At what was a quiet Farnborough Airshow on the civil aviation side, the sole “new” design on the static display was the first conversion of an Embraer E190 to a small narrowbody freighter.

The multinational airline group cited regulatory challenges as it announced it was abandoning its plan to acquire Air Europa.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

The carrier is facing a U.S. Transportation Department investigation into its lengthy recovery from a global IT-system failure.

Governments need to understand that airlines must be able to attract investors.