FAA administrator Michael Huerta said FAA is moving quickly to adapt to the demands of new technology, acknowledging that the pace of change is difficult for some in the agency.
IATA has decided to make the transformation of airline finance divisions one of its major objectives, after gaining broad industry support for this initiative.
Perth, Australia-based Network Aviation, a regional carrier subsidiary of Qantas, joined the oneworld global airline alliance Sept. 22 as an affiliate member.
New York-based JetBlue Airways is the launch customer for the first module of Airbus’ Scheduled Maintenance Optimizer, a long-term planning ‘e-solution’ tool, Airbus announced Sept. 22.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has upheld a US claim that the European Union (EU) has failed to act on illegal Airbus subsidies, but has rejected other allegations related to the Airbus A380 and A350 programs.
Lufthansa said it has presented the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) a “comprehensive and substantially improved” offer for the approximately 5,400 pilots employed after union talks failed last week, according to a group-wide collective agreement (KTV).
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association’s (SWAPA) board of directors has decided to present a recent labor contract agreement with Dallas-based Southwest Airlines’ management to the carrier’s 8,400 pilots for a ratification vote.
The global airline industry is set for another strong collective profit this year, but there are indications that its financial improvement could be slowing.
Cutting across company department silos and ensuring the voices of all departments are heard is critical to an airline’s financial success, the CEO of Qantas Airways believes.
Speed and innovation will be essential to securing the future of a healthy global air transport industry as the world grows more uncertain and more difficult to predict, the new IATA chief said in his first public speech since joining the association.
The US government has issued licenses to Airbus and Boeing to sell aircraft to Iranian airlines. “We have received that license, and remain in talks with Iran Air based on the memorandum of agreement,” Boeing said in a Sept. 21 statement, referencing an earlier deal with the airline.
A JetBlue Airways first officer was temporarily blinded by a laser during a Sept. 19 flight from Boston (BOS) to Washington National (DCA), according to an FAA incident report.
Hawaiian Airlines completed the first flight on its second ASPIRE (Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions) route—Honolulu to Brisbane, Australia—Sept. 21.
