EgyptAir (MS) is considering replacing its Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 fleet between 2020-2025, MS chairman and CEO Hossam Kamal told ATW in Taipei last week.
US Airways (US) is still on track to outfit its entire Airbus A330 fleet with its Envoy Class, which features a reverse herringbone seating configuration, by this summer.
Airbus Upgrade Services has seen an unexpected number of cabin reconfigurations for the A380, and has so far served all but one of the carriers operating the aircraft type.
[CORRECTED] Southwest Airlines (SWA) aims to attract more business passengers going forward, as an “integral part of its business strategy” through its route map and by investing in cabin comfort.
Russian investigators examining the crash of a UTair (UT) ATR 72-200 in Siberia have reversed earlier statements that icing was not considered a factor and now say they are looking into that possibility.
The tough economic environment that is forcing airlines to either consolidate or cease operations is also affecting alliance memberships, Star Alliance acting CEO Mark Schwab told ATW in Taipei last week.
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For several years, airlines have yearned to adopt “merchandising,” a term that is applied indiscriminately to everything from fare families to checked-bag fees.Depending on who is doing the talking, they are held back by their own systems, which don’t easily accommodate innovations in how products are sold, or by the global distribution systems, which some airlines accuse of dragging their feet on investment in new technology.
Emirates’ dedicated Airbus A380 terminal Changi Airport Group (CAG) said an S$15 million ($12 million) Alaska Airlines unveiled its “Airport of the Future” Bangkok Suvarnabhumi is planning Baltic Ground Services reached an agreement
Aer Lingus (EI) sees an opportunity in Lufthansa’s divestment of British Midland International (bmi) to expand its slot portfolio at London Heathrow (LHR), EI CEO Christoph Mueller told ATW.
Hong Kong’s Executive Council has—in principle at least—endorsed the construction of a third runway at Hong Kong International (HKG), according to the official Hong Kong government website ( ATW Daily News, Jan. 4).
UK airports handled 219 million passengers in 2011, an increase of 4.1% over 2010, marking a return to year-over-year growth following three consecutive years of falling passenger throughput, according to data published last month by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
FAA has compiled a list of 30 airports that it will use to monitor the progress of its plan to increase aviation system safety and efficiency. This is a follow-on step after the agency’s Operational Evolution Plan (OEP), a 10-year initiative (2000-2010) that increased capacity. “With the OEP process we were able to complete 22 airfield projects at 19 airports. Those improvements enabled airports to accommodate two million more additional operations,” an FAA spokesperson told ATW.
Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Assn. (ALTA) executive director Alex de Gunten last month again called for airport and ATC modernization in Latin America. “We can’t stress enough the need to address the infrastructure issues faced by our industry today,” he said. Speaking to an IATA conference in Santiago de Chile, he added, “We can't afford to wait until we have a crisis to take action. Infrastructure projects take years to complete, so the time to act is now.”
A joint venture company that will provide ground handling services for airports in Shanghai was established by a consortium of airport companies and airlines.
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has deployed about 640 Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) body-scanning machines to 165 airports, but the expensive equipment is not always deployed cost-effectively, according the US Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Southwest Airlines (SWA) wants to attract more business passengers going forward, as an “integral part of its business strategy” through its route map and by investing in cabin comfort.
