US Dept. of Transportationyesterday gave final approval to the Delta Air Lines/US Airways slot swap at Washington National and New York LaGuardia announced last August.
EU transport ministers are holding an extraordinary meeting in Brussels today to discuss possible short-term actions and structural measures to respond to the repercussions of the Icelandic volcanic eruption that led to the closure of European airspace for six days last month.
Reactions to the United Airlines/Continental Airlines merger announcement were swift yesterday, with lawmakers representing CO hubs in Houston and Cleveland registering concern over how those cities will be affected and unions representing employees from both carriers pushing for management to take steps to gain workers' backing.
GuestLogix reached a "multiyear" agreement with Aer Lingus to provide its onboard retail technology and OnTouch merchandising platform, which the Irish carrier will deploy on all its flights. Globe Air Cargowas named United Airlines' exclusive GSA in Spain.
Etihad Airways is to open a premium lounge in Manchester. It will be the third Etihad lounge to open outside of the airline's home base in Abu Dhabi. The new lounge, which will open later this year in Manchester Airport's Terminal 1, is part of a gradual roll out of lounges across the airline's network, and will reflect Etihad's award-winning style, service concept and high quality look and feel already seen in its lounges in Abu Dhabi, London and Frankfurt. Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways Chief Commercial Officer, said: “Manchester has always been an important part of Etihad's growth plans, and the ties between Manchester and Abu Dhabi have never been stronger. We recently announced a capacity increase of close to 60 per cent on the route from June, and we continue to look for partnership opportunities that deliver real benefits to both regions.
US Airways Chairman and CEO Doug Parker expressed strong reluctance to invest in cockpit technology that is seen as being vital to achieving the goals of FAA's NextGen air traffic management system, stating that the cost/benefit case has not been made.
an amendment to its 15-year MROcontract with GoJet Airlines covering 20 additional CF34-8 engines and 15 RE220 APUs. CF34 work will be conducted at StandardAero's Winnipegfacility and RE220 work will be performed at its Maryville, Tenn., facility.
to provide its AviNet Type B business networking service and a suite of Type B messaging applications, of which it expects to complete deployment in May. The solution will support worldwide sales, cargo and passenger operations for bmi, bmi regional and bmibaby.
Delta Air Lines A330 en route from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Atlanta was diverted to Bangor " out of an abundance of caution" after a passenger made a bomb threat, according to the US Transportation Security Administration.
News from Travel Technology Update: American Airlines does not intend to charge travel agents for content as part of its direct-connect strategy, Cory Garner, director of merchandising strategy, said. Garner said he was responding to "misinformation" about American's distribution plans that are being circulated in the industry.
The European Commission yesterday outlined a comprehensive package of measures to provide relief to the air transport industry in the aftermath of the volcanic ash-related airspace closures earlier this month and committed to "coordinated European action" to reconsider response procedures for future volcanic eruptions.
