Republic Airways Holdings (RAH), parent of US regional carriers Republic Airlines, Chautauqua Airlines and Shuttle America, said its pilots have voted to reject a new labor pact.
KLM Cityhopper will decide on the replacement of its 19 Fokker 70s by the end of this year, with ATR, Bombardier, Embraer and Mitsubishi aircraft in the running.
The Lufthansa pilot strike, called by the union Vereinigung Cockpit, has caused major disruptions and affected 425,000 passengers as the strike enters its second day.
India’s Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday asked Chennai-based low-cost carrier (LCC) SpiceJet to stop selling tickets at rock-bottom fares.
A Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 made an emergency landing at New York JFK International Airport and wound up in a grassy area after an indication of a problem with the aircraft’s hydraulic system.
China Southern Airlines has reported a net profit of CNY1.89 billion ($307 million) for 2013, down 28% compared to a net income of CNY2.63 billion in 2012.
The new Indian full-service airline planned by the Tata group and Singapore Airlines (SIA) has received a "no objection" certificate from India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation, bringing the carrier a step closer to launch.
Irish regional carrier Stobart Air, formerly Aer Arann, has inked a five-year franchise agreement with UK regional carrier Flybe covering two aircraft and six European routes.
Bangkok Airways has extended services to Chiang Rai, northern Thailand with a twice-daily Airbus A320 nonstop service from Suvarnabhumi Airport from March 28.
Delta Air Lines has relocated some of its key services—including London to New York-JFK, Boston and Seattle, Wash.—to join Virgin Atlantic at London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3, marking another step forward in the partnership between the two carriers.
Modern Aircraft: aircraft approved for production after 1985 and equipped with a glass cockpit and Flight Management System at initial certification. Classic Aircraft: aircraft using older technologies. Hull loss: an accident in which the aircraft is destroyed or substantially damaged and is not subesquently repaired. Indicated loss rate is calculated as number of accidents per million sectors.
Malaysia’s defense and transportation department has released the full transcript of communications between the pilots of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and Kuala Lumpur air traffic control. There is no indication of anything abnormal in the transcript.
