United Airlines will outsource 637 customer-service and baggage-handling jobs at 12 airports, while bringing those jobs in-house at three other airports as it seeks ways to cut costs.
Australian flag carrier Qantas is laying off another 167 staff from its engineering department, the latest step in the airline’s plan to cut 5,000 positions from its workforce within three years.
Passengers may be asked to power up their carry-on electronic devices as part of stepped up security measures, the US Transportation Security Administration announced Sunday.
Overall global passenger traffic increased 6.2% year-over-year in May, down 1.4 point from April’s 7.6% growth, according to IATA’s May Air Passenger Market Analysis report.
The US government has directed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to implement increased security measures for certain airports with direct flights to the US.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has denied a petition to reconsider its findings in the investigation of the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800.
A Fokker 50 cargo aircraft has crashed shortly after takeoff from Nairobi Airport, killing all four crew, according to CNN, Reuters and other news reports.
Italian carrier Livingston has staved off an attempt by ENAC, the country’s civil aviation regulator, to suspend its operating licence. Privately-owned Livingston operates three Airbus A320s on scheduled and charter services from its base at Milan Malpensa.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has initiated a comprehensive program to test processes for collecting the biometric information of most non-US citizens departing the US aboard commercial aircraft.
Dublin-based Aer Lingus has “reluctantly” agreed in principle to proposals solving a long-running pension dispute that will cost it a further €50 million ($68 million).
Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air’s aircraft technicians and fleet service agents have ratified a new six-year contract, which includes bonus, annual wage increases and contract language enhancements.
The new search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER that vanished in March has been announced and Australian officials have said the aircraft was “highly likely” to have been on autopilot before it crashed in the southern Indian Ocean.
Boeing has rejected the US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) conclusion that the 777-200ER’s automated systems contributed to the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 accident.
After months of negotiations, Etihad Airways and Alitalia announced Wednesday they have agreed to a deal that will see the fast-expanding Abu Dhabi-based carrier take a 49% stake in the struggling Italian flag carrier.
Gunmen on Tuesday night fired on a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A310 as it landed at Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar, killing a passenger and injuring at least two others.
Economy passenger travel surged 8% year-over-year in April—the biggest leap in economy traffic since March 2012, when economy traffic grew 8.9%, according to IATA’s April Premium Traffic Monitor.
A passenger on board a Pakistan International Airlines’ Airbus A310 was killed and others were wounded when the aircraft was hit by gunfire as it landed at Peshawar Airport in the early hours of Wednesday.
