Air New Zealand is targeting significant cost savings over the next two years in response to a tightening demand environment that has eaten into its profitability.
Qantas has an optimistic outlook for its international operation despite reporting weaker profits for fiscal 2019 and a near-term slowdown on its Hong Kong route.
LATAM Cargo Group announced plans Aug. 22 to grow its networks in Colombia and Peru, boosting its position in two key South American markets for international trade.
Although Qantas stresses it has yet to decide if it will launch the ultra-long-haul routes envisioned under its Project Sunrise initiative, the Australian airline is increasing its efforts to research and plan for these flights.
American Airlines has agreed to pay $22.1 million to settle allegations that it falsely reported delivery times of mail transported internationally on behalf of the U.S. government.
Danish freight-forwarder DSV has completed its DKK35.1 billion ($5.2 billion) acquisition of Swiss freight-forwarder Panalpina, kicking off a three-year integration which is expected to yield around DKK2.2 billion in annual synergies.
French air-accident investigation bureau BEA said Aug. 20 that a “serious incident” investigation has begun regarding a Pratt & Whitney-powered Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) Airbus A220 that experienced an inflight engine failure in July.
Delegations from the U.S. and Japan signed an agreement in Tokyo Aug. 21 to firm the addition of two dozen new daytime services between the U.S. and Tokyo Haneda Airport.
Embraer’s commercial aircraft joint venture (JV) with Boeing is on track to receive antitrust approval by the end of the year, but there is still much work to be done to bring the companies together, Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery said.
New York’s 27 delegates to the U.S. House of Representatives have asked American Airlines and its mechanics’ unions to reach an agreement that prevents jobs at New York-area airports from being shipped overseas.
Air New Zealand has appointed CFO Jeff McDowall as acting CEO to fill the transition period after Christopher Luxon steps down from the position Sept. 25.
Germany’s Volocopter has unveiled the design of its production electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi, which the company plans to fly within 18 months.
International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh said he has “no confidence” in London Heathrow Airport’s expansion plans and described the cost of the project as a “heist.”
Germany’s Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer said proceeds from the country’s aviation tax should in the future be dedicated to environmental research.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will add three new international routes from Tokyo Narita Airport by the end of its fiscal year in March 2020, as the Japanese carrier continues to grow its international network.
Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) subsidiary 328 Support Services (328SSG) is going ahead with the relaunch of the Dornier 328 regional turboprop, which will target regional, cargo and special mission use.
Boeing plans to hire “a few hundred” temporary staffers at its Moses Lake, Washington facility for work that must be done on stored 737 MAXs awaiting delivery to customers, the company said.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Aug. 20 filed a lawsuit to block travel industry services provider Sabre’s proposed $360 million acquisition of rival Farelogix, arguing Sabre is clearly trying to take out a competitor that could bring innovation and benefits to customers.
Thai Airways’ president Sumeth Damrongchaitham has asked the company’s senior executives to voluntarily take pay cuts and meet allowances in a bid to save costs.
American Airlines’ long-haul schedule changes for 2020 will continue to position Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) as a mid-country gateway to Europe and will test Royal Air Maroc’s Casablanca operation as a potential link deeper into Africa.
Korean Air has made significant route cuts in the South Korea-Japan market, as political tension between the two countries is increasingly impacting traffic.
Airlines for America (A4A) wants the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to adopt a more restrictive definition of “service animal,” part of an effort to end abuses of the rules governing emotional service animals (ESA) in the aircraft cabin.
A Transavia pilots’ union has filed a strike notice for September and October, saying its members are not properly represented in talks with management, as plans for the Air France low-cost unit’s development advance.
