Charlotte, N.C. mayor Anthony Foxx was nominated Monday by President Barack Obama to become the US’s 17th secretary of transportation, replacing Ray LaHood, the former Republican congressman from Illinois who has served as head of the US Department of Transportation for over four years.
Thomas Cook Group—which detailed plans in February to reorganize its Belgian, German and UK airlines—has announced it will merge Frankfurt-based Condor Flugdienst GmbH and its wholly owned subsidiary Condor Berlin GmbH.
China Southern Airlines reported a net profit of CNY57 million ($9.16 million) in the first quarter, down 82% compared to net income of CNY319 million in the year-ago quarter.
Ethiopian Airlines resumed Boeing 787 Dreamliner service Saturday with a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, making it the first carrier to relaunch 787 flights since the aircraft was grounded in January.
Finnair reported a first-quarter loss of €15.8 million ($20.6 million), an 18.3% improvement on the €19.3 million loss recorded in the year-ago period.
Achieving an ICAO-based global emissions trading agreement by the fall 2013 deadline will be difficult, IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler told a Washington DC audience in April.
United Airlines has put in place a set of initiatives to save 85 million gallons of fuel in 2013, equivalent to 828,750 metric tons of CO2 or roughly $275 million at current fuel prices.
President Barack Obama will nominate Charlotte, N.C., mayor Anthony Foxx to be the next US transportation secretary, according to widespread media reports.
Ethiopian Airlines resumed Boeing 787 Dreamliner today revenue service with a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, making it the first carrier to relaunch Dreamliner flights since the aircraft was grounded in January.
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All Nippon Airways (ANA), the Boeing 787 launch customer and largest Dreamliner operator with 17 in its fleet, will conduct a 787 proving flight Sunday, an initial step toward resumption of commercial flights with its 787s.
[UPDATED] The US Congress passed legislation to give FAA flexibility to transfer funds to enable the agency to end furloughs of air traffic controllers, at least through the end of the US government’s fiscal year Sept. 30.
Capacity growth in the US airline market is unlikely to occur in the near-term with the current economic environment and fuel costs expected to stay high, executives agreed at an aviation symposium this week.
