After more than two decades at the head of Ireland-based LCC Ryanair, Michael O’Leary has exchanged his role as CEO of the airline for a similar position at parent company Ryanair Holdings.
IATA DG and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said “preventing fragmentation” between international regulators remains the group’s foremost concern regarding the return-to-service of the Boeing 737 MAX.
Germany’s Volocopter has conducted a test flight at Finland’s Helsinki International Airport with its prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
Five Democratic US Senators are urging the Department of Transportation (DOT) to examine the “potentially anti-competitive” restrictions some carriers place on third-party price comparison websites.
Norwegian Air Shuttle is moving ahead with proposals to ensure sufficient liquidity over the coming winter and has asked bondholders for an extension by around two years to repay $380 million in outstanding debt.
Japanese aviation authorities have revealed how many of the new slots at Tokyo Haneda Airport will be allocated to various international markets, although for the most part specific routes are yet to be announced.
Aigle Azur has been placed in receivership and is open to offers from potential buyers, but operations are set to continue as the airline seeks to secure its future.
Delta Air Lines pilots are urging the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to review the Delta-Aeroméxico transborder joint venture (JV), saying the increased US job and career opportunities promised by the alliance have failed to materialize.
Cathay Pacific Airways is implementing new inspection protocols and taking some staff off flight duties as the Hong Kong-based carrier continues to investigate how oxygen bottles were emptied on three aircraft in recent weeks.
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) executive director Patrick Ky said there is “still a lot of work to be performed” before it will allow the Boeing 737 MAX to return to service.
Higher fuel taxes raise funds for projects that do not benefit the flying public such as construction at airports used by private aircraft owners and operators.
Chinese LCC Spring Airlines again posted strong double-digit net profit growth, earning CNY854 million ($119.3 million) in the 2019 first half, 17.5% year-on-year (YOY) increase.
China’s Hainan Airlines Group earned CNY503 million ($70 million) for the first six months of 2019, boosted by large non-recurring revenue from activities such as asset sales.
Stakeholders have been invited to comment on plans to create a new hub airport in Poland, known as Solidarity Transport Hub Poland (STH), which will be located between Warsaw and Łódź.
Channel Islands property fund NR Investments has agreed to acquire a 95% of the concession at Moldova’s primary airport, Chisinau International, from current operator Avia Invest.
The renewal of one of the two runways at Dubai International Airport (DXB) led to a 5% dip in passenger throughput in the first half of 2019 compared to the year-ago figure, latest statistics reveal.
Air China saw its net profit shrink 9.5% to CNY3.1 billion ($451 million) in the 2019 first half. After factoring non-recurring gain and losses, net profit stood at CNY3 billion, down 3.5% year-over-year (YOY).
