With BA having to cancel 48 flights after BA’s “Mixed Fleet” union members went on strike during Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, and the cancellation of a further 80 flights owing to bad weather, further disruption to travelers is now being caused by a second wave of strike action, this time a three-day strike
According to Etihad Airways, the Italian flag-carrying airline Alitalia, together with its shareholders, is to present a new business plan to the Italian government next Monday. This move comes subsequent to the loss-making Italian airline approving a short-term finance deal last December, together with a new strategy which will include job losses. The Abu Dhabi
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released figures for global air freight markets revealing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 6.8% in November 2016 compared to the same period for 2015. This figures demonstrated more than 2.5 times the average annual monthly growth rate of 2.6% shown over the past decade.
Almost two years after the crash of Germanwings flight 9525 which killed all 150 passengers and crew on board, German prosecutors have closed the investigation, concluding that Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot, was solely responsible in the intentional crashing of the aircraft. A number of victims’ relatives have been upset by the closing of the investigation.
The Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has announced yet another major city infrastructure overhaul, this time with a US$10 billion redevelopment and expansion of the city’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The intention is to overhaul and expand on the existing number of terminals in an attempt to make them all interconnecting, which has
The UK government has shown its willingness to safeguard the public amid the boom in use of drones, or UAVs, by aiming to introduce new measures governing their use, with measures currently out for consultation to include: – mandatory registration of new drones – tougher penalties for illegal flying near no-fly zones and new signs
As of January 3, Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport has fuel bunkers filled with an approximate 10% biofuel converted from used cooking oil, which has been mixed with standard jet kerosene. An SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320neo was the first aircraft to use the new fuel for its flight to Los Angeles that day. This means that
The U.S. Department of Transport has issued a final order granting Delta Airlines and Aeroméxico antitrust immunity, enabling the two carriers to establish a joint cooperation agreement, thus creating the largest trans-border alliance between the U.S. and Mexico which will benefit passengers of both airlines. According to Delta’s SEO, Ed Bastian, “Together, Delta and Aeroméxico
In May this year, the Brazilian government was mulling over the possibility of filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) relating to unfair Canadian government subsidies provided to the struggling Canadian company, Bombardier. On Monday of this week it was announced that CAMEX, the Council of Ministers of Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber and
Having placed an initial order with Airbus back on 18 January, 2016 for 118 jets, Iran Air has now finalized the agreement, but has dropped the 12 A380s from the order. With the lifting of U.S. sanctions against Iran as a result of the international nuclear accord at the beginning of January this year, Airbus
