Low-cost, long-haul carrier Norwegian has seen no movement in its stalemate with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) over a license for its proposed transatlantic flights.
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) delivered China’s first domestic built 90-seat ARJ21 regional aircraft to launch customer Chengdu Airlines on Nov. 29.
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) figures for October 2015 indicate that growth is continuing, with a 6.5% rise in international passengers year-on-year.
Real-time weather services in easy-to-understand graphical format are coming to pilots’ electronic flight bags (EFBs). Some services will work, to a limited degree, with traditional VHF radio communication, like aircraft communications addressing and reporting system (ACARS).
Lufthansa Cargo will implement cost-saving measures, called C-40, starting next year as it reacts to the weakening air cargo market and negative effects from pilot and cabin crew strikes.
The rate of change in scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent employment by airline group, displayed as year-over-year percentage growth or losses. Differential changes for each of the last 13 months are shown.
Copa Airlines took delivery of the 100th airplane to join its fleet, a Boeing 737-800 decorated with a special decal celebrating the airline achieving this important milestone. The aircraft, leased from SMBC Aviation Capital, flew from Seattle to its Panama City home base.
Year-over-year changes at US airlines with over 1000 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) employees, ranked by increase/decrease in employees. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has reported a 2015 third-quarter net loss of RM288 million ($64.4 million), deepened from a RM210 million loss in the year-ago period.
IATA plans to start operating a Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) banking system in Cuba in 2016, helping to facilitate ticket transactions between airlines and travel agents.
UK startup carrier CargoLogicAir (CLA) is preparing to launch all-cargo services after its first Boeing 747-400 freighter, on lease from Aircastle, rolled out of the paint shop on Nov. 6.
Luxembourg-based Cargolux pilots, represented by the ALPL and the LCGB unions, are ready to take industrial action if a new collective agreement cannot be reached by Nov. 30, when the current contract expires.
Adria Airways is considering adding two more aircraft to its fleet, as the Slovenian government prepares to enter exclusive negotiations for its 91.58% stake in the carrier.
UTC Aerospace Systems and Revima Group entered into a long-term agreement to provide MRO services for landing gear on Boeing 777-300ERs operated by Emirates Airline.
