United Airlines and its pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have reached an agreement in principle for a contract extension covering more than 12,000 pilots.
The recent geopolitical summit of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders in Manila, Philippines, caused the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights out of Manila's Ninoy Aquino International (NAI) Airport, and an estimated $2 billion loss in overall revenue.
IATA is warning the US Senate that a plan to divert airline security fees to fund surface transportation needs could violate international aviation agreements.
Lufthansa management has invited all three unions representing its staff to a roundtable discussion Dec. 2 to talk about retirement and pension schemes.
Following a year-long consultation, the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation (MOT) has rejected Lion Group's proposal to create a new four-runway airport at Lebak, Banten province near Jakarta.
Data represents the total employment, full time plus part time, of all US scheduled passenger, charter and cargo airlines, sorted by Airline Group. Changes in employee totals from the previous month, and the current month from a year ago, two years ago, five years ago and a decade ago are represented by percentage change.
Finland’s Competition and Consumer Authority has given final approval to a deal allowing Finnair to transfer 60% of its shares in Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra) to StaffPoint Holding and Kilco.
Southeast Asian regional carriers are increasingly choosing to implement inflight tracking systems following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 in March 2014.
American Airlines will switch the way members of its AAdvantage loyalty program earn rewards from the number of miles flown to the amount spent for a ticket.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, is developing a new set of security measures to prevent “any illegal interference into airlines and airports activities within the country and abroad.”
Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines and its OGBL and LCGB trade unions—which represent 750 ground staff—have reached a principle agreement in the latest round of negotiations.
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has introduced a safety forum specifically for turboprop operators, a move prompted by the growing interest in these aircraft by Asian carriers.
Airberlin CEO Stefan Pichler said the German government must arrive at a permanent solution to its Etihad Airways codeshare discussions with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and not unilaterally terminate the approval policy that has been continuously implemented since 2012.
The Russian government has formally stated that an explosive device was responsible for the downing of a Metrojet Airbus A321 over the Sinai on Oct. 31 with the loss of 224 lives.
Airlines in Brazil, not long ago a global air transport bright spot, are in a “dire” situation requiring urgent government action, IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler said.
Russian aviation authorities have banned EgyptAir from flying into Russia. The Egyptian flag carrier, which operated 3X-weekly Cairo-Moscow scheduled services, was forced to cancel flights from Nov. 14.
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