KLM has made progress with its labor costs and is expanding its network and airline partnerships while revamping its fleet with new onboard cabins and services.
Since distant Montreal-Mirabel Airport closed to passenger traffic in 2004, close-in Montreal-Trudeau has seen steady growth, particularly in international traffic.
Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe), which represents Europe’s major airports, has accused the media of spreading misinformation about the state of security at Brussels Zaventem Airport in the wake of the March 22 terrorist attack.
The difficulty US regional airlines are having hiring new pilots—and the congressionally mandated regulation that they believe is creating the problem—will undoubtedly dominate the 2016 Regional Airline Association (RAA) convention.
Boeing has selected Textron’s TRU Simulation + Training to provide a suite of training devices for the 777X, to be deployed at the aircraft manufacturer’s training centers.
The trajectory of supersonic travel has been downward in recent decades. But now entrepreneurs and startups see an opportunity to disrupt the market with small high-speed aircraft.
The trajectory of supersonic travel has been downward in recent decades. But now entrepreneurs and startups see an opportunity to disrupt the market with small high-speed aircraft.
Scoot is a medium-haul, low-cost carrier (LCC) operating out of Singapore’s Changi Airport to 16 destinations across Asia, Australasia and the Middle East.
After what Alaska Air Group CEO Brad Tilden described as a “hard fought competition,” his company walked away with the $4 billion prize—a rare opportunity to grow via an acquisition-merger with Virgin America.
Aviation regulation is not keeping up with the fast pace of change in the air transport industry and needs to become more responsive to the changing operational environment, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) executive director Patrick Ky told the IATA Ops Conference in Copenhagen this week.
Airport freight traffic in metric tonnes for 2016 year-to-date, organized by world regions. Year-over-year percentage changes provided by Airports Council International.
Istanbul-based regional Borajet Airlines and Helsinki-based Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra) have joined the European Regions Airline Association (ERA).
Malaysia Airlines Berhad CEO Christoph Mueller has said he will resign in September, citing “changing personal circumstances.” The unexpected announcement comes less than a year after Mueller took over the top executive spot at Malaysia Airlines. The former Aer Lingus CEO known for turning around airlines was named CEO of Malaysia Airlines in late 2014 as the carrier was dealing with the aftermath of two fatal Boeing 777 crashes—flights MH370 and MH17—and took the position on May 1, 2015.
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded a 4.8% rise in the number of passengers handled in March 2016 compared to March 2015, with a total of 6 million passengers.
