IATA has called on the aviation industry to “make a safe industry even safer” by developing a better way to track aircraft following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 March 8.
Kulula, the low-cost subsidiary of South African carrier Comair, is eyeing potential codeshare opportunities as it looks to attract more corporate travelers.
Saudi Arabian hybrid carrier flynas has taken delivery of the first of three Airbus A330 aircraft as it gears up to launch a new range of long-haul services.
Airports Council International (ACI) said 2013 global passenger traffic rose 4% over 2012, according to recently released preliminary figures from ACI’s 1,105 reporting member airports.
In 2013, just under 6.96 bags per 1,000 passengers were delayed, a 21.2% drop over 2012 and part of a continuing trend of improved baggage handling over the last several years.
When it comes to emergency situations, bad weather and even volcanic ash clouds, regulatory authorities seem to have two standards—for the ground transportation industry, it’s an accepted hazard; for airlines, it’s a case of they should have been better prepared, so fine ’em and make new rules.
Although widely expected, Qantas Group’s first-half fiscal year 2014 report of a net loss of AUD235 million ($208 million), AUD346 million worse than posted in the year-ago period, sent shock waves through Australia and the airline industry.
For a modern airliner simply to disappear without a trace for almost two weeks, as Malaysia Airlines MH370 had done by the time this magazine went to press, is extraordinary and unimaginably distressing for those personally connected to the 227 passengers and 12 crew who vanished with the aircraft.
US Airways and Brazil’s TAM have both officially joined the oneworld alliance, greatly expanding the global airline grouping’s network in the Americas.
Slovenia-based Adria Airways signed a firm purchase agreement for two Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft, in an order valued at approximately $92 million based on current list prices.
Lufthansa has canceled 3,800 flights for April 2-4 in advance of a pilot strike called by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union, affecting 425,000 passengers.
Malaysian authorities are to implement a new Advanced Passenger Screening System (APSS) in June, part of increased passenger screening at the country’s borders.
