US airlines (passenger, charter and cargo) collectively employed 583,594 full-time and part-time workers in November, dropping 0.2% from November 2012, according to the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
SaudiGulf Airlines—a new, full-service airline created to bring competition on domestic Saudi Arabian routes—was unveiled at the Bahrain International Airshow Thursday.
Bombardier has pushed its service-entry target for the CSeries airliner back by at least 12 months, saying it will take longer than planned to complete certification flight testing.
Airbus has flagged 2014 as a pivotal year for its Airbus A350 XWB program, as it ramps up its flight test program ahead of the -900’s entry into service with Qatar Airways later this year.
Etihad Airways and its new Swiss regional equity partner Darwin Airline have announced the destinations Darwin will add under its new identity as Etihad Regional.
American Airlines Group will end year-round daily nonstop services to 17 cities from Washington National airport and three cities from New York LaGuardia as part of its regulatory requirement to divest slots at the airport.
The much-delayed opening of the new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport is creating a “high double-digit million euro amount of damage” to airberlin, CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer told ATW.
India may soon scrap an archaic rule that requires domestic airlines to be operating for at least five years and have a fleet of 20 aircraft to be able to fly on international routes.
China Eastern Airlines has seen a drop of CNY1.09 billion ($179 million) in premium passenger revenue for 2013 owing to the global economic recession and China’s new policy for government officials to be more thrifty, giving up their previously extravagant lifestyles.
Japan Airlines (JAL) said a “main battery failure occurred” on one of its Boeing 787-8s parked at Tokyo Narita Airport on Tuesday. The airline reported that “white smoke” was seen in the incident, which resulted in no injuries.
A biofuel supply sufficient to meet up to 1% of aviation’s fuel needs could be available “instantly,” and at a price competitive with petroleum jet fuel, if green diesel is approved for use in aircraft, according to Boeing. The company is working with partners to gain approval by the end of 2014.
Southwest Airlines on Tuesday told ATW the Boeing 737-700, which mistakenly landed at Taney County airport in Branson, Mo. instead of Branson Airport Sunday evening, has been placed back into service.
Irish budget carrier Ryanair will open bases at Athens and Thessaloniki in April 2014, adding three more aircraft and nine new routes to its Greek operations.
