News from FlightGlobal – Page 1646
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Australia muses over Qantas-SIA union
Australia’s recent decision to shelve Singapore’s request for transpacific flights has led to official musings that Qantas and Singapore Airlines (SIA) could one day merge.
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Sterling buys Maersk Air
Budget operator Sterling has acquired fellow Danish independent Maersk Air from the AP Moller shipping group, with the aim of increasing its scale in the Scandinavian low-cost market.
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Brazil’s independents press ahead
GOL and TAM are moving to claim more of Brazil’s domestic market as struggling Varig faces court-supervised restructuring.
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Wage cuts hit the wall
Since 2001 US labour has faced continuous pressure for cuts and concessions in staff, pay and pensions. Carriers say they still need more, but how much more can labour give?
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New wave of US hopefuls mix luxury with low fares
Despite the usual dangers in establishing a new carrier in the USA, several start-ups are raising money, hiring staff and sealing aircraft leases to tackle domestic and transatlantic markets.
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Traffic heads up in first half
Traffic figures for the first half have come in pretty strong across the board, although capacity growth has been strong too. Unsurprisingly, low-cost carriers continue to outperform.
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FAA’s challenge to change
Russell Chew, chief operating officer at the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), looks ahead to a unique chance for fundamental restructuring of the US air transport system in the face of budget constraints, ageing technology and a welcome recovery in traffic, although revenues still lag
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Crossing the line?
Washington is testing the limits on how far a single nation can or should go in asking others to adopt its rules on regulating air security. Some argue that increasingly intrusive entry procedures and new requirements on overflights cross the line