Lufthansa budget unit Eurowings has agreed a deal with the Verdi union that will allow it to hire new cabin crew at short notice from rivals such as bankrupt Air Berlin.

Some airlines are allowing Mexico City travelers to change their tickets without paying fees after a deadly and powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 rocked central Mexico on Tuesday.

American Airlines Group Inc. will "absolutely, positively" match discount fares from low-cost rivals, Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker said, signaling no end in sight for a price war that has knocked down industry shares this summer.

United Airlines will make its last-ever Boeing 747 passenger flight on Nov. 7.

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Eurowings and the UFO flight attendants union have signed a collective agreement that will enable the LCC to grow rapidly.

Due to the pivotal importance of Greater China for Lufthansa Group, the Group Executive Board decided to establish a Representative Office for the entire Group (including the airlines - Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Swiss International Air Lines - as well as Lufthansa Technik, Lufthansa Cargo, LSG Sky Chefs etc.). It will be located in Beijing in order to facilitate communication flows and to increase presence and availability of Lufthansa Group toward its Chinese partners mainly in the political and governmental environment. Dr Matthias Goebel, a graduate of Beijing University Law School, was appointed head of this Office. He reports to Thomas Kropp, Head of Group International Relations and Government Affairs and Senior Vice President Lufthansa Group.

Emirates President Tim Clark said on Thursday he hopes the Middle East's largest airline will restore capacity to the United States in six to nine months after some flights were dropped earlier this year.

Recently, six listed Chinese airlines, namely, Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and Spring Airlines, have announced their half-year performance, according to which, this article will analyze their operating performance for the first half year of 2017. Compared to last year, Hainan Airlines and China Eastern Airlines witness relatively huge changes since the former included Tianjin Airlines in the report and the latter transferred out the whole stock share of China Eastern Logistics.

China will need 1,070 regional jets with 70 to 130 seats over the next 20 years, making it the third-largest regional aviation market after the United States and Europe, according to the latest report released on Tuesday by Brazil-based aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA.

United Airlines was preparing Wednesday to resume some passenger flights in and out of Houston, and the city expected to reopen its airports before Thursday.