An American Airlines flight attendant has been charged with destruction after allegedly starting a fire in an aircraft lavatory during flight, according to a statement by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The European Commission has decided not to appeal a decision by the European Union’s (EU) General Court to annul a fine of €70.2 million ($76.7 million) against SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who is also a major shareholder in young African low-cost carrier (LCC) fastjet, has called an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) in a bid to dismiss fastjet CEO Ed Winter and director Krista Bates.
The use of additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, of polymer parts for aircraft has been growing for decades and continues to increase. The much tougher printing of metal parts is now beginning in earnest as engine OEMs and others use AM to create both simple and complex assemblies for powerplants.
SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is facing a challenging summer season as bookings to many tourism areas have dropped to Turkey and the Greek islands due to the emigration of high number of Middle Eastern refugees.
Not everyone is celebrating the new-found wealth of American Airlines and the rest of the US majors. Investors, for starters, seem unimpressed. Despite the record collective profit of US carriers, share prices were down last year.
Air India plans to launch 3X-weekly Boeing 787-8 Delhi-Vienna services, from April 6, replacing Austrian Airlines’ 5X-weekly service to the Indian capital.
Delta Air Lines has signed a codeshare with Dutch low-cost carrier Transavia that aims to expand the choice of onward destinations from the US via Delta’s hub at Amsterdam Schiphol.
Following more than a year of speculation, US Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania) finally rolled out his plan to remove the operation and management of US air traffic control (ATC) from FAA.
Air Canada’s mid-February announcement that it intends to buy up to 75 CSeries aircraft is good news that extends beyond the airframe maker Bombardier and engine supplier Pratt & Whitney. It’s also good news for airlines.
Air Canada’s mid-February announcement that it intends to buy up to 75 CSeries aircraft is good news that extends beyond the airframe maker Bombardier and engine supplier Pratt & Whitney. It’s also good news for airlines.
In a 15-day period spanning late January and early February, the Airbus A320neo entered commercial service with Lufthansa, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 made its maiden flight and the A321neo flew for the first time. It was the most significant period of achievement in narrowbody commercial aircraft manufacturing in recent history. Remarkably, however, the airframes were mostly an afterthought.
Following a strong financial report for 2015, Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet is planning to push ahead with plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in the first half of 2016.
All four US major carriers and at least three independents filed applications with the US government Wednesday seeking approval to provide nonstop services to Cuba.
Malaysia’s transport minister said there is a “high possibility” that aircraft debris found off the coast of Mozambique is from a Boeing 777, though he urged caution in linking the debris to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
