German trade union Verdi has called for around 2,000 ground staff at Berlin’s Tegel and Schönefeld airports to strike from Monday, March 13, to Wednesday, March 15, in a continuation of the strike called last week for Friday, March 10.
Space-based ADS-B provider Aireon has taken full control of its ADS-B receiver installed on an Iridium NEXT satellite, following the launch of the first 10 satellites in January this year.
Delta Air Lines has acquired an additional 32% of Grupo Aeromexico’s outstanding shares for approximately $620 million, and now owns 36.2% of Aeromexico.
Russia’s Arkhangelsk-based Nordavia regional airlines plans to develop its domestic network from St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo International Airport with Boeing 737-500 service to Anapa, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Samara and Chelyabinsk during the IATA 2017 summer season.
The number of fatalities caused by airline accidents totaled 268 people in 2016, nearly double those killed in 2015, but the industry’s five-year safety trend shows the rate of accidents is significantly improved.
Icelandic low-cost carrier (LCC) WOW Air is boosting capacity from Reykjavik to the US by increasing frequencies and taking delivery of five additional aircraft, including its first Airbus A321neo.
Global air passenger traffic increased an overall 9.6% in January compared to a year ago, the fastest growth rate since April 2011 and the strongest yearly start since 2005, according to IATA’s January Air Passenger Market Analysis.
A study released at the World ATM Congress in Madrid this week suggests that satellite communication (satcom) in the cockpit has saved airlines more than $3 billion over the last 15 years.
The European Commission (EC) has cautioned passengers seeking compensation after delayed or canceled flights on carriers from European Union (EU) nations against using third-party claims agencies to progress their cases.
Culled from IATA's 2016 Airline Safety Performance report, an overview of total accidents, fatal accidents, and fatality totals for commercial aviation flights, specifically scheduled/carter passenger or cargo service.
Boeing logged firm orders* for 42 commercial aircraft in February, valued at approximately $5 billion, and delivered 49 commercial aircraft, matching rival Airbus’s commercial delivery total for February.
Embraer earned net income of $167.8 million in 2016, more than doubling a net profit of $80.8 million in 2015, as the company delivered seven more commercial aircraft in 2016 versus 2015.
