Lufthansa CEO’s focus is on 38 leased planes in Air Berlin battle

Lufthansa is interested in acquiring as many as 80 planes from rival Air Berlin with its priority on securing planes it already leases, the group"™s chief executive said. A creditor committee meets on Thursday afternoon to discuss offers for Air Berlin, which filed for insolvency in August after major shareholder Etihad pulled the plug on […]

FAA ordered to review the size of airline seats

A three judge panel has ordered the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to review whether airlines have made their seats too small in order to get more passengers onto their planes. The panel also ordered the FAA to look at shrinking legroom for passengers, especially those who book economy class seats. In a statement Saturday, the […]

Try this alternative to banning laptops and tablets on planes, airline group says

As U.S. security officials consider expanding a ban on laptops, tablets and other such electronic devices in the cabins of commercial flights, an airline trade group proposed tightening security measures instead. Passengers on flights to the U.S. from eight Middle Eastern and African countries already are banned from carrying on electronic devices larger than a […]

Indigo Brings On Board Ex-United Airlines Executive Cindy Szadokierski

Budget carrier IndiGo has roped in former United Airlines executive Cindy Szadokierski as a consultant for its airport operations. Ms Szadokierski would be the third executive from United Airlines to be on board with IndiGo after Greg Taylor and Rohit Philip in the recent past. One of the promoters of InterGlobe Aviation — the parent […]

United Airlines anuncia cambios en sus planes de flota

United Airlines anunció hoy un pedido para la compra de 25 nuevos aviones Boeing 737-700. La nueva orden se suma al pedido anunciado con anterioridad de 40 aviones 737-700. United empezará a recibir los nuevos equipos a partir de finales de 2017. Los nuevos aviones 737-700 le permitirán a United seguir usando aviones más grandes […]

Pilot shortage a blow to regional airports

Prior to June 2014, residents of Klamath Falls in south-central Oregon had access to one flight daily to San Francisco and Portland from the Crater Lake Klamath Regional Airport. But in that month, United Express, in conjunction with flight operator SkyWest, ended the flights, leaving the seat of Klamath County, population 65,000, without commercial air […]

SpiceJet considering Embraer jets to expand its fleet

SpiceJet, which has activated plans to place orders for new planes to expand its fleet strength, is considering Embraer jets for its fleet among others. The Brazilian aircraft maker had late last year given a presentation on its aircraft to the SpiceJet management, which is exploring all options before taking a final call on the […]

¿Cuáles son los planes de AccorHotels en América del Sur?

En 2012 AccorHotels decidió llevar al ejecutivo francés Patrick Mendes a Brasil como vicepresidente ejecutivo de Hotel Services Luxury Upscale y Midscale en Sudamérica. Sucede que la cadena hotelera gala, como hace en todas las regiones donde opera, quería que Mendes conociera muy bien los mercados de América del Sur, los que dirige desde julio […]

Aeroméxico podría reducir sus inversiones

Aeroméxico podría modificar sus planes a futuro en caso de que la Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica (Cofece) no le autorice la figura de Concentración que busca con la aerolínea Delta Airlines. Andrés Conesa, director general de Grupo Aeroméxico, explicó que si el Acuerdo Bilateral pasa sin que se apruebe una alianza con Delta, la […]

Rolls-Royce analiza volver a motores para aviones de corta distancia

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc está evaluando si una tendencia hacia aviones más grandes le dará la oportunidad de reingresar en el mercado de aviones de corta distancia, según una persona con conocimiento directo de los planes de la compañía. El trabajo de Boeing Co. en un sucesor del 757, un avión de fuselaje estrecho, podría indicar […]