IATA is “disappointed” that the French government has authorized Aéroports de Paris (ADP), operator of Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Paris-Orly (ORY) airports, to increase airport charges for each year of the period 2016-2020.
International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh will “not be supporting” proposals for a third runway at Heathrow, as recommended by the UK government-appointed Airports Commission in July, because he believes the costs associated with the project are “outrageous.”
The European Commission has referred France to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover incompatible aid received by Ryanair and its subsidiary Airport Marketing Services (AMS) for using Pau, Nîmes and Angoulême airports, and Transavia for using Pau airport.
Four US airlines have formed a new coalition to oppose the campaign to fight expansion of the Gulf carriers in the US. The CEOs of Atlas Air, FedEx, Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue Airways have submitted a joint letter to the US government saying that what American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are seeking would be a breach of Open Skies treaties and a political maneuver to reduce competition.
Malaysia’s transport minister told media Sunday that a piece of debris found on Reunion Island last week is from a Boeing 777. The statement raises confidence that this may be the first piece of wreckage to be recovered from flight MH370 which vanished last year.
A second piece of wreckage, possibly an aircraft door, has been found on Reunion Island in the southern Indian Ocean, the BBC reported Sunday, Aug. 2. The discovery follows that of a large piece of debris found last week on the island and which is believed to be a wing flap from a large airliner.
International passenger traffic grew globally 6.2% year-over-year (YOY) in May, increasing from April’s 3.8% YOY improvement and due largely to accelerating traffic within the European market, according to IATA’s May Premium Traffic Monitor.
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.
