Pilots at two of American Airlines’ wholly owned regional subsidiaries have secured massive pay hikes of around 50%, raising the bar for pilot pay amid a national shortage that is weighing heavily on regional carriers.
South African LCC Mango Airlines is hoping to finalize talks with a buyer later in June, after finally receiving ZAR225 million ($14 million) in additional funding from its existing shareholder, although this is ZAR85 million less than originally planned.
Thales has unveiled Avant Up, the latest evolution of its inflight entertainment systems, featuring an improved display and smart charging for the passenger’s devices.
Boeing delivered just seven 737 MAXs from its stored inventory last month, the third consecutive monthly decline. New-build delivery trends have been better, but not much.
The inflight connectivity (IFC) industry’s greatest challenge is facing “insatiable demand” for capacity and currently limited ability to grow, one of the sector’s leaders said at AIX in Hamburg June 14.
As cabin interiors designers and manufacturers roll out innovative and out-of-the box-thinking, they may not be considering the sustainability and lessor costs at end-of-lease.
Panasonic Avionics hopes that the lower weight of its new seatback connectivity system means that it will be installed on regional aircraft and narrowbodies as well as IFE systems’ more traditional home of widebody platforms.
Long-range narrowbodies are destined to retreat to a relatively narrow range of routes once the market recovers sufficiently for widebody fleets to fully return to service, an audience at AIX heard June 14.
The French shipping company acquired the stake through the airline group’s recently concluded €2.6 billion ($2.7 billion) capital raise after agreeing a strategic partnership with Air France-KLM in May.
Safran is expanding the onboard audio experience with its Euphony wireless system for business and first-class seats that provides passengers with a headset-free individual sound system.
Virgin Australia is resuming more short-haul international destinations this week, and it is also planning for further expansion of its international network later this year and in March 2023.
Airfares surged by nearly 13% in May on the back of higher jet fuel prices, extending a streak of monthly price increases that some industry watchers are worried may soon start to eat into travel demand.
Boeing’s hunt for new engineering talent is taking it from suburban Washington to Brazil as it seeks to attract and retain a new generation of workers after the COVID-19 pandemic and production missteps.
The Netherlands’ government has backed a Dutch consortium’s plan to develop a hydrogen-electric propulsion system for retrofit into 40-80-seat regional turboprops.
As the industry moves beyond the pandemic, designers and innovators are looking to the next generation of aircraft and what passenger experience could look like.
Airline passengers’ perception of the quality of inflight connectivity (IFC) is so poor that seven out of 10 travelers have never even bothered trying to access it.
Thanks to faster life cycles from design to replacement, passenger cabins may lead the way in aviation’s sustainability endeavor, experts said during a panel discussion at the Passenger Experience Conference here on June 13.
African airlines have restored around 76.6% of their 2019 capacity, but traffic is continuing to lag at 66.3% of pre-pandemic levels, causing cash-flow problems for local operators.
