Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways has appointed former Air Italy COO Neil Mills as president and COO, as the airline progresses toward a planned 2020 launch.
Alitalia’s new special commissioner Giuseppe Leogrande met with Italy’s economic development minister Stefano Patuanelli and union representatives Dec. 17 in a bid to find a way forward for the Italian flag carrier, which filed for bankruptcy two-and-a-half years ago.
Lufthansa and Munich Airport operator FMG plan to intensify their strategic cooperation in the sustainable development of the Star Alliance carrier’s Munich hub.
British Airways (BA) pilots have voted in favor of a new pay deal, ending months of tension at the oneworld carrier, which led to a September strike that brought operations to a virtual standstill.
All-Boeing operator Icelandair has pushed back its planning for the Boeing 737 MAX’s return to operational service by five months to May 2020, prompting a delayed phase-out of some of its 757s.
Southwest Airlines says fourth-quarter (Q4) unit revenue will be flat up to 2% year-over-year on the strength of solid bookings and yield trends, likely boosted by ongoing capacity pressure created by the 737 MAX groundings, the carrier reported.
Canada Jetlines, a Vancouver-based start-up ULCC, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to combine with Delaware-based Global Crossing Airlines (GLOBALX), a developing charter airline backed by two Miami-based private equity firms.
JetBlue Airways is arguing that the proposed transborder joint venture (JV) between Delta Air Lines and WestJet could dash its hopes for an eventual expansion into Canada.
UK long-haul operator Virgin Atlantic is considering postponing the retirement of its remaining Airbus A340s because of “ongoing supply issues” with the engines on its Rolls-Royce powered Boeing 787s.
Greek carrier Aegean Airlines is planning 7.8% capacity growth in 2020, supported by the introduction of six initial Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, which are scheduled to arrive during the year.
Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) chairman Chang Kang-wei emerged from radio silence Dec. 13—the day the Taiwanese airline was supposed to have ceased operations—saying the carrier will resume operations after securing funds from new investors.
The Taiwan ministry of transport and communication has approved Starlux Airlines’ air operator’s certificate (AOC) application, as it moves toward its commercial flight debut on Jan. 23, 2020.
Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAI) has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) to airlines operating Boeing 737 freighters modified by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Delta Air Lines is working to whittle down the number of aircraft types in its operating fleet while taking a hiatus from its comprehensive upgauging strategy in the 2020-2021 time period.
