Republic Airways Holdings (RAH) is shrinking as a consequence of its pilots rejecting a new labor contract in April, according to chairman, president and CEO Bryan Bedford.
Australian flag carrier Qantas is seeking voluntary redundancy from its pilots, in a first move to cut $1.8 billion in costs and reduce staffing levels by 5,000 over the next three years.
Rolls-Royce has dispatched its first production line Trent XWB engine to Toulouse, ahead of the Airbus A350-900’s entry into service with Qatar Airways later this year.
Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL posted a first-quarter net loss of BRL96.1 million ($43.4 million), widened from a net loss of BRL75.3 million in the year-ago quarter.
Jazz Air parent Chorus Aviation reported first-quarter net income of C$5.6 million ($5.1 million), down 39.1% from C$9.2 million net profit in the year-ago March quarter.
Embraer Commercial Aviation president and CEO Paulo Cesar Silva talked about the status of the E-Jet E2 program with ATW senior editor Aaron Karp at the Regional Airline Association convention in St. Louis, Missouri.
ICAO has forged a consensus among its member states and the international air transport industry sector to make the tracking of airline flights a near-term priority.
ATR is poised to reveal customers for 81 undisclosed aircraft over the coming weeks after sealing firm orders for 107 aircraft during the first four months of 2014.
Lufthansa is planning to transfer around 1,500 German airports ground staff who work at check-in desks and ticket sales counters into separate companies this year as part of its cost-cutting program SCORE.
Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group has reported a first-quarter net loss of $41.3 million, reversed from a net income of $42.7 million in the year-ago quarter.
Sharjah-based low-cost carrier Air Arabia reported a first-quarter net profit of AED75 million ($20.4 million), up 27% compared to a net profit of AED59 million in the year-ago period.
Thailand’s low-cost carrier (LCC) Nok Air reported a first-quarter profit of THB40.9 million ($1.25 million), down 90.2% from THB416 million in the year-ago period.
Kazakhstan-based Air Astana will begin summer season charter flights from Almaty and Astana to Southern Europe in June, following the lifting of restrictions by the European Union in April.
The 4.58% cancellation rate among US air carriers during the first-quarter of 2014 was the highest in 20 years, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
