Star Alliance's chief executive William Meaney has resign-ed after only three months in the job. Jaan Albrecht, CEO of Aeromexpress, Mexicana's cargo division, will replace him. Meaney's appointment in February was controversial, as he was a senior executive with South African Airlines, which is not a member of the alliance.
Source: Flight International
The financial impact of grounding its 65 Boeing 737 Max 9s in January pushed Alaska Air Group to a $132 million loss in the first quarter of 2024.
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet expects to post a pre-tax headline loss of between £340-360 million ($423-448 million) for the six months ended March 2024.
A group of US consumers have filed a lawsuit in a federal district court to block on anticompetitive grounds Alaska Airlines’ proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of rival West Coast carrier Hawaiian Airlines.
