United Airlines has reached an agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) to ratify a proposed joint collective bargaining agreement.
An investigation has begun after a Comair Boeing 737-400, operating a British Airways franchise flight, suffered a landing gear failure after touching down at Johannesburg’s Tambo International Airport.
A German court that granted Etihad Airways temporary permission to continue operating all codeshare flights with airberlin through Nov. 8 has extended the approval until Jan. 15, 2016.
Semi-annual look at the Top 25 US Airline employers ranked by Full-time Equivalent (FTE) employees. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
United Parcel Service (UPS) Airlines pilots have voted to authorize a strike, though a number of steps remain before the flight deck crew can actually strike.
A German court has granted Etihad Airways temporary permission to continue operating all codeshare flights with airberlin to destinations in Europe, the US and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The European Commission has released an action plan, prepared by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), aimed at tackling issues raised by the Germanwings accident on March 24.
Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo is looking to raise up to $500 million in its upcoming IPO to cut its debt and fund its recent $26 billion aircraft order.
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat has signed a contract to provide high-speed inflight connectivity services on Lufthansa’s European continental fleet.
In August, full-time equivalent employment at US scheduled passenger airlines reached a seven-year peak, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
FedEx has received an informal notification from the European Commission, effectively clearing its €4.4 billion ($4.9 billion) TNT Express takeover bid.
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has secured approval for its 2016 budget, although its future is still to be decided following several high-profile member airline exits.
The pilots of FedEx Express, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), approved a new contract with FedEx Corp. management that goes into effect in November and will extend to 2021.
Lufthansa’s flight attendant union, UFO, has announced the latest round of talks between the airline and cabin crew workers has failed, and further strike actions could be possible.
IATA is making “strong progress” toward implementing the New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative that is developing a set of common standards for presenting and distributing airline tickets and products, with the first set of NDC messages approved.
The global airline industry is on a path toward financial sustainability, but will need to become more efficient and use new processes if it is to cope with the forecast doubling of passengers carried annually in 20 years, the head of IATA warned Tuesday.
