Airline news
Qantas’ Joyce is the New IATA Chairman
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Qantas Airways CEO and Managing Director Alan Joyce has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors. Joyce succeeds KLM President and CEO Peter...
Passengers Sue JetBlue, Pilot After Meltdown
A group of passengers from a JetBlue flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in March after the pilot suffered a midair meltdown filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against both the airline and the pilot, according ...
Virgin America Signs Interline Deal With Japan Airlines
Virgin America Signs Interline Deal With Japan Airlines Virgin America, the California-based airline, announces a new interline agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL), offering seamless travel on the networks of both carriers acro...
JetBlue Airways and Air China Announce Plans to Partner
The chief executives of JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU)and Air China Limited (HKEX: 00753) (LSE: AIRC) (SSE: 601111) (ADR OTC: AIRYY), China’s exclusive national flag carrier, today announced a new partnership at the 68th Annu...
Stelios To Fly Again With Fastjet
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou moved a step closer to setting up a new Africa-focused airline, Fastjet, after a British investment group he is part of bought Lonrho’s African aviation business. Lonrho, an ind...
US Air Plans Antitrust Filing To Boost AMR Bid
US Airways is hoping to file paperwork with US antitrust regulators as early as July for a proposed merger with AMR, the bankrupt parent of American Airlines, according to five sources familiar with the matter. US Airways belie...
