Brussels Airport has determined there was no structural damage to the terminal building as a result of the March 22 terrorist bomb explosions, but there is still no clear idea of when operations may resume.
A possible last-minute error by one of the pilots may have contributed to the crash of the flydubai Boeing 737-800, according to a transcript a Russian television station says it obtained and which was widely reported by media.
Russian and Spanish aviation authorities have agreed to increase the number of designated carriers for Moscow-Barcelona service from three to five for each side.
Aegean Airlines, which recently took delivery of its seventh and final Airbus A320ceo, is in the final stages of installing an A320 flight simulator training facility in Athens, Aegean MD Dimitris Gerogiannis said at the A320ceo handover ceremony.
Azul Brazilian Airlines has acquired $90 million in convertible bonds in TAP Portugal, the equivalent of 40% of the economic value of TAP Portugal, spokesperson Isabela Palma told ATW.
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings, the parent company of regional carriers Republic Airlines and Shuttle America, has reached an agreement with Delta Air Lines to “holistically restructure the parties’ codeshare relationship.”
El Al Israel Airlines posted a $106.5 million net profit for 2015, reversing a 2014 net loss of $28 million as passenger numbers increased 7.6% over the year.
Australian minister for infrastructure and transport Darren Chester said Australia has concluded aircraft debris recently found off the coast of Mozambique “almost certainly” came from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Singapore-based long-haul, low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot and regional LCC Tigerair will finalize a merger of their reservations systems by the end of 1H 2016, Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson told ATW.
Hawaiian Airlines said it will restructure its commercial business as part of a long-term strategy for evolution in the market, following more than five years of rapid growth in Japan.
German investor Intro Aviation—which acquired Irish regional CityJet and its Belgium-based subsidiary VLM in April 2014—has sold CityJet following a successful turnaround program to CityJet founder Pat Byrne and a consortium of private investors.
Himalaya Airlines—a joint venture (JV) of China’s Tibet Airlines, Nepal’s Himalaya Aviation Investment Co. and Nepal’s Yeti Air International—is expected to launch its inaugural flight from Kathmandu to New Delhi in April.
As Brussels Airport remains closed following Tuesday’s deadly terrorist attacks, Brussels Airlines will transfer 10 Airbus A319/320s to Liege and five Avro regional jets to Antwerp to transport passengers during the busy Easter Holiday weekend, airline spokesperson Wencke Lemmes told ATW.
