Aviation

As it celebrates the milestone of 100,000 employees in its expanding operations, Emirates Airlines announces significant salary hikes and new roles for pilots.  The Dubai-based airline Emirates Airlines has revealed significant changes to its recruitment tactics for pilots, including raising pay and adding new roles.  The airline just crossed the 100,000-employee threshold, demonstrating both its operational expansion and…

In December 2022, during the peak holiday travel season, Southwest Airlines experienced a meltdown. As part of a US$140 million settlement with the US Transportation Department, the airline announced the launch of a compensation program for aircraft delays.  In December 2023, Southwest committed to a three-year plan to award travel vouchers worth US$90 million to…

MALAYSIA -Tony Fernandes, the CEO of discount airline firm AirAsia, has had his contract extended by Capital A Bhd for a further five years, allowing him to continue spearheading the group’s future expansion.  Additionally, the group’s airlines division, which is in the process of merging with AirAsia X Bhd, recruited him as a strategic consultant.  According to Fernandes,…

The United Airports of Georgia said on Sunday that the low-cost airline Transavia, based in the Netherlands, will begin offering direct flights from April to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. This information is cited by Agenda in Azernews.  The firm that runs the airports in Tbilisi and Batumi, TAV Georgia, reported that on its inaugural…

According to a Bloomberg News story on Wednesday, Turkey’s national airline Turkish Airlines (THY) is scheduled to execute a $20 billion deal with Airbus and Rolls-Royce Holdings for the domestic manufacture of airplane components. As part of its large plane acquisition announced last year, Turkish Airlines is going to execute an agreement with Rolls-Royce Holdings…

Even while rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are not anticipated to hurt ticket sales, analysts predict that increasing fuel costs would damage Malaysian airlines. According to Tan Kam Meng, an analyst at TA Securities who focuses on the aviation industry, fuel expenditures normally make up between 40% and 45% of local airlines’ operational…

While 73 million customers of the largest phone service provider in the US were affected by a massive data leak this week, concerns about the safety of personal data online are understandable given the ease with which airlines can obtain some of their most sensitive customer information, according to a recent in-depth analysis by a…