All Safety News – Page 673
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Malev expects to breakeven in 2009
The Hungarian carrier had hoped its restructuring plan would enable it to return to profitability this year
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Austrian Airlines privatisation faces delay
The near-term privatisation of Austrian Airlines appears in jeopardy following a re-assessment of its forecast for the current financial year, which now...
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NewsEASA orders MD-80 flap-warning check before every flight
European safety authorities are to require crews of Boeing MD-80 aircraft, and related variants, to test configuration-warning systems on the types before...
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Enrique Cueto: Barrier buster
LAN chief executive Enrique Cueto, who has long campaigned for more open markets in Latin America, has made his carrier a consistent money maker in a region...
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Spanish leisure market faces uncertain future
LTE International Airways in mid-October became the latest Spanish leisure carrier to succumb to difficult market conditions. LTE suspended charter and scheduled...
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Air cargo security screening deadlines draw near
Half of US cargo must be security screened by February, and all of it by 2010. Will the industry hit the deadlines?
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Lufthansa's consolidation moves
Star Alliance carrier Lufthansa's move to take controlling stakes in UK carrier BMI and German operator Eurowings, disclosed on 29 October, marks the latest...
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Southwest posts first quarterly loss in 17 years
Declining fuel hedge values pushed Southwest into posting its first quarterly loss in almost two decades
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Europe's regionals braced for the storm
After several years of strong growth Europe's regional carriers are feeling the pain of the industry downturn
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Lufthansa nine-month income drops but MRO, cargo rise
Lufthansa Group is attributing its fall in nine-month operating profit to negative influences on its passenger transport and catering businesses, but cites...
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Gol forced to redefine Varig's role
Gol has been unable to achieve its international ambitions for Varig since acquiring the carrier last year
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NewsIcelandic crisis forces Denmark's Sterling Airlines into bankruptcy
Danish low-cost carrier Sterling Airlines is to file for bankruptcy, having fallen victim to the financial crisis which has enveloped Iceland. An Icelandic...
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Corporate travel outlook grim
US carriers face falling premium demand as corporates slash travel budgets
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Governments seek to cash in on aviation
In their war against airport charge hikes, fuel tariff rises and taxes, airline bodies have found it tough going this year
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NewsLufthansa nine-month operating profit falls 9.3%
Lufthansa Group is to post an operating profit of €984 million ($1.22 billion) for the first nine months of this year, and about €1.1 billion for the full...
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Alliances see key role in tougher times
Global alliances are keen to highlight their important role for airlines during tough times Amid the bleak market outlook...
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Clean Sky filter
Europe is spending a small fortune on green research, but how will the results from its key projects be assimilated, evaluated and brought to the market?
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Little progress means no change for US space tourism rules
A lack of progress in space tourism's development is expected to mean there will be no change in US rules for the industry. The country's informed waiver...
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Fortune teller needed
The airline industry faces an uncertain time as it battles with the frustration of not knowing how long the current downturn will be, or how hard it will bite. This makes it incredibly difficult to set budgets and decide on strategies for the coming year