Airline news
Singapore Air Clings To Luxury As LCCs Thrive
Tony Fernandes, the flamboyant chief executive of budget airline AirAsia, joked last month that he could buy Singapore Airlines and even displayed an artist’s impression of his competitor’s plane painted in A...
Southwest Airlines And AirTran Airways Aircraft Maintenance Technicians Ratify Seniority Integration Agreement
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced that Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMT) from Southwest Airlines, represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), and AirTran Airways, represented by the Internati...
Sunwing Moving to Brand New Terminal 3 in Las Vegas Airport
As of June 27, 2012, Sunwing will be moving to the new Terminal 3 in the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. Terminal 3 will stretch almost half a mile across the desert, providing visitors to Las Vegas with a full-servic...
WestJet and China Eastern Airlines Launch Code-share Partnership
WestJet announced it has entered into a code-share agreement with China Eastern Airlines, one of the largest airlines in mainland China. Tickets are available today for flights starting on July 1, 2012. WestJet announced it has...
Airbus Confident A350 Will Overcome Doubts
Airbus’s revised target to deliver its new wide-body A350 passenger jet during the first half of 2014 is “challenging” but “achievable”, the company’s CEO Fabrice Bregier told the Fina...
London Gatwick Boosted By Emerging Markets
London’s Gatwick airport reported a strong rise in full-year profit, helped by traffic growth and the addition of new routes to emerging markets in Asia. London’s second largest airport said on Monday its ear...
