Ireland-based LCC Ryanair has blamed lower-than-expected winter fares for its second profit warning in three months and said there may be a further drop in income if unexpected events occurred.
India’s Jet Airways appears to be closer to gaining the bailout funding it needs to ensure survival, although some important details still need to be resolved in talks between the major lenders and investors.
Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith has asked the French Senate for improvements at Paris Charles De Gaulle and Orly airports, hoping the ongoing privatization process will be an opportunity.
The partial shutdown at FAA is likely to delay several major airspace-modernization and safety initiatives, including implementation of new approach procedures at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and the roll-out of taxiway-landing warning systems at major US airports.
Boom’s Overture supersonic airliner will be as quiet on takeoff and landing as subsonic aircraft flying similar routes today, the startup said, providing more insight into its efforts to reconcile the high- and low-speed requirements for its Mach 2.2 commercial aircraft.
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines will close six regional crew bases as the carrier replaces 18 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s with Airbus A320s, the latest move in a new strategy to improve performance.
Wait times at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport checkpoints leveled off on Jan. 16, but US lawmakers remain anxious that the respite will not last if the ongoing partial federal government shutdown drags on into February.
Aer Lingus has unveiled a major brand identity update, as it seeks to maintain its position in what it describes as the leading value carrier on transatlantic routes.
European pilot representatives have accused Ryanair of using the threat of base closures as a “weapon” to force pilots and cabin crew into signing collective labor agreements (CLAs).
William Franke, Air New Zealand, airBaltic, Spirit Airlines, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Airlink and the Airbus A220 airliner were announced Jan. 17 as among the top winners of the ATW 45th Annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards.
United Airlines reported fourth-quarter net income of $462 million and pre-tax earnings of $556 million, declines of 20.2% and 10.3%, respectively, but executives were bullish on the overall results as based on its goal to reduce unit costs and grow more rapidly than its peers while offsetting higher fuel costs.
Airbus Commercial Aircraft president Guillaume Faury sees the A320 and A220 to be ideally placed to “evolve in parallel” and anticipates making further decisions on how later this year.
Following the drone sightings that shut down London Gatwick Airport in December, manufacturers of equipment to counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) say the technology is available and expressed frustration that airports and authorities are not being more proactive in meeting the threat.
Dubai-based airlines Emirates and flydubai are expecting to build their combined networks to 240 destinations by 2022, up from 216, further building the strategic partnership they started in October 2017.
Airline executives acknowledge that the partial US government shutdown is affecting their businesses, but they are downplaying both immediate and long-term ramifications, seemingly betting on a near-term resolution to the stalemate that began Dec. 22, 2018.
Icelandic LCC WOW Air has disclosed that US private equity firm Indigo Partners is looking at an initial 49% investment, although this could be increased at a later date.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is conducting further trials of an autonomous, “driverless” bus at Tokyo Haneda Airport, and could introduce the system operationally by next year.
