US Airways has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), which represent the airline’s 6,500 reservation and airport agents.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has reported a second-quarter net profit of €127 million ($168.3 million), reversing a €78 million loss in the year-ago period.
International Airlines Group (IAG) is on track to acquire 97.52% direct and indirect ownership of Spanish carrier Vueling, falling short of its 100% target.
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary is still planning to press ahead with plans for a long-haul start-up, although this strategy is being hindered by aircraft availability.
Air Astana has extended its partnership with Lufthansa Consulting, which will review its network and fleet plan, taking into account the airline’s capacity constraints at Kazakhstan’s Almaty and Astana airports.
IATA reports robust June growth in global passenger traffic with overall demand rising 6% compared to June 2012 and capacity climbing 5.6% year-over-year.
Republic Airways announced its flight dispatchers from Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America have approved a new five-year labor contract.
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A large contingent of students from Zhejiang province in China was traveling to the United States to spend a couple of weeks seeing part of America and learning English. Such groups represent the ideal of modern commercial aviation: the kind of educational and cultural exchange on which these students were embarking—nearly unthinkable a generation ago—is something the airline industry now enables on a commonplace basis.
American Airlines parent AMR Corp. said its creditors and shareholders have “overwhelmingly” accepted the company’s reorganization plan, which is “another important milestone toward our launch of the new American,” AMR chairman president and CEO Tom Horton said in a statement.
Air Transport World has announced its 2013 Eco-Aviation Award winners, with United Airlines taking the top Gold Eco-Airline of the Year award, airberlin receiving the silver award, and Qantas Group being named Eco-Pioneer.
