Etihad Airways’ objective with its new Partners initiative is not to compete with the three global alliances but to link members’ frequent flier programs, synchronize networks and see cost efficiencies, Etihad president and CEO James Hogan told ATW in an exclusive interview Thursday.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have unveiled a plan to implement health screenings of airline passengers arriving at five US airports from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Airlines for America (A4A) president and CEO Nicholas Calio has launched an aggressive lobbying campaign ahead of next year’s FAA reauthorization debate in Congress, telling US lawmakers they need to act to “level the competitive playing field” for US airlines facing stiff competition from Middle East and Asian carriers.
Air France-KLM Group believes the effect of last month’s two-week Air France pilot strike could cost the group €500 million ($634 million) in the current financial year.
US Airlines ranked by complaints per 100,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with complaint rankings from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Garuda Indonesia Cargo, a strategic business unit of Garuda Indonesia, has announced its intent to join the SkyTeam Cargo Alliance by the end of June 2015.
Swiss International Air Lines will be adding 22 new European destinations to its Zurich network with the start of the 2015 summer schedule, by supplementing its hub concept with a new point-to-point system.
Air China subsidiary Shandong Airlines reported a first-half net profit of CNY46.7 million ($7.6 million), down 43% from net income of CNY82.4 million in the year-ago period.
The TATA/Singapore Airlines joint venture startup Vistara, which is due to launch operations in India later in October, has become the first airline in India to adopt the Amadeus Altéa Suite of technology solutions.
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.
U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the current week and comparisons to the same week for each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Etihad Airways has launched a new brand that envelops Etihad and five of its partner airlines in a group that will synchronize schedules and frequent flyer benefits in a similar way to the three global alliances.
A large majority of passengers at the new London Heathrow Terminal 2 are already using the self-service kiosks to print boarding passes and baggage tags.
Lufthansa flew its first revenue service with a premium-economy cabin Wednesday, on a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental from Frankfurt to Washington Dulles.
African low-cost carrier fastjet announced its Tanzanian flight services have been hit by four bird strikes, which resulted in a number of flights being delayed or canceled.
After trailing rival Boeing for most of the year, Airbus’ commercial aircraft orders surged in the third-quarter, as the company logged 560 commercial aircraft orders—compared to Boeing’s 549—placing the two manufacturers in a near neck and neck competition for the year-to-date grand total.
