Lithuania’s BAA Training has received approval by the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, to provide Boeing 737CL initial, recurrent and renewal training to Russian pilots.
Dutch airports operator Royal Schiphol Group’s interim net profit has fallen 2.9% to €117 million ($140 million), driven by a 7.1% reduction in airport charges at Amsterdam Schiphol which took effect April 1.
Greybull Capital, the owner of Monarch Airlines, is the latest company to emerge as interested in Alitalia, highlighting the possibility that the Italian flag carrier’s operations could be sold off separately—even though Italy’s government has stated a preference for a sale of the company as a whole.
[UPDATED] Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) are closed because of severe flooding in Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, significantly affecting United Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
Hainan Airlines reported a net profit of CNY1.2 billion ($17 million) for the 2017 first half, down 31% over net income of CNY1.7 billion for the same period last year.
Five industry lobby groups have written to the European Council of Ministers, calling for urgent action to address long immigration wait times caused by new European Union (EU) border control rules.
The Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. MRJ90 flight test program has been grounded following an unplanned engine shutdown during a test flight, the latest setback for the delayed Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program.
There is plenty of money for the federally supported Essential Air Service but it is threatened by a worsening pilot shortage and by other concerns, including the 2013 first officer qualification (FOQ) rule.
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, carried 335,000 tonnes in the first half of 2017, up 16% year-over-year (YOY), as a result of strong demand across the Asia-Pacific network.
Airberlin’s frequent flier program, topbonus, followed the German carrier in filing for insolvency Aug. 25 after Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways pulled support.
Australian flag carrier Qantas has urged Airbus and Boeing to stretch the capabilities of their long-haul aircraft to enable them to fly from the east coast of Australia to London and New York nonstop.
Canadian training specialist CAE will pay $100 million to acquire full control over the Asian Aviation Centre of Excellence (AACE), a 50:50 joint venture with LCC AirAsia.
Embraer believes the E175-E2 will be a “global” aircraft and is not dependent on the US market, where the aircraft’s noncompliance with pilot labor contract scope clauses continues to be an issue.
Irish LCC Ryanair has filed complaints with Germany’s competition authority and the European Commission (EC) over the handling of airberlin’s assets since it filed for insolvency.
Long-haul LCC AirAsia X (AAX) achieved strong growth in its second-quarter profit, as it managed to spur healthy demand despite significant capacity expansion.
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) has taken delivery of an Embraer E190 from regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) for its new LCC subsidiary Buta Airways, which will launch Sept. 1.
