Finland flag carrier Finnair has filed an application with the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) to approve its current 100% ownership of Nordic Regional Airlines while negotiations continue on the sale of a 60% stake to Finnish investors Staffpoint Holding and G.W. Sohlberg (GWS).
UK crew specialist CTC Aviation Group has announced a new five-year Boeing 737-800W full-flight, modular simulator usage agreement with Norwegian Air Shuttle to support the airline’s expanding training requirements up to 2020.
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has reached a tentative agreement with Air Wisconsin on a new contract after nearly five years of negotiations, the union said.
Japan’s Skymark Airlines creditors have approved a rehabilitation plan that will see All Nippon Airways (ANA) take a minority stake in the carrier, rejecting a rival plan that included Delta Air Lines.
Two UK regional carriers—Aberdeen-based bmi regional and Glasgow-based Loganair—will now be grouped under new holding company Airline Investments Limited (AIL).
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) is calling for urgent safeguards against drones that pose “a significant threat to European airspace” and need “better regulation and control.”
Sharjah-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Air Arabia reported a first-half net profit of AED237 million ($64.5 million), down 4% compared to the same period last year.
Australia has admitted that a drift model initially used to determine the best areas to search for wreckage from missing MH370, a Boeing 777-200, was wrong.
El Al Israel Airlines has signed an agreement with Boeing to purchase and lease up to 15 787 Dreamliners, with purchase rights for 13 additional aircraft.
Lessors will reap the early benefits of the anticipated re-fleeting of Iran’s airlines if Western sanctions against the western Asian country are removed, Irish lessor Avolon said Wednesday.
The European Commission has begun an in-depth investigation to assess whether the proposed acquisition of Netherlands-based TNT Express by US-based FedEx Corp. is in line with European Union merger regulations.
Malaysia’s prime minister has confirmed that the piece of aircraft wing discovered on Reunion Island last week is from flight MH370, the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 that disappeared last year.
