The first aircraft ever to land on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic has arrived to carry out calibration flights prior to the opening of its new airport.
London’s Gatwick Airport has introduced a new booking service that enables connecting flights between low-cost and full-service airlines to be booked in a single transaction.
The Thai government is set to expand the role of Bangkok’s third airport, U-Tapao International, to offer significant passenger and MRO facilities to the region.
This table shows the current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
“For us, it was a no-brainer, a marriage made in heaven,” CTC Aviation president Rob Clarke said, describing the acquisition of UK-based training business CTC Aviation by L-3 Communications, parent to L-3 Link Simulation & Training.
Japan is returning to the world of commercial aviation, this time on the wings of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, expected to make its first flight in late October.
Tim Canoll began a four-year term leading the largest pilots’ union in the world on Jan. 1, 2015. From its Washington DC base, ALPA has a strong voice on nearly every issue touching commercial aviation in North America. Canoll stopped by ATW’s office recently for a wide-ranging roundtable discussion with our editors.
It has become a ritual: Every few years, usually when global distribution system (GDS) contracts are up for renegotiation, the airlines challenge the distribution status quo and try to loosen the hold that GDS companies have had on airline distribution. The animosity is rooted in the days when GDS companies routinely hiked segment fees by 9% or 10% every year, offering nothing new in exchange.
London Heathrow Airport’s noise footprint is smaller now than it has been at any time since the 1970s, according to analysis by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Air France-KLM, which plans to expand its Transavia low-cost arm beyond its French and Dutch bases, is reportedly considering opening a base in Munich by summer 2016.
The “Big 4” US airlines—American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines—account for 85% of the seats flown in the US and 88% of revenue generated by US airlines.
Malaysian low-cost carrier (LCC) Malindo Air will introduce a new flight from its base at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) to India’s Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.
On the eve of the formal opening ceremonies of Airbus’ first airliner factory in North America, company president and CEO Fabrice Brégier was keen to make something clear to the media gathered for the event.
In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Justice has ruled that technical problems cannot be defined as “extraordinary circumstances” when it comes to air passenger rights.
