Finnair has acquired Flybe’s 60% stake in Flybe Nordic for €1 ($1.08), temporarily giving it full ownership of the former joint venture (JV), while it finalizes a deal with Finnish investors Staffpoint and G.W. Sohlberg (GWS).
[UPDATE APRIL 3] Irish carrier Aer Lingus, UK leisure carrier Jet2 and Eastern European budget carrier Wizz Air are facing legal action by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for breaching consumer law.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has warned that various Latin American airports may see possible strike action over the upcoming Easter holiday period and beyond, due to labor conflicts in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador.
The engine manufacturer expects to deliver the first PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) production engines to Airbus by early in the 2015 third quarter for the A320neo, which is slated to enter service in the fourth quarter.
A bit more than one week after the crash on Tuesday, March 24 of a Germanwings Airbus A320 in the French Alps, investigation teams found and secured the flight data recorder (FDR).
London Heathrow Airport has become the first airport to implement time-based separation (TBS) for aircraft on final approach in a bid to reduce delays caused by strong winds—the single most significant cause of arrival delay at the airport.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways announced that Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) will approve its 33.3% investment in the Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline.
Japan’s ANA Holdings has finalized its order for four Sharklet-equipped Airbus A321ceos and three A321neos, increasing its A320 family commitment to 37 aircraft.
[UPDATE April 2: The threatened strike by pilots at Allegiant Air has been put on hold following a US District Court decision on April 1 to issue a temporary restraining order]. Pilots at Allegiant Air announced they plan to strike on April 2 even though they were not authorized to walk off the job by the National Mediation Board (NMB), a move that could ground more than 250 flights, officials at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) said.
GKN Aerospace has entered a strategic partnership with additive manufacturing specialist Arcam to develop a promising additive manufacturing processes—electron beam melting. GKN has ordered two Arcam Q20 EBM machines to be installed in its Bristol, UK, additive manufacturing center.
The new 242-tonne maximum take-off-weight (MTOW) Airbus A330-300 has achieved certification from the European airworthiness authorities (EASA) following a 100 hour flight-test campaign.
Allegiant Air filed suit on March 30 against its pilot union in federal court in Nevada to prevent an “imminent strike among Allegiant’s pilots,” which the airline fears would “have a significant impact on Allegiant and its customers.”
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines has turned the corner through restructuring under Jaan Albrecht’s leadership. New labor agreements and a reunification with regional carrier Tyrolean Airways are among the company’s successes.
Components are a major part of maintenance spending, and planning their repairs can save big in avoiding disruptions, unnecessary repairs and minimizing inventory costs.
Conflict between Israelis and Palestinians contributed to a sharp deterioration in El Al’s 2014 results, as the military action brought about a slump in tourist traffic to Israel.
