The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) said it reached a tentative agreement with Omni Air on its first pilot contract, which includes substantial pay and benefit increases, and scope provisions to protect jobs and quality of life.
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) signed an agreement with Canada-based FlightPath International Co. to developing and implement a Multi-crew Pilot License training program (MPL).
Air Berlin (AB) CEO Joachim Hunold announced he is stepping down Sept. 1 as the airline embarks on a steep cost-cutting program that will include cutting 7,500 flights this year. Hunold, who has been with AB since 1991, will remain as non-executive director. AB board member Hartmut Mehdorn was named interim CEO.
China's airlines earned an aggregate net profit of CNY5.75 billion ($902.7 million) in July, down 1.7% from net income of CNY5.85 billion in the year-ago month.
JetBlue Airways maintained its status as the lone US major airline with no employees represented by a union when its pilots voted this week against representation by the Air Line Pilots Assn.
Though international premium traffic in June was up 6.4% and economy traffic up 4.8% year-over-year, respectively, IATA said in its latest "Premium Traffic Monitor" that the "level and growth rates for passenger numbers … in June dropped back from the levels seen in May," likely due to slower world trade growth and weakening business confidence.
News from ATW's Eco-Aviation Today: The Assn. of Asia Pacific Airlines, which represents 17 major airlines in Asia, including Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways, has lashed out at the UK government for its punitive taxation of air travel in the form of the air passenger duty (APD), which was initially touted by the UK as an environmental measure.
New York-based Bernstein Research said that Boeing will take up to nine months longer than planned to reach a 787 production rate of 10 units per month.
New York-based Bernstein Research said that Boeing will take up to nine months longer than planned to reach a 787 production rate of 10 units per month.
British Airways said it is launching its "biggest pilot recruitment drive in more than 10 years" with the aim of hiring 800 new flight deck crew members by 2016.
The US's seven largest airline companies (counting Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways as one) earned a collective net profit of $876 million for the second quarter, ATW calculated.
The US's seven largest airline companies (counting Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways as one) earned a collective net profit of $876 million for the second quarter, ATW calculated.
BAE Systems and new aircraft asset manager Falko ( ATW Daily News, Aug. 8) signed a long-term agreement under which BAE Systems Regional Aircraft will continue to provide the full range of Total Support solutions to existing and future operators of the in-service fleet of BAe 146/Avro RJ regional jets and ATP and Jetstream family turboprops that are managed by Falko.
US Dept. of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics said the nation's largest carriers reported 14 total tarmac delays of more than 3 hr. in June, compared to three in the year-ago month and 16 in May.
Finnair launched a series of biofuel powered flights between Amsterdam and Helsinki in July. The airline is using a 50/50 blend of biofuel derived from recycled vegetable oil and traditional jet fuel. The fuel is supplied by Amsterdam-based SkyNRG, which was co-founded in 2009 by Air France KLM, North Sea Group and Spring Associates. Finnair said it "will accept for permanent use only a biofuel alternative that is socially, ecologically and economically sustainable.”
The Australian Aviation Associations Forum (AAAF) has expressed disappointment and concern at the Australian government’s proposed clean energy future (CEP) plan, describing its associated tax as “onerous, regressive and discriminatory against aviation relative to other sectors of the economy.” The AAAF said that it was concerned that the government had not consulted the aviation industry and that it had described the aviation industry as one of around 500 big polluters and a key contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
The China Air Transport Association (CATA) and the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) have called for the European Union to rethink plans to include aviation in its emissions trading scheme (ETS) starting next year. Like their counterparts in the Americas — the US Air Transport Association and the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association —CATA and AACO doubt the legality of applying the EU ETS to international aviation.
The European emissions trading scheme (ETS) appears to be one issue that is uniting the political forces in Washington, DC. Last month a bipartisan contingent of US House of Representatives' members proposed legislation that would "prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme." The move was yet another shot fired at the EU from a non-EU government, many of which strongly oppose their airlines’ inclusion in the ETS starting next year.
FedEx is moving closer to achieving its 2020 global citizenship goals with significant support from its 290,000 staff combined with latest technology strategic investments. According to FedEx Asia Pacific Asia Pacific David Cunningham, the FedEx 2010 Global Citizenship Update released last week highlights how collaboration and investments can both connect and engage staff while creating economic opportunity.
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, which represents 17 major airlines in Asia including Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways has lashed out at the UK government for its punitive taxation of air travel in the form of the air passenger duty (APD), which was initially touted by the UK as an environmental measure.
The historic tie-up between AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines could be a precursor to unprecedented consolidation in the Asian airline market, according to the Sydney-based Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation.
The historic tie-up between AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines could be a precursor to unprecedented consolidation in the Asian airline market, according to the Sydney-based Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation.
US FAA proposed $155,000 in civil penalties against American Eagle Airlines for allegedly operating eight flights with incorrect weight and balance data, and for using improper maintenance procedures when repairing a jet engine and then operating the aircraft when it was not in compliance with FAA regulations.
