Austrian Airlines (OS) chief commercial officer Andreas Bierwirth resigned Friday and will be replaced by Karsten Benz, Lufthansa (LH) Passage VP-European sales and services, effective April 1.
Special item charges impacted Republic Airways Holdings’ (RAH) 2011 fourth-quarter results and resulted in a $123.5 million net loss compared with a $1.3 million loss a year ago.
Austrian Airlines (OS) chief commercial officer (CCO) Andreas Bierwirth resigned Friday and will be replaced by Karsten Benz, Lufthansa (LH) Passage VP-European sales and services, effective April 1.
Air China has taken delivery of an Airbus A321-200 Feb. 29, as part of its re-fleeting and investment program. This aircraft is part of a mandate to finance six A321-200s under a French optimized lease structure combined with ECA loan, with Natixis as arranger of the French lease structure and ECA agent and KfW IPEX-Bank and Natixis as arrangers of the ECA debt.
Turkish Technic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Turkish Airlines (TK), is looking beyond its borders for MRO joint ventures as its new state-of-the-art MRO facility in Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen nears opening this summer
Air New Zealand (NZ) has announced a capacity increase between Auckland and several North American destinations, after Qantas decided to withdraw its Auckland-Los Angeles route in May.
Jade Cargo International, a Lufthansa Cargo (LHC)/Shenzhen Airlines (ZH) joint venture that temporarily suspended operations earlier this month, has signed a letter of intent with China’s UniTop Group to restructure the troubled carrier.
FAA has granted Southwest Airlines (SWA) and AirTran Airways a single operating certificate, formally combining the world's largest low-cost carrier (LCC) with the third largest LCC in North America.
FAA has granted Southwest Airlines (SWA) and AirTran Airways a single operating certificate, formally combining the world's largest low-cost carrier (LCC) with the third largest LCC in North America.
Grupo Aeromexico (AM) announced its consolidated 2011 results showing a record operating profit of MXN3.4 billion ($265 million), up 27% compared to 2010, and the highest full-year numbers in the carrier’s history.
Flydubai has launched 2X-weekly Boeing 737-800 Dubai-Bishkek service. Tarom has increased its Bucharest Otopeni-Budapest ATR 42/72 services from 5X-weekly to 12X-weekly from Feb. 6. Alaska Airlines will operate seasonal daily San Jose-Palm Springs through June 2, and again Oct. 5. Porter Airlines launched 2X-weekly Toronto City-Myrtle Beach service, increasing to 4X-weekly March 1-April 30.
Airbus has begun labeling its current generation A320s the ceo—short for current engine option—as it markets the new, re-engined A320neo while still selling the original variant.
The Allied Pilots Assn. (APA) representing 10,000 American Airlines (AA) pilots has asked a US bankruptcy court to require airline management to continue negotiations toward a new labor agreement.
FAA proposed requiring US airline pilots to hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, meaning first officers will need 1,500 flight hr. before ascending to a Part 121 cockpit.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has reported a solid set of results in its first year as a combined entity of British Airways (BA) and Iberia (IB), with a net profit of €555 million ($745.5 million) and an operating profit of €407 million.
