- ANA to Launch 1st Long-Haul Service to Europe on Dreamliner Jan. 21[Oct. 05, 2011]
ANA said Wednesday it will commence the first long-haul international route to Europe using the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Jan. 21, when it begins its Haneda to Frankfurt service.
- Threatening Letters Sent to Qantas Managers: Alan Joyce[Oct. 05, 2011]
The industrial dispute at Qantas appears to be getting personal, as Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigate threats made to the airline's chief executive Alan Joyce.
- IAG Sets Up Short-haul Carrier Iberia Express[Oct. 06, 2011]
International Airlines Group, formed from the merger of Iberia and British Airways last year, said on Thursday it had set up a new carrier to handle short- and medium-haul flights from Spain, called Iberia Express.
- Air Canada Planes Fuller in Sept, WestJet Emptier[Oct. 06, 2011]
Air Canada, Canada's biggest airline, and tiny rival Porter Airlines filled more seats on their flights in September but the planes of No. 2 carrier WestJet were emptier even though it offered seat sales during the month.
- Tiger Airways Faces Complaints in Australia, Philippines[Oct. 04, 2011]
Low-cost carrier Tiger Airways is facing complaints in both Australia and the Philippines after the grounding of the domestic services of Tiger Airways Australia, local media reported on Tuesday.
- American Airlines Faces Turbulent Ride[Oct. 05, 2011]
American Airlines' CEO is proud that his company, unlike its biggest rivals, avoided the bankruptcy process to remake itself. Investors aren't so sure.
- Qantas Chief Target of Racist Threat in Union Dispute[Oct. 04, 2011]
Australia's Qantas Airways industrial fight with unions has turned violent, with racist threatening letters sent to the airline's chief and other management staff and cars and homes of Qantas staff damaged after they refused to strike.
- Airline Stocks Drop, Led by 33% Decline of American Parent AMR[Oct. 04, 2011]
Growing worries about the financial woes of American Airlines and concerns about the fiscal health of the industry led to major turbulence for airline stocks, especially American parent AMR Corp.
- Middle-Seat Syndrome at American Airlines[Oct. 03, 2011]
If American Airlines was a seat, it would be a middle one in coach, sandwiched between two behemoths, pledged as collateral for a loan.
- First Int'l Passenger Flight Since Gadhafi Ouster Arrives in Tripoli[Oct. 03, 2011]
A Turkish Airlines passenger plane landed in Tripoli's Mitiga airport from Istanbul on Saturday in the first international commercial flight to Libya since the ousting of Moammar Gadhafi in August.