LOT Polish Airlines, which recently completed a cabin upgrade in its Boeing 737-400s, placed the first of three newly modernized aircraft into service on its Warsaw-London Heathrow route June 27.
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines will cancel 300 flights in July and August because of the ongoing integration of 17 Embraer E-195s into its fleet and related pilot trainings.
After nearly five years of sometimes contentious negotiations, Louisville, Kentucky-based UPS Airlines and the union representing its pilots have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract.
UK transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin told Parliament June 30 that a decision on a much-needed runway in South East England would be postponed until “at least October.”
Malaysia Airlines COO Peter Bellew has been named as its next CEO and group managing director from July 1, taking over from Christoph Mueller who was scheduled to leave in September.
Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council (ASC) has concluded the TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 crash on Feb. 4, 2015 was caused by the crew shutting down the wrong Pratt & Whitney PW127 engine after a technical fault.
East Hartford, Connecticut-based Pratt & Whitney will invest $65 million in its engine overhaul facility in Columbus, Georgia, to enable the facility to be the North American maintenance site for geared turbofan (GTF) engines.
Canadian startup travel company NewLeaf Travel has resumed ticket sales after a hiatus of several months, and added former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza to its board.
United Airlines flight attendants’ union leaders have unanimously backed the terms of a proposed five-year labor contract that will now be sent to rank-and-file flight attendants for a ratification vote.
Initial evidence gleaned from the flight data recorder (FDR) of Egyptair flight MS804 indicates the Airbus A320 experienced smoke in two separate locations on the aircraft prior to its crash into the Mediterranean Sea.
The latest available airport passenger traffic and aircraft movements for 182 airports worldwide - current through June 29, 2016 - presented in monthly and year-to-date figures.
Asian regional carriers—including Bangkok Airways, Nok Air, Myanmar Airways International (MAI) and AirAsia—are looking to expand operations into Myanmar following the opening up of international visa access at the end of 2016.
Italian carrier Meridiana has agreed a redundancy package with its trade unions, a prerequisite to Qatar Airways taking a stake in the struggling Sardinia-based company.
Embraer is expecting to fly its second E190-E2 test aircraft during the week of July 4, joining its first prototype that flew for the first time on May 23.
Embraer is hoping—but not guaranteeing—to bring its first E190-E2 prototype to the Farnborough Airshow in July, although this will depend on the aircraft’s flight hours.
