Korea’s longest established low-cost carrier (LCC) T’way Air has been granted a Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) by the US Department of Transportation.
The UK government-appointed Airports Commission published its long-awaited report at the beginning of July, setting out recommendations for expanding aviation capacity in the UK.
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Corp. is pushing Superjet SSJ100 aircraft sales in Southeast Asia as part of a new strategy to expand its emerging market commercial sector sales by 30%.
With E-Jet sales outpacing Embraer’s current production levels, the manufacturer will have to consider production increases starting as soon as next year.
The coalition led by the three US legacy carriers and organized labor is asking the US government to request the three Gulf airlines freeze capacity to the US.
The pilot of a Bombardier Dash-8 regional airliner has described a near-collision with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while on approach to London’s City Airport as “possibly catastrophic.”
Virgin America CEO David Cush predicted big fare increases by US airlines, and urged the US government to protect the “competitive structure” of the industry.
Asia-Pacific airlines carried a record 23.7 million international passengers in July, up 6.5% year-over-year, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat launched the third satellite in its Global Xpress program, Inmarsat-5 F3 (I-5 F3), on Aug. 28.
China Southern Airlines reported a 2015 first-half net profit of CNY3.48 billion ($567.8 million), reversed from a net loss of CNY1.02 billion in the year-ago period.
The first Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) test flight is scheduled for the latter half of October, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced.
United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) said it expects the Russian commercial aviation market to need 860 aircraft at a list value $94 billion from 2015 through 2034.
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has short-listed 15 new routes from UK airports handling less than 5 million passengers a year that it believes qualify for government startup funding according to European Commission guidelines.
Swedish private equity fund EQT VI will take a majority stake in Denmark-based regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) as the latter aims to raise capital for further expansion.
