Azul Linhas Aereas is more insulated from Brazil’s sputtering economy than its competitors in the country, in part because of the large number of Embraer aircraft in its fleet, CFO John Rodgerson said at the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Latin America Forum.
Near-term capacity growth for Santiago, Chile-based Sky Airline will come from increased aircraft utilization, as the carrier takes a cautious approach to growth.
Lufthansa was forced to cancel approximately 4,700 flights due to this week’s cabin crew strike, after two German labor courts denied a request to end the action.
Asia Pacific airlines are being hindered in their growth by increasing airport congestion in the air and on the ground, executives in the region warned.
Indonesia’s airlines must up their game on safety and expect more international competition if they are not ready to serve new routes, the country’s head of transport warned Friday.
Despite continued concern over a slowing cargo market, Asia-Pacific airlines are likely to record their highest-ever collective profit this year, according to the region’s main industry group.
SITA has announced that Randy Pizzi has been named as president-Americas where he will be responsible for developing and driving the strategic direction for SITA in the region.
Lufthansa has canceled 933 out of 3,000 flights on Thursday, Nov. 12, due to a week-long cabin crew strike, after two labor courts denied a request to end the action.
Asia Pacific lacks a set of harmonized guidelines for safety and regulatory practices according to Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) technical director Martin Eran-Tasker.
Agreement has been reached at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation.
Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airlines has achieved IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification following an assessment of its operational management and control systems.
Korean airports will postpone all takeoffs and landings at airports nationwide for 40 minutes Nov. 12 to give students a low-noise opportunity as they take an important college test.
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will introduce a direct ticketing system through some 11,000 franchised retail outlets across the country's 18,000-plus islands.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused United Airlines of “unlawfully seeking to maintain a monopoly” at Newark International Airport (EWR) and filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against the carrier.
Lufthansa has filed injunctions with Düsseldorf and Darmstadt labor courts to stop the unprecedented strike—which began Friday, Nov. 6, over pay, retirement benefits and working conditions.
With 4.9% average gross domestic product (GDP) growth over the past two years in the sub-Saharan region, it is no surprise that Africa is forecast to become one of the fastest growing areas for aviation. David Adebiyi explains how aviation infrastructure is a key enabler.
The chairman of China Southern Airlines, Si Xianmin, is being investigated for “severe violations of discipline,” according to a statement from Chinese corruption monitoring agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).
266 firearms were discovered at US airports in October 2015, up 33.3% year-over-year, as detailed in Total TSA Gun Catches for October 2015 (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints at airports across the US).
Lufthansa has canceled 929 out of 3,000 flights on the third day of a week-long cabin crew strike over pay, retirement benefits and working conditions.
Emirates has started a review of security measures at airports throughout the Middle East, Western Asia and Africa as a consequence of the Oct. 31 crash of a Metrojet Airbus A321 in Egypt.
Egypt’s Accident Investigation Committee has said its initial observation of the aircraft wreckage from the Oct. 31 Metrojet Airbus A321 crash “does not yet allow for identifying the origin of the inflight breakup.”
