Boeing, which is on track to deliver the 787-9 to launch customer Air New Zealand in mid-2014, flew the Dreamliner from Seattle to Auckland Jan. 3 after a 13-hour, 49-minute flight.
Turkish Airlines expects to rehire 305 employees that were dismissed after they participated in strike action to protest a legislative proposal banning strikes and work lockouts in the aviation industry.
A rented Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 767 made an emergency landing at Madinah Airport in the early hours of Jan. 5 after apparently experiencing a landing gear fault.
American Airlines’ red, white and blue flag-like tail design, revealed when the company unveiled a new livery last January, will remain, CEO Doug Parker said.
Colombia’s Avianca Holdings, which rebranded from AviancaTaca Holdings in May 2013 (the name it had gone by since its 2009 merger with El Salvador-based TACA), is moving forward with the integration process.
EADS has formally rebranded as Airbus Group, retaining its Airbus commercial aircraft identity and renaming its other two divisions as Airbus Defense and Space, and Airbus Helicopters.
Lufthansa French unions called on Lufthansa workers at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport to strike Friday in a dispute over outsourcing ground operations and eliminating 199 jobs at CDG.
India’s infrastructure investment group GMR has agreed to divest its 40% equity stake in Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (ISG) to Malaysian Airports Holding Berhad (MAHB).
Dubai International Airport is expected to exceed its traffic forecast of 64.5 million passengers for 2013 if December’s figures follow the trend set during the previous 11 months of the year.
LAM Mozambique is pressing for further information after preliminary investigations revealed its Embraer E-190 crash on Nov. 29 could have been deliberately caused by the aircraft’s captain.
Tata-Singapore Airlines, the new full service airline venture being planned in India, has applied to the ministry of civil aviation for a no-objection certificate (NOC), a preliminary approval needed to clear the way to start operations.
Singapore Airlines has acquired a further 7.3% interest in Tiger Airways Holdings, parent company of budget carrier Tigerair, increasing its stake from 32.7% to 40%.
A cautious sense of optimism for improved global airline financial performance is also giving cause for hope that the industry could be entering an era of sustained profitability if airlines are able to continue new revenue-generating practices.
