Asia-Pacific airlines reported average international load factors of 83% in August, the highest level recorded in 2015 and proof that this is a region where more and more people are flying for the first time or flying to places they never visited before.
More and more, airlines want their customers to know they really know them. Airlines see personalization as a way to differentiate their service and build customer loyalty in an increasingly competitive market. And they also see new revenue opportunities from customization.
Transaero Airlines must apply for a new air operator’s certificate (AOC) if it wants to resume flights, according to Alexander Neradko, head of Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency.
The Quebec government will make a $1 billion cash investment in Bombardier that will allow the Montreal manufacturer to take its new CSeries aircraft through certification to full production, Bombardier announced Thursday.
A large bipartisan majority in the US House of Representatives has voted to reauthorize the US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), putting the bank’s future in the hands of the US Senate.
Rotana Jet has confirmed it is the first airline in the Middle East and Africa to deliver a live transaction using IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard, which has been validated by the IATA IT technical team.
Tellumat Air Traffic Management has won a contract for the supply, installation and maintenance of navigation aids at Kilimanjaro International Airport.
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.
