Air Freight News
Akasa expects test flight next week, eyes July commercial start
Akasa, India’s newest airline, will conduct a proving flight with the country’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation as early as next week as it looks…
Lufthansa scraps 3,100 flights as Europe travel chaos mounts
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is canceling a total of 3,100 flights after a wave of coronavirus infections worsened staffing shortages, adding to Europe’s travel chaos as…
Qantas Loses Top Candidate to Replace CEO Alan Joyce
Qantas Airways Ltd. lost one of its top candidates to succeed long-serving Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce with the departure of low-cost head Gareth Evans.
Qantas slashes flights in Australia as rising oil prices bite
Qantas Airways Ltd. slashed domestic flight schedules through to March next year to help offset the rising cost of fuel, a step that’s likely to…
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British Airways staff at Heathrow vote to strike over pay
British Airways workers at London Heathrow airport are set to strike in a dispute over pay, adding to a wave of industrial action across Europe…
Air France-KLM prepares to shake off EU bailout shackles
Air France-KLM could soon be free to resume acquisitions as the carrier prepares to pay back billions of euros in state funds needed to withstand…
Portugal’s TAP Air sees uncertain market driving investor search
Portugal’s state-owned airline TAP SA said a new investor would put it on a more solid footing as it pushes ahead with a restructuring program…
South Africa sued over sale of national airline in $3 deal
South Africa’s government and national airline are being sued by a little-known investment firm, which wants the sale of a majority stake in the carrier…
Emirates weighs new Airbus order as Boeing deliveries drag out
Gulf carrier Emirates is weighing more Airbus SE A350 jetliner orders to help fill gaps in its fleet in coming years as Boeing Co. struggles…
Philippine carrier Cebu Air to return to pre-pandemic workforce size in 2023, says CEO
Philippine carrier Cebu Air Inc. expects to bring back its workforce size to before the Covid-19 pandemic by early next year, President and CEO Lance…