The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has outlined a collection of regulatory initiatives it is characterizing as consumer protection for airline passengers, including expanding airlines’ monthly operational performance reporting requirements and beginning the process for developing a rule on compensation for delayed checked baggage.
Miami-based Eastern Air Lines Group, the startup charter operator attempting to revive the iconic brand, has replaced CEO Edward Wegel, effective immediately.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is teaming with UK air navigation service provider (ANSP) NATS to help deliver a series of operational enhancements across its network.
The decision on provision of additional runway capacity for the congested southeast of England will be delayed a little longer, after an anticipated decision by the UK government’s cabinet was postponed.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will upgrade the cabin products on its five new Airbus A380s, which are on firm order with Airbus for delivery from the 2017 second half.
Spanish flag carrier Iberia has formally joined the Europe-Japan joint venture with oneworld alliance members British Airways (BA), Finnair and Japan Airlines (JAL).
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair has lowered its 2016-17 full-year net-profit guidance to €1.3-€1.35 billion ($1.4-$1.5 billion), 5% lower than previously forecast, because of currency exchange effects following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (Brexit).
Chicago-based United Airlines parent United Continental Holdings reported a third-quarter net profit of $965 million, down 80% from a net income of $4.8 billion in the 2015 September quarter.
Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airline—which serves Russia’s Far East—has forecasted it will carry 1.4 million passengers in 2016, a 20% year-over-year (YOY) traffic increase, according to CEO Konstantin Sukhorebrik.
China Eastern Airlines has opened a branch company in Guangdong as the Shanghai-based carrier aims to enhance its position in the Pearl River Delta regional market of South China.
Regulatory and voluntary bans on Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones are spreading as airlines and airport authorities around the world are announcing bans or restricted usage on the device, which has been withdrawn by Samsung after some devices caught fire.
FAA is fighting a perception problem over how much progress is being made in implementing the NextGen air traffic control (ATC) modernization program, a top agency official said.
Sukhoi’s SSJ100 and Bombardier’s CSeries 100 (CS100) are closing in on their London City Airport steep approach certifications, which they hope to secure in 2017.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued an emergency order banning Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones from being transported by air in the US—either by passengers or as air cargo—because of fire concerns. The ban went into effect Oct. 15 at 12 p.m. eastern time in the US.
