- Etihad Airways and Easyjet Enter into New Partnership[Jan. 14, 2020]
Etihad Airways (Etihad), the national airline of the UAE, has become the most recent airline to partner with easyJet, one of the world's largest airlines. This new partnership means customers can purchase tickets through the easyJet worldwide website connecting the two airlines' networks and opening new and exciting possibilities for travel between Europe, Africa, the Azores and the UAE. The collaboration comes into effect immediately.
- Delta Beats Profit Forecast on Strong Demand As Rivals Battle 737 MAX Crisis[Jan. 14, 2020]
Delta Air Lines Inc on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter profit that beat estimates, boosted in part by customers it gained from rival airlines' 737 MAX cancellations and growing air travel demand.
- Airbus Sales Chief Says No Need to Cut Production of A330neo[Jan. 16, 2020]
Airbus sees enough demand for its wide-bodied A330neo passenger jet to keep production stable, Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer told Reuters on Wednesday.
- South African Airways Flights at Risk Without US$139 Million from Government: Union[Jan. 16, 2020]
South African Airways (SAA) could have to suspend some flights and delay salary payments if the government can't come up with a plan soon to provide the 2 billion rand (US$139 million) it promised the airline last month, a trade union official said on Wednesday.
- Boeing New-Plane Orders Hit 16-Year Low[Jan. 15, 2020]
Boeing's orders for new planes fell to a 16-year low in 2019 after two crashes of the 737 MAX killed 346 people and led to the worldwide grounding of the plane, costing the company nearly US$10 billion and its title as the world's largest aircraft manufacturer.
- MAX Jet Crisis Big Challenge for New CEO[Jan. 13, 2020]
Fifteen years ago, Boeing considered David Calhoun for its chief executive officer. He didn't get the job.
- 2019 Was a Year of Growth and Quality for Sheremetyevo[Jan. 10, 2020]
Sheremetyevo International Airport showed impressive results in 2019, with the number of passengers served increasing by 8.9 percent over 2018, to 49.9 million*. Takeoff and-landing operations (TLO) increased 8.2 percent in the same period, to 386,370.
- Pulkovo Airport Welcomed More than 758 Thousand Passengers over the Winter Holidays[Jan. 10, 2020]
During the New Year's holidays, from December 25, 2019, to January 8, 2020, Pulkovo St. Petersburg Airport welcomed 758 537 passengers, which is 7% more than in the same period of 2018-2019.
- Airbus Delivers Strong 2019 Commercial Aircraft Performance[Jan. 10, 2020]
Airbus SE delivered 863 commercial aircraft to 99 customers in 2019, outpacing its previous output record set in 2018 by eight percent. In the 17th yearly production increase in a row, Airbus progressed on the transition to all NEO variants and by year end Airbus had delivered 173 wide-body aircraft, its highest number in a single year.
- Boeing's Ousted CEO Departs with US$62 Million, Even Without Severance Pay[Jan. 11, 2020]
Boeing Co's ousted chief executive officer, Dennis Muilenburg, is leaving the company with US$62 million in compensation and pension benefits but will receive no severance pay in the wake of the 737 MAX crisis.