Turkish Airlines’ flights to the US are banned through Aug. 31 following an FAA notice issued in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt in Turkey, though FAA confirmed it can cancel the ban at any time.
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South African aerospace firm Aerosud Holdings to form an Ethiopia-based joint venture, which will manufacture aircraft parts for Airbus, Boeing and others.
Johannesburg-based South African Airways (SAA) and SAA subsidiary low-cost carrier Mango flew Africa’s first passenger flights with sustainable aviation biofuel on July 15.
Passengers’ difficulty accessing Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) efficiently via surrounding roadways is a “huge, huge problem we need to fix,” according to Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) CEO Deborah Flint.
Fire was mentioned on the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Egyptair Airbus A320 that crashed into the Mediterranean, but why or where the fire occurred is still not known, according to the latest statement from the Egyptian accident investigation organization.
Airline operations to, from and within Turkey came to a complete standstill Saturday by an attempted military coup that left the country in chaos. But the CEO of Turkish Airlines told ATW that his airline expected to operate about half of its Istanbul schedule Saturday.
Boeing has agreed with six airlines to provide advanced analytics solutions to help them increase efficiency and drive down the costs of operating more than 500 aircraft, it said in a statement.
The short-term congressional bill extending FAA funding to the end of September 2017 directs the agency to continue opening US airspace to unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs).
GE Aviation and CFM International, the GE/Snecma joint venture, appeared to be the winners among aircraft engine manufacturers at the Farnborough Airshow in terms of quantity and value of orders, though Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce also secured significant engine orders during the event.
US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Jeh Johnson wants to have agreements in place with the Cuban government to allow US federal air marshals to travel on flights into the US from 10 Cuban airports, preferably before services start this fall.
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian has reported a net profit of NOK745.4 million ($88.3 million) for the 2016 second quarter, more than doubling its NOK325 million net result in the year-ago June quarter.
Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has launched its first commercial Bombardier CS100 scheduled flight from Zurich to Paris Charles de Gaulle.
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA), which is under a five-year contract with The Walt Disney Company, has revealed a new Star Wars-themed C-3PO Boeing 777-200ER to its fleet of Star Wars' themed liveries.
Chicago-based United Airlines has agreed to pay the US government a financial penalty of $2.25 million for its conduct related to a federal bribery case, but will not be prosecuted criminally in the matter.
New Turkish manufacturer TRJet has announced suppliers for its new regional aircraft program—TRJ328—the updated, re-engined version of the former Dornier turboprop and jet variants that will form the basis of a new Turkish airliner production industry.
