United Airlines chief executive Jeff Smisek has stepped down from the role amid an investigation into corruption at the carrier. Federal authorities are investigating whether Smisek sanctioned an unprofitable flight in order to benefit the head of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Details
Icelandair to launch service to Chicago, Montreal and Aberdeen. They will have 42 direct destinations. Capacity increased of 18% between years and passenger numbers is projected at 3.5million A total of 26 aircraft to be used for the airline next summer. Two, 262 Boeing 767-300s to join the fleet in 2016.
Parents of a girl who reported to have been inappropriately touched by a man while flying alone from New York to Iowa have sued the man and American Airlines, saying the airline had failed to protect the girl. Muhammad Asif Chaudhry was arrested after the flight in July on charges including engaging in sexual contact…
And the Pink Delta 767-400 is no more. After being pulled into the paint hangar last night, it will be repainted in the standard DL livery. — Benjamin Bearup (@TheAviationBeat) September 8, 2015
FROM CAPA: Cathay Pacific in Sep-2015 will take delivery of its 53rd 777-300ER, which will be the last of its current 777 order. 777Xs arrive next decade but first Cathay will take A350s. Cathay has 48 A350s on order, including 22 -900s and 46 -1000s. The first -900 is due in Feb-2016 and is expected…
El jueves directivos de @cathaypacific nos contarán todos los detalles del nuevo vuelo directo de Hong Kong a Madrid pic.twitter.com/o8DXav9eKL — Fly News (@flynewsmagazine) September 8, 2015
UPDATE: Lufthansa to cancel 1,000 flights Wednesday as pilots’ strike bites. The airline said that 84 long-haul services of the 1,500 planned flights had been cancelled. But it added that 90 intercontinental passenger services and all cargo flights would operate ‘thanks to volunteer pilots’. The airline said: “Any customers whose flight is cancelled as a…
Lufthansa is operating to a special timetable today as flights are disrupted by strike action. The move follows a decision by Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union to call its members at Lufthansa German Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo out on strike in a long running dispute over pay and conditions. Details
Perth Airport has formed a new long-term partnership with Amadeus to implement ACUS, a cutting edge cloud-based technology to benefit airline customers and travellers. This agreement marks Amadeus’ continued expansion of its airport IT business in the Asia Pacific region, with Perth Airport its first customer in Australia. Details
Norwegian has been named Europe’s Leading Low-Cost Airline by the renowned World Travel Awards, one of the travel industry’s most prestigious awards. The World Travel Awards are leaders in the travel sector, with over 650,000 individual votes cast by travel professionals and consumers. Details
British Airways and oneworld partner, TAM Airlines, a LATAM Airlines Group company, will forge closer ties from October this year when they begin a codeshare agreement on flights to Sao Paulo and beyond. In the new arrangement British Airways customers will be able to book seats on TAM’s Heathrow to Sao Paulo service via ba.com…
The Spitfire owners would have had to shell out an astonishing £50,000 to cover their brief flypast, which was due to take place over central London on September 20. Paul Beaver, who was organizing the event, told the Daily Telegraph: “The route we were going to take would have made sure there was always somewhere…
