Icelandair Group has purchased three used Bombardier Q400s, which will be operated by its Air Iceland regional subsidiary and used to upgrade its fleet of five Fokker 50s.
Four major Indonesian airports have shut down on the island of Java due to the eruption of Mount Ruang, which has spewed large clouds of smoke, ash and volcanic grit more than 100 miles across the Indonesian archipelago.
Ryanair will formally agree to sell its 29.8% Aer Lingus stake to International Airlines Group (IAG) on July 16, marking a major milestone for IAG’s Aer Lingus takeover plans.
Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle is waiting to hear whether its application for a UK air operator’s certificate (AOC) has been successful, as the debate over its US foreign air carrier permit continues.
The British government will study the effects of air passenger duty (APD) on the country’s regional airports over concerns that lower levies in Scotland and Wales could draw passengers away from English airports.
After “lengthy and intense negotiations,” KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has inked an agreement in principle covering a new three-year labor deal with pilots union Vereniging Nederlandse Verkeersvliegers (VNV).
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aborted takeoff from Chicago Midway Airport late Wednesday after one of its engines appeared to spew fiery sparks as the aircraft was progressing down the runway.
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair has been offered a batch of slots at Amsterdam Schiphol as the airline continues its move away from using only secondary airports.
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has unveiled the new cabin layout and route network plans of its new Boeing 777-300ERs, which will begin arriving in January 2016 through 2018.
Boeing has confirmed an order from China Eastern Airlines for 50 Next-Generation 737-800s as stated in its public disclosure to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Australia’s competition watchdog has granted interim approval for an expanded partnership between Qantas and American Airlines, clearing the way for the carriers to market proposed new transpacific routes.
Air quality and noise are the outstanding issues that could sink plans for a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport, according to the Airports Commission, which published its final report last week.
Monthly percentages of total flight cancellations, per reporting airline. Ordered from lowest percentage of total flight operations canceled to highest.
