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.
Atlasjet Ukraine and UTair Ukraine airlines have asked Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, for permission to launch services between Russia and Ukraine in IATA winter season 2015/2016.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) group is consolidating its network among its subsidiaries, with long-haul low-cost offshoot Scoot adding one of its Boeing 787s to an existing Tigerair schedule to Guangzhou, China.
Austrian Airlines is expanding services into North America and is considering adding a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance facility to its base at Vienna International Airport, Austrian CCO Andreas Otto told ATW in Miami.
The rate of change in scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent employment by airline group, displayed as year-over-year percentage growth or losses. Differential changes for each of the last 13 months are shown.
FAA will create a task force to develop recommendations for a registration process for unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs), US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced Monday.
Indonesia’s state oil company, Pertamina, has cut its jet fuel prices 5.25% to $0.44 a liter for international flight usage, following pressure from Indonesian carriers. It has also cut fuel prices 1.5% for domestic operators.
The Ukrainian State Aviation Administration announced a total ban of all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine as of Oct. 25, in a back-and-forth political move.
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its passenger-cargo “combi” version of the ATR 72-600.
Saratov Airlines will appeal the restrictions on its air operator’s certificate (AOC), prohibiting it from operating international flights due to a safety violation.
