AMERICAN CUTS CAPACITY TO OFFSET FUEL COSTS
American Airlines is planning to reduce capacity this year to offset rising fuel costs with fewer flights and higher fares. Delta has also trimmed its first-quarter capacity guidance, although United ...
American Airlines is planning to reduce capacity this year to offset rising fuel costs with fewer flights and higher fares. Delta has also trimmed its first-quarter capacity guidance, although United ...
FedEx Express has taken delivery of its latest Boeing 777 Freighter, which is part of a larger order for 18 new aircraft and 15 options. Because the cargo airline already operates 12 777Fs and has a f...
Qatar Airways is to quit London Gatwick airport this summer. The airline’s last flight will be on 31st May 2011. Qatar Airways follows Etihad and Oman Air in quitting London’s second airport, leaving ...
Middle East Airlines (MEA) has announced that it will join the SkyTeam alliance next year. The airline alliance said the new member would allow it to ‘compete more efficiently’ and help move into the ...
EgyptAir has held discussions with Airbus with a view to deferring some of its A330-300 deliveries as it seeks to stabilise its operations. EgyptAir does not believe the crisis will affect delivery of...
British Airways employees are once again being balloted for strike action. In a recent development, BA’s new chief executive, Keith Williams sent a recent letter to cabin crew members stating that he ...
Aer Lingus is considering cutting back on flights in 2011 to cope with rising fuel costs, which it says could wipe out the recovery it made last year. The Irish airline has also hedged over 60% of its...
Virgin Atlantic’s chief executive Steve Ridgeway has stated that airlines need to better sell their services to governments and the traveling public to offset the bad press the industry received last ...
Thai Airways International and Tiger Airways have agreed to establish a low-cost carrier called Thai Tiger Airways. Under the agreement, Thai Airways will hold 49.9% of the new airline; Singapore-base...
AirAsia X has ordered three 238 tonne increased take off weight A330-200s with an option for two more, bringing AirAsia X’s total orders for the A330 to 28. The aircraft should be delivered from 2014....
Gary Kelly, chairman and chief executive of Southwest Airlines has stated that passenger demand has not been diminishing following successive fare increases brought in to combat higher jet-fuel costs....
WestJet and American Airlines have agreed to code-share on connecting flights on American or American Eagle flights from Canada to Chicago and Boston. More cities are expected to be added in the near ...
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