Viva Air became the first low-cost airline to enter Peru’s domestic market on Tuesday, posing a challenge to Santiago-based LATAM Airlines, which has long dominated the market. Viva – a unit of Irelandia Aviation, which is led by Ryanair…
Airlines need to do more to attract women pilots, engineers and executives if they are to cope with the industry doubling in size in the next 20 years, an executive at the International Air ransport Association has said. According…
Air China on 5 May began non-stop service between Shanghai Pudong (PVG) and Barcelona (BCN). The 9,860-kilometre route will be served three times weekly by the Star Alliance member"™s 254-seat A330-200s. The date also marked the third anniversary of…
An airline boss was pied in the face with lemon meringue in front of hundreds of people "” in what some flyers might see as a case of "just dessert" amid rising anger over the industry. Qantas chief executive…
IAG Cargo today announces that IAG"™s new long-haul low cost airline brand LEVEL will join its cargo operations from June 2017. LEVEL was launched in March of this year and will be the fifth airline brand to join IAG…
The rate at which airlines mishandled bags in 2016 dropped by 12.25%, according to a report released by air transport information technology company SITA. The rate of 5.73 mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers was also the lowest since SITA…
Former Irish Army officer Ray Gammell has been appointed interim CEO of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways – one of the most senior jobs in the sector worldwide. He’ll take over immediately from Australian James Hogan, current president and group…
Grupo Aeroméxico, S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico: AEROMEX.MX) and Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today begin their joint cooperation agreement (JCA) to operate transborder flights between the United States and Mexico. Delta and Aeromexico have confirmed with the U.S. Department…
Hundreds of people’s tempers flared in a Fort Lauderdale International Airport terminal for Spirit Airlines Monday night after several flights were canceled. In footage captured by witnesses, airport security is seen moving in quickly and a number of people…
Between May 12 and 17, 16 airlines will be shuffled among gates at Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to set the stage for Delta’s planned $1.9 billion renovation of terminals 2 and 3 and the construction of the Delta Sky…
