Embraer announced that Eric Christensen was named regional VP-marketing for Embraer's Commercial Aviation division in North America, joining the company from SkyWest Inc. Christensen will oversee all activities related to marketing Embraer's E-Jets platform in this market, leading the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based sales engineering and marketing teams.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has relaunched its seasonal 3X-weekly Boeing 777-300ER Singapore-Barcelona-Sao Paulo service, strengthening Singapore Changi Airport’s status as a global hub.
Lufthansa Technik Switzerland (LTSW) announced Wednesday it had found that “extensive restructuring measures” would likely be necessary across the company, citing a difficult market position exacerbated by the continuing exchange rate strength of the Swiss franc.
Ryanair (FR) has condemned the “European Commission’s bias against low fares airlines” and called for an end to its travel policy prohibiting to book flights on LCCs.
The European Commission (EC) has given the go-ahead for British Airways (BA) owner International Airlines Group (IAG) to acquire British Midland International (bmi), saying any competition concerns were addressed by conditions that were proposed as part of the deal.
The European Commission (EC) has given the go-ahead for British Airways (BA) owner International Airlines Group (IAG) to acquire British Midland International (bmi), saying any competition concerns were addressed by conditions that were proposed as part of the deal.
Ryanair (FR) has condemned the “European Commission’s bias against low fares airlines” and called for an end to its travel policy prohibiting to book flights on LCCs.
Frontier Airlines will increase 3X-weekly Madison, Wis.-Washington Reagan service to daily June 7. American Airlines and British Airways have Indian government approval to place the AA code on BA flights from London Heathrow to Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai beginning March 29. Scoot will launch 4X-weekly Singapore-Tianjin Boeing 777 service beginning in the second half of 2012.
LAN Airlines has named Santiago, Buenos Aires, Lima, Los Angeles, Madrid and Frankfurt as the first cities it will serve with Boeing 787 aircraft during the initial year of operations with the carrier.
Aeromexico—which has leased three 787-8s from International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) and ordered two from Boeing—has agreed to lease an additional two new 787-8s from ILFC as part of its previously announced international expansion plan to add 20 new aircraft.
The majority of Slovenia-based Adria Airways (JP) supervisors resigned Monday at a board meeting after failing to oust CEO and chairman Klemen Bostjancic.
The chief executive of Europe's largest airline urged European Union officials to back down from their steadfast insistence on including airlines its Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), warning that time is running short to avoid a damaging geopolitical standoff over the issue.
Aegean Airlines (A3) reported a net loss of €27.2 million ($36.3 million) in 2011, 17% down from the €23.3 million deficit in 2010 when results were negatively affected by one-off social contribution tax charges of €8 million.
The majority of Slovenia-based Adria Airways (JP) supervisors resigned Monday at a board meeting after failing to oust CEO and chairman Klemen Bostjancic.
Aeromexico—which has leased three 787-8s from International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) and ordered two from Boeing—has agreed to lease an additional two new 787-8s from ILFC as part of its previously announced international expansion plan to add 20 new aircraft.
Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes reported a 2011 fourth-quarter net income of BRL$54.3 million ($29.9 million), down 40% from BRL$132 million in the year-ago period.
TAP Portugal selected OnAir to provide its inflight Wi-Fi service onboard its Airbus A330 aircraft, targeting a launch date of early 2012. TAP will also deploy OnAir services on its planned fleet of A350s. Pitch Aircraft Seating has introduced its new lightweight economy seat, developed in co-operation with Intier Automotive, the PF2000. The seat is designed for the high-density, single-aisle retrofit market and weighs less than 25 kg. for a triple unit.
