The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has acknowledged there will definitely be European airline failures over the next three to five years, potentially including some of its members.
The US, working to track down passengers on one flight that included a person who tested positive for Ebola, will pressure counterparts in several countries to step up efforts to help mitigate the outbreak’s reach, President Barack Obama said Wednesday.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking to interview 132 passengers who flew on an Oct. 13 Frontier Airlines flight from Cleveland to Dallas/Fort Worth after one of the flight’s passengers tested positive for the Ebola virus.
IATA has created a venture capital fund to attract and support companies that develop applications and solutions for the IATA-led New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard.
IATA CEO and DG Tony Tyler has called the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) proposed Consumer Rule III a “yesterday solution” and warned against regulation that can stifle air travel innovation.
The Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has called a 12-hour pilot strike on Thursday for Lufthansa’s low-cost subsidiary Germanwings, the latest in a series of ongoing protests over transition payments for early retirees.
Ryanair is expecting the UK Competition Commission (UKCC) to hear its appeal on the takeover of Aer Lingus over the next few months, setting the stage for its latest EU challenge that should come up in 2015.
Accumulated worldwide air freight volumes continued to rebound this past August, expanding 5.8% year-over-year, according to Airports Council International (ACI).
FAA’s Chicago En Route Center came back online early Monday morning, ending a 17-day outage that required creative approaches such as the use of adjacent facilities to maintain traffic flow and led FAA to stand up a review of air traffic center interruption-contingency plans.
Lufthansa pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) is planning more strikes within the next several days in its ongoing protest over transition payments for early retirees, a VC spokesperson was quoted by several German media outlets as saying.
Finnair has approved a one-off long-term incentive plan for its pilots as part of a savings agreement concluded last month between the airline and the Finnish Air Line Pilots’ Association (SLL) that will generate €17 million ($22 million) in permanent annual savings.
US investment firm RiverOak is urging the UK government to amend the law relating to airport closures in the wake of its failed bid to bailout Manston Airport in Kent.
UK-based regional carrier Flybe has closed its Rewards4All frequent flyer rewards program and is switching to the Avios (formerly Airmiles) travel loyalty program.
The UK government will implement screening at Britain’s two main gateway airports—London Heathrow and Gatwick—for passengers traveling from Ebola-stricken Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
German aviation authorities (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, or LBA) have denied the continuation of 34 codeshare routes between Etihad Airways and its strategic equity partner airberlin for the coming winter schedule, effective at the end of October.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have unveiled a plan to implement health screenings of airline passengers arriving at five US airports from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Airlines for America (A4A) president and CEO Nicholas Calio has launched an aggressive lobbying campaign ahead of next year’s FAA reauthorization debate in Congress, telling US lawmakers they need to act to “level the competitive playing field” for US airlines facing stiff competition from Middle East and Asian carriers.
Air France-KLM Group believes the effect of last month’s two-week Air France pilot strike could cost the group €500 million ($634 million) in the current financial year.
The TATA/Singapore Airlines joint venture startup Vistara, which is due to launch operations in India later in October, has become the first airline in India to adopt the Amadeus Altéa Suite of technology solutions.
African low-cost carrier fastjet announced its Tanzanian flight services have been hit by four bird strikes, which resulted in a number of flights being delayed or canceled.
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines and Works Council for flight and cabin crew of its Tyrolean Airways subsidiary have reached a framework agreement for a new Group collective wage agreement for approximately 3,200 flight staff.
Lufthansa Cargo said Tuesday it plans to “operate all of its flights” after Lufthansa pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) announced another strike Oct. 8 and 9 in its ongoing protest over transition payments for early retirees.
