Schedule disruptions caused by unavailable aircraft are costing Southwest Airlines millions of dollars each week, and the issue’s uncertainly makes providing short-term financial guidance challenging.
Communications by the pilots of Atlas Air flight 3591 indicated a loss of control of their Boeing 767-300 freighter before it crashed in Trinity Bay, Texas, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said March 5.
London police are investigating three small improvised explosive devices (IEDs) delivered March 5 to administrative offices at two of the city’s airports and one of the capital’s main rail terminals.
European pilots are calling for an overhaul of flight time regulations after they said a new European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and EU-commissioned study revealed that European legislation is failing to protect pilots and cabin crew from fatigue.
The European Commission has set out recommendations to improve social standards in European aviation, a sector that directly employs 2 million people and supports 9.4 million jobs overall, in a report published March 1.
Russia’s Aeroflot Group reported a RUB5.7 billion ($82 million) net profit for 2018, down 75% from RUB23 billion in 2017—a decline the group attributed to higher fuel prices and foreign exchange losses.
Lufthansa Group LCC Eurowings is moving a large part of its long-haul operations to Frankfurt and Munich, the group’s main hub, as part of a wider strategy to rethink of how to tackle the leisure travel market.
Cathay Pacific Airways has confirmed it is considering purchasing a stake in Hong Kong Express (HKE), as Cathay’s financial health appears to be improving.
Southwest Airlines will inaugurate Hawaii service March 17, linking Oakland International Airport (OAK) and Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), with a single daily frequency, and will steadily add flights on other routes—including intrastate runs—through midyear.
Alaska Air Group regional carrier Horizon Air started scheduled service from a new passenger terminal at Paine Field Snohomish County Airport (PAE) north of Seattle, Washington, on March 4, after a three-week delay caused by the recent US government shutdown.
The Indian government has approved the transfer of some of Air India’s debt and subsidiaries to a separate entity—an important step in the government’s latest effort to find a buyer for the airline.
Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic have launched their first codeshare partnership, marking a step toward the closer cooperation targeted under their expanded joint venture with Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines.
An Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 767-300ER skidded off the runway after landing at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo International Airport March 2 at 9:59 p.m. local time.
India’s Jet Airways has been forced to ground more of its aircraft because of lease payment defaults, as negotiations continue over a bailout plan and an ownership reshuffle for the Mumbai-based carrier.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced March 3 that it has recovered the flight data recorder (FDR) from the Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter that crashed in Trinity Bay, Texas, late last month.
Eight passengers have been injured during evacuation after a Laudamotion Airbus A320-200 aborted takeoff from London Stansted Airport because of engine problems.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on March 1 that it has recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter six days after it crashed in Trinity Bay, Texas, killing three people on board.
