London’s Gatwick Airport said it will establish a £20 million ($30 million) fund to support new air services from around the UK if given the go-ahead to build a second runway.
Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has estimated that March’s 11-day pilot strike cost NOK350 million ($43 million) in additional expenses and lost future revenue, the airline said Friday.
Officials from Ireland’s Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) are studying the circumstances that led to two taxiing Ryanair aircraft colliding at Dublin International Airport on April 1.
Quarterly financial results from 60 air carriers worldwide, highlighting operating revenues, operating expenses, operating profits/losses and net income/losses for the fourth quarter of 2014, generally defined as October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.
Airbus filed a JPY84 billion ($700 million) claim with the Tokyo District Court against Skymark Airlines, the latest move in the payment dispute between the Toulouse-based manufacturer and the Japanese low-cost carrier.
In an effort to avoid “costly [public relations] and litigation,” United Airlines will open a Digital Operations Center at its Chicago headquarters to more effectively monitor social media, message boards and other online channels, the carrier told employees in a recent note.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has pushed back the first flight of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) from the current quarter to “September or October of this year,” but still plans for a second quarter 2017 first delivery.
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is preparing to migrate its operations, assets, liabilities and “selected employees” to Malaysia Airlines Berhad (NewCo) on July 1, overseen by new CEO and managing director Christoph Mueller.
Airbus, aiming to become a “major” player in A350 aftermarket support, is poised to announce its first long-term agreement with an A350 customer and is in talks with several more, a company executive said.
The Thai government will introduce two new safety authorities following the announcement of a blanket flight ban on new Thai schedules by Japanese and South Korean aviation authorities.
Air France has confirmed plans for its HOP! regional subsidiary to take over the operation of the parent company’s domestic and regional services from its hub at Paris Orly.
The European Commission has approved three state aid schemes for the French aviation sector on the basis of new Guidelines on state aid to airports and airlines adopted in February 2014.
NASA has established a public-private partnership with five organizations, including FAA, to advance research and certification of composite materials that could improve the performance of future aircraft.
Total TSA Gun Catches for March 2015 (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints across the US). 201 firearms were discovered in March 2015, up 16.2% year-over-year.
