Airlines & Lessors
Feb 04, 2016
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), the union representing 14,000 US air traffic controllers, is backing Rep. Bill Shuster’s (R-Pennsylvania) proposal to separate ATC from FAA.
Feb 04, 2016
Airberlin, which fitted more XL economy seats on its A330-200 long-haul fleet in September 2015, are proving to be very popular with passengers with an 80% occupancy rate.
Feb 04, 2016
Singapore-based long-haul, low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot plans to launch services to at least three Indian destinations by the end of May 2016.
Feb 04, 2016
Chongqing-based West Air has launched a new 3X-weekly schedule from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Singapore’s Changi Airport with 180-seat Airbus A320-200 aircraft.
Feb 04, 2016
Egypt’s Air Leisure Airline has signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) for four Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100), with six options.
Aug 12, 2020
German cabin crew union UFO is recommending its members accept a preliminary crisis deal reached with Lufthansa to avoid forced redundancies despite major uncertainties about the details.
Aug 12, 2020
With no finance minister helming the ministry, Thai AirAsia and six other airlines are hoping to go straight to the top and meet with Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha regarding government assistance.
Aug 12, 2020
Vietnam Airlines is in the process of securing a VND4 trillion ($171.8 million) government loan as well as another VND8 trillion in charter capital increases as the flag-carrier predicts a VND15.1 trillion loss for 2020.
Aug 12, 2020
Mesa Airlines managed to eke out a $3 million net profit in the 2020 second quarter (Q2), as fixed payments from major airline partners helped the carrier overcome a historic air travel slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 11, 2020
Air France has been authorized to operate a third weekly flight between France and China following weeks of negotiations between the two countries.
Aug 11, 2020
Talks over an extension to the Payroll Support Program (PSP) look set to come down to the wire in September, after negotiations toward another U.S. coronavirus aid package broke down late last week.
Aug 11, 2020
Most airline industry analysts and CEOs agree that consumer confidence will not start to return until a COVID-19 vaccine is readily available.
Aug 11, 2020
LCC Air Arabia slipped into the red in the first half (H1) of 2020, seeing a successful first quarter obliterated by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.