US transportation secretary Elaine Chao said FAA cannot both increase the country’s air system capacity and maintain safety in its current configuration.
Industry bodies representing European airlines and airports have broadly welcomed the implementing details of the European Commission’s aviation strategy.
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) still expects to receive its first Airbus A350 XWB by the end of this year, but is no longer planning to put the widebody on Kuala Lumpur-Auckland routes, the carrier’s CEO said this week.
Airlines globally remain focused on their agreed emissions offsetting and reduction goals despite the US turnaround on the Paris Agreement, but there must be an all-out effort to achieve those targets by 2020, the head of the Asia Pacific Airlines Association (AAPA) said this week.
Finnair believes it can compete with Air China in connecting Chinese passengers to Cuba when it launches Helsinki-Havana flights in December, CEO Pekka Vauramo said.
The European Commission has detailed how it plans to implement its aviation strategy, fleshing out plans for competition regulation, ownership and control, mitigation of air traffic control (ATC) strikes, and public service obligation (PSO) routes.
Thailand-based Bangkok Airways is evaluating the Airbus A319neo and A321ceo to be able to add more destinations and increase frequencies on existing routes.
UK-based regional carrier Flybe reported a net deficit of £26.7 million ($8.8 million) for the 2016-17 financial year, reversed from a net profit of £6.8 million for the previous year.
Mexican low-cost carrier (LCC) Volaris plans to double the number of international routes it serves in the next five years, CEO Enrique Beltranena said at the IATA AGM in Cancun.
Alitalia has attracted 32 expressions of interest, including Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair, which could include a connecting flight partnership.
Further airline industry consolidation is unlikely in the US in the near future, but carriers may seek to grow through joint ventures or investments in foreign airlines, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).
Kenya Airways has all the ingredients to become a major player in Africa following restructuring over the last two years, CEO Sebastian Mikosz told ATW at the IATA AGM in Cancun.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine (SAAU) have started a three-year project aimed at implementing European Union airworthiness rules in Ukraine.
Hawaiian Airlines remains on track to receive the first of its Airbus A321neos in October, following delivery delays that have also affected other neo customers.
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has created a new leasing, asset management and freighter department, as it seeks to improve its relationship with the lessor community.
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and Mexico City-based Grupo Aeromexico have agreed to jointly cooperate on cargo operations in the US-Mexico transborder market, the airlines said June 6.
UK aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has opened an Airline Aircraft Availability Center that will use data analytics to help optimize engine operations and maintenance.
