The US Senate has passed a transportation funding bill for fiscal year 2020, although doubts remain about whether Congress can complete the appropriations process before a Nov. 21 deadline to fund the federal government.
In the face of stiff competition from LCCs in Vienna, Austrian Airlines will undertake an aggressive cost-cutting effort in 2020 and eliminate hundreds of jobs.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has been forced to reconsider its network plans, potentially through to early 2021, because of delivery delays impacting the Airbus A321neo.
Atlas Air’s net income fell 18% in the third quarter, as global trade tensions and an ongoing dispute over a new pilot contract continued to weigh on the cargo carrier’s bottom line.
Marking the largest move yet in the overhaul of the aerostructures sector, provider Spirit AeroSystems will buy Bombardier’s aerostructures businesses in Northern Ireland and Morocco.
Trans States Holdings has canceled an order for up to 100 Mitsubishi SpaceJet aircraft, in the latest setback facing the Japanese manufacturer’s long-delayed regional jet program.
The FAA had firsthand knowledge of critical changes to the Boeing 737 MAX maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) during the aircraft’s development, but Boeing’s lack of proper paperwork documenting the updates kept agency experts who may have given the system more scrutiny out of the loop.
Qatar Airways will postpone the retirement of its current Boeing 777s to compensate for delivery delays of the new 777X variant, group CEO Akbar Al Baker said.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has expressed interest in some London Gatwick Airport slots previously operated by defunct UK leisure carrier Thomas Cook.
International Airlines Group’s (IAG) third-quarter net profit fell 10.6% to €1 billion ($1.1 billion), impacted by a €155 million initial hit from the British Airways (BA) pilot strikes and higher fuel costs.
Air China’s net income rose 4.4% in the third quarter to CNY3.6 billion ($510 million), compared to CNY3.45 billion in the year-ago period, as costs fell and traffic grew.
Swiss regional carrier Helvetic Airways has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190 E2, starting a period of significant growth for the niche airline.
Dubai-based airlines Emirates and flydubai expect to further optimize their network and aircraft utilization, ensuring year-round routes with “seasonal” patterns, while opening up opportunities for both carriers to serve new markets.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has become the latest carrier to reduce its service to Hong Kong, as the protests in that city take a significant toll on demand.
A Boeing engineer raised concerns about the reliance of a critical 737 MAX flight-control system on a single point of failure as early as December 2015, internal documents shared during a US House committee hearing show.
Doha International Airport, which ceased commercial operations in 2014, will reopen to accommodate the additional traffic expected when Qatar hosts the 2022 World Cup, Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker said.
