The Qantas (QF) Airbus A380 that had been undergoing major repairs in Singapore since an inflight engine explosion in November 2010 returned to Sydney over the weekend.
The Pakistan government has mandated a new safety inspection for all privately run Pakistan airlines following the fatal crash of a Bhoja Air (BHO) Boeing 737-200 Friday.
Vueling will launch 3X-weekly Cardiff service to Barcelona, Alicante and Palma at the end of June. Bahamasair launched 2X-weekly service to Grand Bahama Island from Richmond, Va.; Louisville, Ky.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; and Baltimore, Md. May 1. British Airways launched 7X-weekly London Gatwick-Algiers 737 service, moving the route from London Heathrow.
The Russian Commission of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said that the Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia violated competition law when it withdrew Transaero’s (UN) permission to operate charter service from Moscow (DME) to Rome (FCO), Milan (MXP) and Venice (VCE), according to a statement on the FAS website.
Jakarta-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Mandala Airlines (RI) relaunched operations Thursday with international service from Medan (MES), Indonesia to Singapore after undergoing financial restructuring last year.
US Airways (US) and American Airlines’ (AA) three largest unions reached an agreement Friday that supports a US-AA merger, a major development that threatens to upend AA’s plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring as an independent carrier.
Lufthansa (LH) Group announced Friday it completed the sale of British Midland International (bmi) to British Airways (BA) owner International Airlines Group (IAG).
Lufthansa (LH) Group announced Friday it has completed the sale of British Midland Ltd. (bmi) to British Airways (BA) owner International Airlines Group (IAG).
[UPDATED] A Bhoja Air (BHO) Boeing 737-200 carrying 127 passengers and crew crashed on approach to Islamabad (ISB) Friday, Pakistani defense minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhar has confirmed, according to multiple media reports from Pakistan.
US Airways (US) and American Airlines’ (AA) three largest unions reached an agreement Friday that supports a US-AA merger, a major development that threatens to upend AA’s plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring as an independent carrier.
Jakarta-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Mandala Airlines (RI) relaunched operations Thursday with international service from Medan (MES), Indonesia to Singapore after undergoing financial restructuring last year.
Mubadala Aerospace has appointed Frederic Dupont as the new head of global sales of its MRO network. Dupont previously served as president and GM of Pratt & Whitney Engine Leasing.
Hawaiian Airlines (HA) flight attendants have ratified a tentative agreement on a new contract that the airline said balances increased compensation for HA’s flight attendants with gains in productivity for the company.
Singapore Airlines’ (SQ) new medium- to long-haul low-cost carrier Scoot is taking off ahead of schedule with its inaugural flight from Singapore (SIN) to Sydney set for June 4, followed by SIN-Gold Coast on June 12.
China Eastern Airlines (MU), which is deepening its cooperation with the Qinghai provincial government, is launching a Xining-Beijing route as part of expansion plans into West China.
Pinnacle Airlines Corp., the Memphis-based parent of regionals Pinnacle Airlines, Colgan Air and Mesaba Aviation, announced Thursday that COO John Spanjers will succeed Sean Menke as CEO, effective June 1.
Alaska Air Group, parent of Alaska Airlines (AS) and Horizon Air, earned net income of $40.8 million in the first quarter, a 45% drop from a $74.2 million net profit earned in the year-ago quarter.
Southwest Airlines (SWA), which had warned of a first-quarter loss, posted net income of $98 million for the period, improved over a $5 million net profit in the 2011 March quarter.
