US-based Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) is taking a 25% stake in Gothenburg-based West Atlantic Group, paving the way for a strategic partnership between the two freight specialists.
IATA is predicting airlines will carry 3.91 billion passengers by 2017, a 31.2% increase over the 2.98 billion passengers carried in 2012, according to IATA’s Airline Industry Forecast for 2013-2017.
Croatia Airlines has completed a D check on an Airbus A320 owned by Thomas Cook, the first D check performed on an A319 or A320 in this part of Europe.
India’s minister for civil aviation Ajit Singh said Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet will receive a software update, which will ground each aircraft for 10 days.
Airberlin, which is undergoing a Turbine restructuring program, continues to focus on saving €400 million ($542.8 million) and eliminating about 900 jobs by the end of 2014.
Flights into Stansted Airport in the UK were disrupted Tuesday morning after a Gulfstream G550 struck and damaged the airport’s instrument landing system (ILS) while landing in low visibility.
Low-fare Qantas subsidiary Jetstar will establish a new cabin crew and pilot base in Adelaide next year to help it increase its presence in South Australia.
The Association of Support Service Industries (PALTA) and the Finnish Air Line Pilots’ Association (SLL) have reached a new collective labor agreement for Finnair pilots.
Cathay Pacific Airways will move its freighter operations from Dubai International to Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) from Feb. 1, 2014.
American Airlines parent AMR Corp. has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and completed its merger with US Airways; the companies officially formed the new American Airlines Group Inc. on Monday morning.
