Afriqiyah Airways will increase frequencies between Tripoliand Dubaifrom four to six weekly flights this summer. Arab Air Carrier Org. reported that the airline has a long-term plan to operate from Dubaito various points in the Indian subcontinent and Far East, namely Dhaka, Mumbai and Manila. AirAsia will launch Penang-Chennai service from May 17.
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Japan Airlines announced that it will cut 45 routes by the end of September as part of a radical shakeup intended to return it to profitability and sustainability.
Transaero Airlines' board approved the acquisition of five 777-200s and nine 747-400s as part of its ongoing fleet development and modernization program.
Despite an estimated $25 million net negative impact from the massive earthquake that struck Chile in late February, LAN Airlines reported a first-quarter net profit of $88.3 million, up 35.8% from net income of $65 million in the year-ago period.
JetBlue Airways reported a first-quarter net loss of $1 million, down from a profit of $12 million in the year-ago period, and said it is "taking the right steps to return to sustained profitability."
representing ground staff signed a new labor agreement covering Jan. 1, 2009-Dec. 31, 2012. The accord calls for a salary increase of 0.6% for 2009, a wage freeze this year, a scaled increase for 2011 in relation to the company's EBIT performance in 2010 and a minimum 2% raise in 2012. It also establishes productivity measures at its airport handling and maintenance divisions. IB committed "not to segregate these units" until at least the end of 2010. The new contract affects some 14,750 employees, or nearly 70% of the total staff.
airBaltic will launch twice-weekly Riga-Archangelsk service July 3 aboard a 737. AirBridgeCargo Airlineslaunched weekly Frankfurt-Moscow Sheremetyevo-Tokyo Narita-Seoul Incheon service aboard a 747-400ERF. Wizz Airwill launch London Luton service to Split(four-times-weekly June 18), Dubrovnik(thrice-weekly June 19) and Venice Treviso (thrice-weekly June 19).
an amendment to its 15-year MROcontract with GoJet Airlines covering 20 additional CF34-8 engines and 15 RE220 APUs. CF34 work will be conducted at StandardAero's Winnipegfacility and RE220 work will be performed at its Maryville, Tenn., facility.
TIMCO Aerosystems was selected by Japan Airlines to provide its FeatherWeight galleys for installation on new 767s. The galleys will be delivered to the production line starting in 2011. Delta TechOpssigned a long-term strategic contract with Global Avia Logistics to support the overhaul and repair services of Nordwind Airlines' 757 fleet's PW2000s and GTCP 331-200 APUs.
Delta Air Lines A330 en route from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Atlanta was diverted to Bangor " out of an abundance of caution" after a passenger made a bomb threat, according to the US Transportation Security Administration.
News from Travel Technology Update: American Airlines does not intend to charge travel agents for content as part of its direct-connect strategy, Cory Garner, director of merchandising strategy, said. Garner said he was responding to "misinformation" about American's distribution plans that are being circulated in the industry.
United Airlines parent UAL Corp. posted a first-quarter net loss of $82 million, significantly narrowed from a $382 million deficit in the year-ago period, and noted that it was profitable on an operating basis for the first time in a year's initial reporting period since 2000.
US Airways reported a first-quarter net loss of $45 million, narrowed from a $103 million deficit in the year-ago period, and touted a continuing "rate of improvement" that it said likely will result in a "profitable second quarter."
The European Commission yesterday outlined a comprehensive package of measures to provide relief to the air transport industry in the aftermath of the volcanic ash-related airspace closures earlier this month and committed to "coordinated European action" to reconsider response procedures for future volcanic eruptions.
