US airlines have finally become proper businesses and consumers and regulators should get used to that and recognize it brings benefits, the CEO of United Airlines says.
Fire has once again disrupted operations at Rome Fiumicino Airport, triggering a backlash from Alitalia, which is demanding at least €80 million ($87.6 million) in compensation for recent upheavals.
The US majors will not give up on their campaign against the Gulf carriers, which present the biggest-ever threat to the future of US airlines, the CEO of United Airlines said in a speech in New York Thursday.
Malaysia's deputy transport minister said July 30 it was "almost certain" that the debris found washed up on Reunion island in the southern Indian Ocean was from a Boeing 777 aircraft.
The Australian government has issued a statement on the discovery of debris on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean July 29 and which is being examined to determine whether it comes from missing Malaysia Airlines MH370, a Boeing 777-200.
A large piece of debris that appears to look like an aircraft wing flap has washed up on an island in the Indian Ocean, raising speculation that it may have come from Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 flight MH370 that has been missing since March 2014.
Lufthansa’s pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has offered new concessions to end the ongoing dispute, which has resulted in 12 strikes over the past 15 months.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a government resolution giving Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) a RUB250 million ($4.2 million) subsidy to promote the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) this year.
Republic Airways says the ongoing labor dispute with its pilots is in large part why the airline is cutting part of its planned schedule for later this year and the first half of 2016.
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines was forced to cancel 70 short- and medium-haul flights from last week until Monday due to a pilot shortage, mainly due to illness during the summer high season.
The European Commission is taking France to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover €10 million ($11 million) in state aid from budget carriers Ryanair and Transavia.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking information from five US airlines to see whether or not they engaged in price-gouging after a major rail accident in Philadelphia earlier this year.
The Indonesian Ministry of Transport has confirmed it has applied restrictions to Thai operators flying into the country following safety concerns by ICAO and FAA.
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll said the wider public has to be educated about the threat laser pointers pose to aircraft and help law enforcement catch people shining lasers into cockpits.
US airlines, particularly regional carriers, have expressed hope that strict pilot training requirements implemented by FAA in 2013 will be eased in FAA reauthorization legislation expected to be taken up by Congress later this year, but there will likely be a strong push back against any efforts to change the rules.
