American Airlines has told its pilots that it won’t have to furlough any pilots April 1 as feared.
American Airlines Cancels April Pilot Furloughs
Month: March 2010
Business Aviation on Path to Recovery
Signs of recovery for the business aviation industry are moderate for 2010 but point to improvement in coming years, the head of the industry’s trade and advocacy group said March 11.
United Airlines Places Firm Order for 25 Airbus A350s
United Airlines has made a firm order for 25 of Airbus’ A350 extra-wide bodied jets, fulfilling a commitment signed in December, the European aircraft manufacturer said Wednesday.
Airlines Are Starting to Hire Pilots Again: Wonder What They are Looking For?
Several Airlines are hiring pilots now, with more to begin at various times this year. It is no mystery as to what they are looking for in successful candidates, as the airlines themselves are happy to tell us. American Eagle Airlines has a long history of hiring ATP Graduates and recently told us why they have hired so many and what they will be looking for as they begin to hire pilots again.
SkyWest Traffic Jumps 11.6 Percent in February
SkyWest, Inc. reported a 11.6 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for February, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 9.1 percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 1.34 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 1.75 billion. Load factor was up 1.7 percentage points to 76.6 percent compared to 74.9 percent for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for February totaled 2,687,224 a 12.3 percent increase from February 2009.
Allegiant Travel Company to Purchase Six Boeing 757 Aircraft
Allegiant Travel Company today announced it has signed a forward purchase agreement to acquire six Boeing 757-200 aircraft. The introduction of the 757 aircraft will enable Allegiant to expand its leisure travel strategy into Hawaii with flights to be operated by Allegiant Air, its airline subsidiary.
Acquired Airlines Doubles Republic February Traffic
Republic Airways Holdings said on Thursday that February traffic doubled from the previous year after it added Frontier and Midwest airlines to its stable.
Airtran Reports 5.4 Percent Increase in Traffic for February
AirTran Airways posted increases in traffic, capacity, enplaned passengers and load factor in February, according to preliminary numbers released March 3.
Global air traffic demand was up for January-Industry to Remain in the Red For 2010
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced that January 2010 demand statistics for international scheduled air traffic showed continuing improvement. Compared to the previous year, January passenger demand was up 6.4%. Against this improving demand, a 1.2% increase in passenger capacity in January pushed load factors to 75.9% (up from the 72.2% recorded for January 2009).
United Airlines Finalizes $4.2B Boeing 787 Order
Boeing Co. said United Airlines has finalized its order for 25 787-8 airplanes valued at $4.2 billion at list prices.