A Boeing MD-83, chartered by Air Algerie from Spanish company Swiftair, appears to have crashed in Mali with 110 passengers and six crew members on board.
United Airlines parent United Continental Holdings earned net income of $789 million for the second quarter, up 68.2% over a net profit $469 million in the prior-year period, on a 3.6% rise in revenue to $8.98 billion.
Turkish Airlines is in the final stages of evaluating an order for either the Airbus A380-800 or Boeing 747-8I, the carrier has confirmed, saying an order is likely to come before the end of the year.
Guy Hachey, who led Bombardier’s aircraft businesses for the past six years and was a guiding force behind the new CSeries passenger jet, is leaving the company as part of a corporate overhaul.
Southwest Airlines posted a net profit of $465 million for the second quarter, more than doubling net income of $224 million in the prior-year quarter, and exceeded its pre-tax return on invested capital (ROIC) target for the 12 months ended June 30.
Unions representing Iberia’s pilots and ground staff have approved a proposal covering up to 1,427 voluntary redundancies, which will be rolled out over the period to December 2017.
UK low-cost carrier (LCC) EasyJet is forecasting up to 19% pre-tax profit growth for its 2013-14 financial year, after releasing details of its third-quarter performance.
FAA has lifted its ban on US airline flights into and out of Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport that was put in place after a rocket strike near the airport Tuesday. The agency has cancelled its Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) that was first issued Tuesday and extended by another 25 hours yesterday
Top 25 US Airlines for the month ranked by Full-time Equivalent (FTE) employees. Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Employee calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
The TransAsia Airways ATR 72-500 turboprop that crashed in Taiwan Wednesday had aborted its first landing and was attempting a go-around when it went down in a village near Magong Airport, according to Taiwan Civil Aeronautics Administration DG Jean Shen.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has strongly recommended that airlines stop operating to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport, although it stopped short of the ban issued by its US counterparts.
The European Commission (EC) has ordered Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair to repay varying sums in “operating aid” it received from three French regional airports, saying it breached European competition rules.
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-900ER has been damaged by a fire at Kano Aminu International Airport (KAN) in Nigeria as it was being refueled, Turkish spokesperson Ali Genc confirmed to ATW in Istanbul.
Boeing earned net income of $1.65 billion in the second quarter, up 52% over a $1.09 billion net profit in the 2013 June quarter, on a 1% rise in revenue to $22.05 billion.
Hawaiian Holdings, parent of Hawaiian Airlines, reported second-quarter net income of $27.3 million, more than doubling net income of $11.3 million in the year-ago quarter.
Indonesia’s Sky Aviation, which temporarily suspended operations in March, is set to resume Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) flights, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) CEO Andrey Kalinovsky said, declining to give a date.
China Eastern Airlines expects to report first-half net income of less than CNY50 million ($8.1 million), down 90% from net profit of CNY763 million in the year-ago period.
Austrian Airlines, which has taken delivery of the first of four additional Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s, will launch 4X-daily domestic Zurich-Lugano services on behalf of Swiss International Air Lines from Nov. 1.
