AirlinesAA receives high marks from business travelersA recent survey found that business travelers prefer American Airlines over Delta by a 4 to 1 margin when traveling domestically. The survey asked 1,500 readers of a business travel blog and users of Expertflyer.com for their preferences.
LinkFinal administrative step completes AA/US Airways integrationUS Airways has been fully absorbed into American Airlines Group as a final administrative step in the 2013 merger between the two carriers. The US Airways brand officially became part of American Airlines Group on Dec. 30, 2015.
LinkANA: A380 deal not decidedJapanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) has denied reports that parent company ANA Holdings has completed a deal to acquire three Airbus A380s that were repossessed from low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines. Tokyo-based Skymark filed for bankruptcy early in 2015 and defaulted on payments for an order for six A380s. In August, Skymark’s creditors approved a rehabilitation plan that saw ANA take a 16.5% stake in the company.
LinkChina Express buys 10 more Bombardier CRJ900sChina Express Airlines has placed a firm order with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft for 10 CRJ900 regional jets, raising its total orders for 900s to 38. The order exercises options that Chongqing-based China Express had as part of its initial order. To date, 20 CRJ900s aircraft have been delivered.
LinkEtihad Appeals Air Berlin Code-share RulingEtihad Airways has filed an appeal against a German court's decision to revoke its rights to jointly sell tickets for 29 routes operated by Air Berlin. "We will fight all the way to protect our investment, to protect our partnership with Air Berlin and to protect competitive choice in German air travel," Etihad chief executive James Hogan said in a statement.
LinkFiji Airways introduces A330 international servicesFiji Airways will introduce its first Airbus A330-300 on Auckland, New Zealand service Jan. 6. The aircraft was delivered to Fiji at the end of December 2015. It will also be used on other international services such as to Sydney, Australia, and Los Angeles, California, from Jan 16.
LinkIberia launches new Airbus A330 variantIberia has become the first airline to take delivery of the Airbus A330-200 with an increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 242 tonnes. The 11,500km-range aircraft is particularly suitable for Iberia’s longest routes, such as those to Buenos Aires and Montevideo.
LinkRyanair balks at proposed Norwegian taxRyanair is seeking to have the Norwegian government roll back plans for an environmental tax for flights originating in Norway, saying such a move would harm jobs and growth in the Nordic nation. The proposed tax of NOK80 ($8.95) per passenger is due to become effective April 1.
LinkSingapore Air Raises Offer Price For TigerSingapore Airlines has raised the price of its cash offer to buy all shares in Tiger Airways that it does not already own. SIA said its final offer price was SGD$0.45 a share, up from SGD$0.41 a share in cash for the budget carrier, valuing Tiger at approximately SGD$1.125 billion (USD$790 million).
LinkSouth Korea To Review Budget Airline SafetySouth Korea will review safety at its six budget airlines after two recent incidents, including one involving an aircraft that had to return to its departure airport after a door was not properly sealed. Early on Sunday, a Jin Air Boeing 737-800 on its way to Busan, South Korea, from Cebu in the Philippines returned to Cebu about 25 minutes after takeoff because one of its doors was not completely sealed, an airline spokesman said.
LinkSpatial disorientation overwhelmed Kazan 737 crash crewSpatial disorientation could have led the pilots of an ill-fated Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 to perceive that the aircraft was flying inverted as it dived towards the ground. The crew had been attempting a go-around, in darkness, at Kazan on 17 November 2013.
LinkUnited debuts new routes to CaribbeanUnited Airlines launched several new routes to the Caribbean, including service from Newark, N.J., to St. Kitts. "The new flight from St. Kitts will provide convenient connections to various destinations across the United States, including Washington, D.C, Boston and Chicago," said Darrell Scott, a spokesman for United.
LinkUnited flight attendant looks back on career that started in 1963Carol Andrews, 74, has worked as a flight attendant for United Airlines for decades. She started in 1963 and has flown more than 10 million miles. "I like the variety, the people, and I look forward to going to work every day," she said.
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