Airline news
Boeing Leads Airbus In Race For United Order
Boeing has pulled ahead of Airbus in a race to win an aircraft order potentially worth more than USD$15 billion at list value with United, but intense negotiations lie ahead to close a deal that Airbus is unlikely...
Virgin America Aims For IPO in 12-24 months
Virgin America, the high service, low-cost airline branded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, is mulling a public share offering in the next 12-24 months, a senior executive said on Tuesday. “We have b...
IATA Says Airlines See Improved Outlook
Chief financial officers and heads of cargo at the world’s airlines reported growing confidence in their profitability and an improved outlook for the next 12 months, according to a survey by the Internation...
AMR Fires Opening Shot In Court Battle
American Airlines kicked off a week-long court hearing on its bid to abandon union contracts, telling a judge on Monday that its bankrupt parent, AMR, cannot survive without major concessions from its workforce. H...
American Eagle Flight Attendants Continue Talks
Robert Barrow, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA) at American Eagle, issued the following statement on the bankruptcy negotiations and a potential merger: “We continue to negotiate with A...
Virgin America Names New Vice President of Airports & Guest Services
Virgin America announced the appointment of Jim Davis as the Company’s new Vice President of Airports and Guest Services. With an impressive depth and breadth of experience in the airline industry that includes more than ...
