EasyJet and airBaltic have become the latest European carriers to allow passengers to use personal electronic devices (PEDs) throughout all phases of flight.
Rebranded Fiji Airways (formerly Air Pacific) has reported a net profit of FJD14.5 million ($7.9 million) for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, compared with a net profit of FJD17.8 million for the preceding 12-month financial year.
The European Commission has updated its aviation safety list, also known as the airline blacklist, removing all airlines from Swaziland, as well as Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific.
Vietnam-based low-cost carrier (LCC) VietJet Air plans to add more than 25,000 seats per weeks to its established routes over the summer peak period, including the launch of a new 7X-weekly Hanoi-Phu Quoc Island service May 28.
Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air said its dispatchers, represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU), ratified a new four-year labor contract.
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) is expanding its component offerings in Russia with Single Component Availability (SCA), which gives airlines access to components by sale, loan and exchange in a region with special customs regulations.
Safran’s Aircelle will support Hawaiian Airlines’ Airbus A330s under a 10-year agreement covering pool services for thrust reversers on Rolls-Royce Trent 700s.
IAE International Aero Engines has signed an exclusive, 10-year fleet hour agreement with Cathay Pacific Airways to manage 48 V2500s operated by Dragonair.
