Ground handlers at London Heathrow Airport terminals 1, 2, and 3 are planning a 24-hour strike Friday, in a dispute with employer Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG) over pay.
Air France-KLM plans to grow the fleet of its low-cost subsidiary Transavia to 100 aircraft by 2017, the group’s chairman and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said.
China Eastern Airlines has unveiled a new look after 25 years, which includes a new logo featuring the shape of a swallow consisting of two capital letters, C and E, the initial letters of the carrier’s name.
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Scoot has revealed that Hong Kong, Sydney and Perth will be the first three routes to be upgraded to Boeing 787-9s when the new aircraft begin arriving.
Australian low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar plans to launch two new routes to New Zealand in December, boosting the Qantas group’s network in this extremely competitive market.
Alitalia has taken another step in its restructuring following the arrival of Etihad as a major shareholder by appointing a new chief commercial officer (CCO), Ariodante Valeri.
Lufthansa Cargo executive board member Andreas Otto will become CCO of Austrian Airlines, sources from Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines confirmed to ATW in Vienna.
Australia’s air navigation services provider Airservices Australia has implemented a revised air route structure between Melbourne and Cairns as part of ongoing efforts to reassess procedures and airspace management.
Monthly percentages of total flight cancellations, per reporting airline. Ordered from lowest percentage of total flight operations cancelled to highest.
US airlines on-time performance, ranked by percentage of flight arrivals on-time at all reporting airports at which these carriers operate, contrasted with the previous month's performance, and the year-ago month's performance.
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace), through its wholly owned subsidiary ST Aerospace Engines, will be injecting its pro rata share of $21 million in additional capital into ST Aerospace Technologies (Xiamen) Co. (STATCO), its Xiamen-based engine MRO joint venture (JV).
Damage found on wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 indicates there were impacts from a large number of high-energy objects from outside the aircraft, according to a Dutch Safety Board accident report.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that an aircraft’s arrival time is not when it lands, but when the doors are opened, a ruling that affects passenger compensation claims.
Republic Airways Holdings chairman, president and CEO Bryan Bedford said FAA’s requirement that pilots accumulate 1,500 flying hours before being hired by an airline is “leading to nationwide problems” and needs to be reversed.
Swiss International Air Lines’ (SWISS) subsidiary Swiss European Air Lines—which operates a fleet of 20 Avro RJ100s for SWISS—will lease four Embraer E-190s from Zürich-based Helvetic Airways.
Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) has launched a “carbon accreditation” program similar to the one that has been in place in Europe since 2009.
