from January’s 6.1% growth, according to IATA’s February Premium Traffic Monitor.
In February, US scheduled passenger airlines employed 381,985 full-time workers, up 0.4% year-over-year, according to figures from the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
The Australian government has approved a second airport for Sydney after decades of debate. The airport will be built at Badgerys Creek in Western Sydney.
Swiss International Air Lines is reportedly considering using pilots from low-cost subsidiary Swiss European Air Lines to operate its new Boeing 777-300ER fleet as the carrier faces more competition from Gulf carriers. It is scheduled to take delivery of its new 777 fleet beginning in 2016.
The British Airways-Solena Fuels partnership will build the GreenSky London facility on the site of the former Coryton oil refinery in Essex. The facility, which will convert landfill waste into jet fuel, will open in 2017, two years later than originally planned.
An international force of up to 11 military aircraft and 12 ships continue to assist in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, but there was still no detection of wreckage from the Boeing 777-200 as of Friday, more than 40 days after the aircraft disappeared.
The next 10 years are set to be a “golden decade” for global travel growth, according to a recent report released by Amadeus. The report, “Shaping the Future of Travel,” looks at macro trends driving industry growth over the next decade. It forecasts that overnight travel is set to grow by 5.4% a year over the next 10 years
Hawaiian Airlines, which this week launched 3X-weekly Airbus A330 service between Honolulu and Beijing, has signed a codeshare agreement with Air China.
Oneworld alliance partners Cathay Pacific Airways and Qatar Airways have reached a new codeshare agreement. The announcement came as Cathay formally marked the inauguration of its new Hong Kong-Doha service, which began March 30.
Dubai International Airport—which will begin heavy maintenance work on its two runways May 1 for 80 days—has released more details of alterations to services caused by a major refurbishment of the runways over the summer.
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.
