UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet is forecasting a £490-£495 million ($624-$630 million) full-year pre-tax profit, 29% down from £686 million in the prior year, after being “disproportionately affected” by major external shock events and disruption.
US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) head Peter Neffenger expressed support for using third-party canines to inspect air cargo for explosives.
An Oct. 4 GOL passenger flight between São Paulo Congonhas Airport and Brazil’s national capital Brasilia was the first South American commercial airline flight to have onboard internet connectivity, according to GOL CEO Paulo Kakinoff in a statement delivered in flight and transmitted live on GOL’s Facebook page.
FAA officials said the “compliance philosophy” adopted by the agency a year ago, which shifted FAA’s emphasis away from punitive enforcement actions, has enabled it to aggregate and analyze key safety data voluntarily provided by airlines less concerned about being penalized.
The SkyTeam alliance has introduced an online, retroactive credit tool to make it easier for frequent flyers to keep their account balances up-to-date.
Air New Zealand aims to increase its participation in carbon-offsetting programs as part of its ambitious sustainability agenda, both domestically and internationally.
Warsaw-based LOT Polish Airlines plans to boost its summer 2017 north transatlantic services with the launch of 4X-weekly Warsaw-Los Angeles and 3X-weekly Warsaw-Newark services, starting from April 2017.
Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has confirmed it is in talks with launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) over a further technical delay, although it insists no decision has been made.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group and German holiday giant TUI are in discussions to create a European leisure airline group, which is expected to operate 58 aircraft on point-to-point services to key tourist markets.
Managing risk, rather than eliminating it, has to be the focus of air cargo security efforts, US Customs and Border Protection commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske said.
Operations at Belfast International Airport were disrupted Oct. 4 after a TNT Airways-branded Boeing 737-400 freighter was involved in a landing gear incident, blocking both of the airport’s runways.
Russian airport operator Basel Aero has signed an agreement with Gelendzhik authorities to construct a new terminal at Gelendzhik Airport, which is scheduled to open at the end of 2018.
New York-based investment firm Guggenheim Partners has sold its commercial aircraft leasing unit Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP) to GAP’s Seattle, Washington-based management team.
Russia’s UTair Aviation has signed an agreement of intent with the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of North Caucasus Affairs to develop a route network in the North Caucasus region.
United Airlines and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) signed an extension Sept. 30 to a long-term lease agreement for Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) through 2024.
Airports Council International (ACI) has called for “a common sense approach to landside security” at the world’s airports in a resolution adopted at the group’s recently concluded general assembly in Montreal.
