Cathay Pacific is set to expand its access to some key European cities, thanks to an expansion of its codeshare agreement with the Lufthansa Group. The two airlines have agreed to codeshare on routes between Hong Kong and Frankfurt,…
United Airlines has yanked Boeing 737 Max flights from its schedule for another two months until 3 November, a move United estimates will result in cancellation of another 5,000 flights. The decision makes United, which previously cut 737 Max…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the European Commission’s evaluation of the Airport Charges Directive (ACD) which highlights the need to further strengthen the Directive to protect consumers. Nearly 60% of passengers in Europe pass through just 25…
Air Italy will serve four US destinations in summer 2020, despite complaints by several US airlines that it is effectively acting as a front for its largest shareholder, Qatar Airways. The Arab carrier holds a 49% stake in Air…
Carsten Spohr, the chief executive of Lufthansa Group, and William A “Bill” Franke, the founder and managing partner at Indigo Partners, took the top honours today at the 2019 Airline Strategy Awards, which recognises individuals, airlines and companies supporting…
American Airlines is extending cancellations of flights scheduled on the Boeing 737 Max through 2 November, matching moves by other major US airlines while regulators have set no date on when those aircraft could be cleared to return to…
GE’s latest jet engine, the GE9X, keeps piling on the superlatives. Already the world’s largest commercial jet engine, it is also now the most powerful one, according to Guinness World Records. The records keeper announced today that the GE9X,…
Delta Air Lines saw cargo revenues drop for the second quarter in a row on the back of traffic declines. The Atlanta-headquartered airline registered a 17% year-on-year decline in second-quarter cargo revenues to $186m. Revenues were also down in…
American Airlines expects a negative impact of $185 million to its second quarter pre-tax income from cancellation of Boeing 737 Max flights. The Oneworld carrier scrapped 7,800 flights in the second quarter and has removed all 737 Max-operated flights…
Airlines for Europe (A4E) has renewed calls to speed up airspace modernization as structural air traffic control (ATC) issues—including capacity issues and staff shortages—have contributed to a 114% increase in airline delay minutes in the first half of 2019…
