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Ryanair pilots agree to pay freeze, productivity increase

"We are still lowering air fares, which means we will suffer losses in both our third and fourth quarters of the current year," Director-Flight...

SAL's Zhou: 2009 recovery possible, CEA merger just speculation

SAL announced in January that it expects to report loss for 2008. In response, it announced a 20% cut in senior management salaries and said it...

IATA: Premium traffic tanking, first/business revenue down 25% in January

In a Premium Traffic Monitor released yesterday, IATA said premium cabins have been steadily less occupied since September and airlines likely...

Air Berlin, TUIfly near deal for 20% stake swaps

AB said yesterday that negotiations regarding a cross-shareholding with the TUI Travel subsidiary are well under way ( ATWOnline , Oct. 14, 2008)...

SAS approves SEK6 billion rights issue

UK may have difficulty enforcing emissions compliance

The likelihood that UK authorities would detain an aircraft is rather low, Norton said, claiming that the UK "may also be motivated by commercial...

Emirates downplays A380 criticism

Responding to the Der Spiegel story, which claimed the in-service A380s have lost some 500 hr. of flying time due to technical problems, Airbus...

Lufthansa to cut hours for 1,000 ground workers

The reductions will not take place at its Frankfurt or Munich hubs and will affect those "mostly employed in service and support functions." The...

East Star suspends operations as CNAC sale falls through

It is the second privately held Chinese carrier to suspend service in recent months. Okay Airways stopped flying in December ( ATWOnline , Jan....

Oneworld airlines tell US DOT ATI would not stifle competition

"Antitrust immunity will benefit the public by allowing oneworld to compete more effectively against the SkyTeam and Star alliances, both of which...

Ryanair announces another Dublin service cut

It announced an initial cut at DUB last month and said Ireland's €10 ($12.92) passenger tax "and other government price hikes" contributed to a...

Finnair to furlough pilots

Shanghai threatens 787 cancellation

TUI will not seek compensation for 787 delays

Manchester-based First Choice Airways, now part of Thomson Airways following the 2007 merger of TUI's travel division with First Choice Holidays,...

US agency ticket sales stay down in February

The decline followed slumps of 24.7% and 26.6% in sales and total fares respectively in January ( ATWOnline , Feb. 12) . International fares were...

China Southern forecasts deeper 2008 loss

It said in a filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange that the impairment "will, to some extent, have a negative impact on the 2008 financial results...

CAA finalizes Stansted price controls, performance targets

Under the incentive regime, up to 7% of the charges from passenger flights at STN could be put at risk if standards of service at security queues,...

Austrian suffers record loss, looks to stay afloat until LH rescue

AAG, which is awaiting approval of its acquisition by Lufthansa ( ATWOnline , Feb. 23) , must create a cost base for interim survival before...

American to suspend Love Field service

Separately, Eagle will launch a daily Dallas/Fort Worth-Santa Fe flight on June 11.

Profitable CSA 'ready for privatization'

AF KLM confirms plans to order 100 long-haul aircraft

by Cathy Buyck

Aegean committed to growth, reports €29.5 million 2008 profit

Revenue rose 27% year-over-year to €611.7 million, driven by a 14% increase in passenger numbers to 6 million and a 12% gain in average ticket...

Bmi lost nearly £100 million in 2008, plans cost cuts

CEO Nigel Turner said the results "were hit by the unprecedented and extremely challenging market conditions reported throughout the airline...

Qatar Airways sets sights on Australia, further expansion

Speaking at this week's ITB Berlin convention, Al Baker said QR "is a robust airline, with a clear strategy, prepared for any crisis that may...

NTSB: Rolls needs to redesign Trent 800 component to prevent icing

The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Board yesterday issued a second interim report on the LHR crash that details extensive testing conducted by...

AF KLM increases summer capacity cut

Kunpeng to launch ARJ21-700 as Chinese trunk liner progresses

The country's ambition to manufacture a 150-seat "trunk liner" also is making progress, Wu said, claiming that ARJ21 production is helping lay a...

Virgin America halves fourth-quarter operating loss

Regarding new speculation that US-based investors Cyrus Capital Partners and Black Canyon Capital have sold their stakes ( ATWOnline , March 3) ,...

Aer Lingus reports €107.8 million 2008 loss; Ryanair to make formal complaint

CEO Dermot Mannion said, "Falling consumer demand in key markets, a weakening dollar and sterling, and increased competition across the network...

Cathay posts $1.1 billion 2008 loss, first annual deficit since 1998

CX said the loss was attributable to shrinking passenger and cargo demand combined with a HK$7.97 billion noncash loss on fuel hedging that was...

Lufthansa full-year profit falls more than 63% to €599 million

While the company said that "there is the potential for a stabilization of revenue and earnings" in 2010 "in the event of an economic recovery,"...

Lufthansa-Bombardier deal ends CSeries speculation

Lufthansa signed a letter of interest at last summer's Farnborough Air Show ( ATWOnline , July 14, 2008) . But speculation that the CSeries would...

Ryanair check-in counters to close Oct. 1

American faces falling loads, yields

In addition, AA expects mainline unit costs excluding fuel to rise approximately 9% this year, with one-third of the increase coming from pension...

EC adopts proposal suspending slot usage rule

EasyJet criticized the measure ( ATWOnline , March 6) , maintaining that unused slots should be returned "to the many European airlines that are...

Delta to cut international capacity additional 10% in fall

In a memo to employees, CEO Richard Anderson and President and CFO Ed Bastian said the move is in response to "the worsening global economy,"...

Strong 2008 carries Airbus, EADS into uncertain 2009

The parent company enjoyed a turnaround last year, posting a €1.57 billion net profit compared to a €446 million loss in 2007. Revenue was up 11%...

Boeing: Financing available for 2009 deliveries, no decision on 2010 production rates

"We believe that every aircraft scheduled to be delivered this year will be delivered," Carson said yesterday at the JP Morgan Aviation and...

Bombardier commits to larger Q400 turboprop

Speaking at the SpeedNews Commercial Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference in Los Angeles, Scott said, "We will build a bigger version of this...

Reports fail to identify causes in separate Qantas incidents

On Friday, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau issued interim factual reports into both the violent upset of QF Flight 72, an A330 operating...

Boeing books three 777 orders but net remains negative

Gross year-to-date orders reached 22, compared to 190 in the year-ago period, although the 2009 net remained negative (-10) thanks to 32 787...

North Korean threat against commercial airlines forces rerouting

KE and Asiana began rerouting an estimated 15 daily flights that approach South Korea from the east to new flight paths that take aircraft over...

AA operates first revenue flight with winglet-equipped 767-300ER

Mexicana to lease 25 717s

Aerolift freighter crashes in Uganda, 11 fatalities feared

Aerolift is a South African cargo carrier that operates a variety of services mostly to Middle Eastern and African destinations. According to...

Spirit Airlines adds a twist to the fee flap

Spirit began charging the fee last summer, along with a $2.50 "natural occurrence interruption fee" and an $8.50 "international service recovery...

UK DfT insists airports focus on passengers, environment

"I want to put passengers at the heart of how our airports are run. This will help ensure that we get the most efficient and competitive aviation...

AirTran expects return to profitability in first quarter, full year

The carrier reported a $273.8 million full-year loss for 2008 ( ATWOnline , Jan. 29) , but in materials presented at a Raymond James conference...

China Eastern ready to join alliance

Liu, who previously was chairman of China Southern Airlines, led that Guangzhou-based carrier into SkyTeam in 2007 ( ATWOnline , Nov. 16, 2007)...