Lufthansa’s supervisory board has formally approved the “Wings” long-haul, low-cost (LCC) concept and the lease of up to seven Airbus A330-200 aircraft for the new low-cost carrier’s intercontinental routes.
The European Union believes the continued delay by US authorities in processing Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application to operate to the US marks the first breach of the EU-US air transport agreement that was signed in 2007.
Air France pilots have voted in favor of a new strategy for leisure arm Transavia France, which will partly replace the group’s thwarted attempt to create Transavia Europe.
Lufthansa pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) announced late Tuesday it will continue its strike action Thursday, which will affect long-haul and cargo flights.
Dubai-based Emirates Airline is hitting back at claims by Philippine carriers that it is being allowed to operate too many flights in the important Philippines-Middle East market.
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar Japan has revealed its first international destination will be Hong Kong, although the flight will be from Osaka Kansai International Airport rather than the carrier’s main base at Tokyo Narita.
U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the current week and comparisons to two weeks ago, one month ago, three months ago, six months ago and the same week for each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
Volaris Airlines began 2X-weekly Guadalajara-Orlando Airbus A319 services. Monarch Airlines adds new and additional summer services: 3X-weekly Birmingham-Ibiza, weekly Birmingham-Preveza; London LGW-Ibiza, 6X-weekly, -Rhodes, weekly, -Larnaca, 2X-weekly; 2X-weekly London Luton-Zante; and 6X-weekly Manchester-Ibiza, weekly Manchester-Rhodes.
Irish regional CityJet, which Germany’s Intro Aviation acquired from Air France May 1, is nearing a decision on the renewal of its 17 Avro RJ85s and finalizing its mid-term strategy.
Belgian regional wet-lease operator VLM Airlines joined IATA Dec. 1 and has signed an online sales deal with WorldTicket, laying the foundation for its return to scheduled services in 2015.
El Al Israel Airlines posted third-quarter net profit of $10.1 million compared to $57.9 million in the year-ago quarter, due to disruptions caused by Israel’s military operations against Palestinian forces in Gaza over the summer.
Switzerland-based Helvetic Airways will buy seven 112-seat Embraer E-190s from Austria-based airberlin subsidiary FlyNiki, which is expanding its fleet capacity with five 150-seat Airbus A319s and two 180-seat A320s, a source close to airberlin’s management confirmed to ATW.
Ukraine’s State Aviation Administration has banned several Russian and Ukrainian airlines on the Moscow-Dnepropetrovsk route from Dec. 1 for safety reasons.
As airline consolidation takes hold in much of the world, commercial air transport in the Caribbean remains a fragmented industry, a big reason why connectivity is so poor within the region.
The shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200, killing all 298 innocent citizens onboard, never should have happened. Even more awful to contemplate, it could have been worse.
