The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and FAA said Monday they are investigating Sunday’s incident involving a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that landed at the wrong Missouri airport.
In 2013, Airbus booked 1,619 gross orders valued at $240.5 billion at list prices and delivered 626 aircraft, marking a record full-year performance for the European manufacturer.
Airbus has removed five A350-800s and five A380s originally destined for India’s Kingfisher Airlines from its order book, along with 12 A319/A320ceos that were for United Airlines.
American Airlines Group said it has started the first phase of codesharing between American Airlines and US Airways as the carriers’ merger integration process gets underway in earnest.
Fiji Airways is looking to purchase and/or lease four new aircraft by 2017, as part of a five-year strategic master plan that will increase its fleet size 25%.
Airberlin and Etihad Airways, which have been in a strategic partnership for two years, have unveiled an Airbus A320 aircraft in a specially designed joint livery at Berlin Brandenburg International Airport.
Russian and UK aviation authorities have agreed to designate second carriers for the Saint Petersburg-London route, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, said in a statement.
Estonia’s national carrier Estonian Air has sold its 60% stake in Amadeus Estonia to Madrid-based Amadeus IT Group as part of the airline’s restructuring process.
Southwest Airlines has confirmed to ATW that a Southwest Boeing 737-700, on a scheduled flight from Chicago Midway to Branson airport, landed instead at Taney County Airport in Missouri Sunday evening.
Monarch Airlines has named former Thomas Cook, British Airways and International Airlines Group (IAG) executive Andrew Swaffield as its new managing director, effective April 1.
Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle is about to open its first US crew base as it prepares to step up transatlantic flights by its new long-haul division.
Brazilian airlines have asked Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to allow 1,500 extra domestic flights between June 6 and July 20 to meet a huge increase in demand during the FIFA 2014 World Cup, which will be held between June 12 and July 13.
International passenger traffic on Asia-Pacific carriers grew 6.7% year-over-year in November to 18.1 million passengers, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
Swiss carrier Darwin Airline, which is poised to launch as Etihad Regional Jan. 16, is seeking four turboprops to add to its existing fleet of nine Saab 2000s with the ATR 72 emerging as a likely choice.
Moody’s Investors Service has become the second ratings agency to downgrade Australian airline Qantas to junk status, forcing the carrier’s borrowing costs to rise.
Swiss International Air Lines, which faces increased competition with the Jan. 1 launch of a daily Emirates Airline Airbus A380 Dubai-Zurich service, has called for fair competition between European and Gulf carriers.
Global air cargo made a “solid improvement” in November with a total market increase of 6.1% in FTKs year-over-year, according to IATA’s global air freight report for November.
