All Airlines articles – Page 101
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NewsAlaska Airlines to acquire Hawaiian for $1bn plus debt
Alaska Airlines to acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $1 billion, the companies said on 3 December.
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NewsAir Malta successor carrier set for bookings launch after securing AOC
Planned new national carrier KM Malta Airlines is to set to open for bookings on 4 December after securing its air operator’s certificate.
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NewsVolotea commercial chief Gonzalez takes on newly created general manager role
European low-cost carrier Volotea has appointed chief commercial officer David Gonzalez to the newly created role of general manager, where he will co-ordinate the company’s global commercial, strategic, operational and cost control activities.
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NewsItaly and Lufthansa formally notify Commission over ITA deal
Lufthansa Group and the Italian government have formally notified the European Commission over a deal for the German carrier to take a minority stake in ITA Airways.
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NewsChina Eastern adds long-haul services, as Vistara adds 50th destination
Carriers in the Asia-Pacific are adding capacity, with an emphasis on leisure destinations as the holiday season approaches.
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NewsTurkish Airlines and Vietnam Airlines consider cargo joint venture
Turkish Airlines and Vietnam Airlines yesterday signed an agreement to cooperate on air cargo with the possibility of forming a joint venture in the future.
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Airline BusinessAir Transat and Porter Airlines plan to take on Canada’s top airlines together
With plans to become more closely intertwined, Canadian carriers Air Transat and Porter Airlines are offering a “strong third option” to Air Canada and WestJet.
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News‘We’ve done everything required’: Connect Airlines chief blasts US regulators over certification delays
US start-up carrier Connect Airlines is pushing back against aviation regulators for allegedly stifling its ambitions of launching flights between Canada and the USA and decarbonising regional air travel with hydrogen propulsion technology.
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NewsAtlas Air takes delivery of third 777F on behalf of MSC Mediterranean
US carrier Atlas Air has taken delivery of its third of four Boeing 777 Freighters placed on long-term aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance agreements with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company. Atlas confirmed the delivery on 30 November, adding that MSC will boost existing weekly cargo flights and add a route ...
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NewsLufthansa drops plan to sell stake in MRO unit
Lufthansa Group has dropped plans to divest a partial stake in its engineering unit Lufthansa Technik after unveiling a new long-term growth plan for the division.
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NewsPorter Airlines orders 25 more Embraer 195-E2s
Canada’s Porter Airlines has placed firm orders for 25 more Embraer 195-E2s – on top of 50 existing orders – in a deal valued at $2.1 billion.
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NewsTwo Unity Air EMB-120s suffer separate serious accidents, hours apart, at same airport
Tanzanian regional carrier Unity Air Zanzibar has been involved in a bizarre occurrence during which two of its Embraer EMB-120 turboprops were involved in separate accidents at the same airport within hours. According to conservation organisation Tanzania National Parks, one of Unity Air’s EMB-120s “encountered a technical problem” while landing ...
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NewsEtihad to deploy A380s on New York JFK route next summer
Gulf carrier Etihad Airways is return the Airbus A380 to one of its Abu Dhabi-New York rotations next summer, marking its restoration of services with the ultra-large jet on a second route.
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NewsGlobalX launches subsidiary UrbanX Air to operate air taxis in South Florida
Global Crossing Airlines Group, which operates the charter airline GlobalX, has created a wholly owned subsidiary known as UrbanX Air to operate the company’s anticipated fleet of electric air taxis in South Florida.
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NewsEve and Jeju Air outline proposed air taxi operations in South Korea
Eve Air Mobility and low-cost carrier Jeju Air are partnering to explore the technical and commercial requirements for electric air taxi operations on the resort island of Jeju.
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NewsAvianca CEO Neuhauser takes new job as CEO of parent Abra Group
Avianca chief executive Adrian Neuhauser will take the helm of Abra Group, which owns Avianca and Brazil’s Gol, in January, while remaining executive vice-chairman of the Colombian carrier’s board of directors.
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NewsAtlas orders pair of Boeing 777Fs
Atlas Air Worldwide has ordered two additional Boeing 777 Freighters to be delivered in the second half of 2024.
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NewsEasyJet reaches new long-term base deal with Gatwick
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet has struck a new long-term deal at its biggest base London Gatwick airport.
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NewsBooking patterns recovering after Middle East impact: EasyJet
EasyJet is reporting a similar upturn after a six-week hit on demand for bookings from the impact of the Israel-Palestine conflict as it saw following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.
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NewsDe Oliveira to step down as ACI World chief at end of 2024
Luis Felipe de Oliveira is to step down as director general of Airports Council International (ACI) World at the end of next year.