In a move to both enhance flight safety and reduce its impact on the environment, Alaska Airlines has begun distributing iPads to its pilots to replace up to 25 pounds of required paper flight manuals. The carrier said it has "been exploring the idea of an electronic flight bag for several years."
Emirates Airline launched a major nationwide advertising campaign in the UK highlighting its ongoing aircraft investment and insisting it creates thousands of jobs in Europe, part of an effort by the Dubai-based carrier to counter negative perceptions that it is stealing European carriers' market share, allegedly with unfair support from the Dubai government.
S7 Airlines, which once planned to operate 15 Boeing 787s before canceling its Dreamliner order, is now firmly focused on building a narrowbody-centric fleet, according to CEO Vladislav Filev.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission granted interim approval for the proposed joint business agreement between Qantas and American Airlines "on their services between Australia/New Zealand and the US, within these regions and beyond to third countries."
AirBaltic will operate weekly Riga-Tenerife South Boeing 757 service starting June 9. Aeromexico will launch daily Chicago O'Hare-Monterrey-Guanajuato Embraer 190 service July 4. Southwest Airlines launched daily Jacksonville-Denver service. Scandinavian Airlines will relaunch five-times-weekly Airbus A340-300 Copenhagen-Shanghai Pudong service March 1, 2012.
The search and recovery operation for the Air France A330-200 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean two years ago while en route to Paris Charles de Gaulle from Rio de Janeiro officially ended late last week, the French BEA said Tuesday.
International Airline Group CEO Willie Walsh told ATW that the group, formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia in January, has no plans to acquire additional airlines in the near future.
Bombardier Aerospace announced Tuesday that an unidentified airline has placed a firm order for three CSeries100 aircraft with options for three more. Deliveries of the aircraft will start in 2014.
US Dept. of Transportation said it assessed a civil penalty of $55,000 against TACA International Airlines for violating rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of airfares. DOT said that for a period of time in 2010 and this year, TACA “used a program on its website that allowed consumers to search for flights on exact or flexible dates. Searches by both methods produced airfare quotes noting that the fares did not include taxes and fees, but TACA failed to disclose the type and amount of the taxes and fees as required by DOT rules.”
Flights were expected to gradually resume late Tuesday into Wednesday at Buenos Aires's Ezeiza and Aeroparque airports, which were shut down much of Tuesday owing to ash from Chile's Puyehue volcano that drifted over Argentina. The Argentine government said "improved meteorological conditions" and "the dispersion of the cloud of volcanic ash" would allow for a gradual resumption of flights.
IATA DG and CEO Giovanni Bisignani used his final State of Industry address to urge the airline industry to build the structure for a sustainable future based on renewed leadership, continuous innovation, and a united stand in addressing challenges and finding solutions.
IATA unveiled a mock-up of an airport checkpoint of the future—designed to enhance security while reducing queues and intrusive searches—that relies on intelligence-driven, risk-based measures.
The far-reaching alliance between Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines announced Tuesday in Singapore could significantly alter Australian airline market dynamics, according to analysts.
IATA announced leadership changes Tuesday at the conclusion of its 67th AGM in Singapore, confirming former Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Tony Tyler will succeed DG and CEO Giovanni Bisignani
Allegiant Travel Co. named Michael Reichartz senior VP-Marketing. Reichartz was one of the original employees at Travelscape and has served as Expedia VP-Lodging. Reichartz will oversee the company's third-party products, e-commerce/consumer marketing, advertising and corporate communications groups, said Allegiant. Qatar Airways named Marwan Koleilat as CCO. Koleilat joined the carrier in 1997 and has served as senior manager-Commercial Operations East Asia/Southwest Pacific since 2004.
