London’s Gatwick Airport is planning a significant expansion its noise insulation scheme, increasing the noise boundary by 15 km at each end of the runway.
Singapore Airlines regional affiliate SilkAir has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-800, marking the start of the carrier’s transition to an all-Boeing fleet.
The Lufthansa Group will benefit from a new agreement between Russian and German authorities, which last week approved Russia’s AirBridgeCargo to operate fifth freedom flights 3X-weekly from Frankfurt to the US.
Air India—which took delivery of its 12th Boeing 787 Sunday and is on schedule to induct two more of the type by March—has decided to form a committee to evaluate its Dreamliner performance before making a final call on future deliveries.
A possible lifeline for Alitalia appeared closer Sunday as the Italian flag carrier said that Etihad Airways was close to deciding if it would commit to an investment.
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair slipped into the red in the fiscal third quarter, registering a €35.2 million ($47.3 million) loss compared to an €18.1 million profit a year previously.
Sharjah-based low-cost carrier Air Arabia has signed a strategic partnership with the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to become the emirate’s designated carrier following the demise of RAK Airways in January.
Southwest Airlines will add direct flights from its Dallas Love Field (DAL) base to 15 destinations in the 2014 fall after the Wright Amendment is officially repealed on Oct. 13.
African low-cost carrier (LCC) Fastjet has operated its first flight between Tanzania and Zambia, marking the launch of the airline’s second international route in Africa.
London’s Heathrow Airport launched a six-week consultation on Monday, asking local communities for their views on how to improve the third runway proposal shortlisted by the Airports Commission in its interim report published in December.
Alaska Airlines and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) have reached tentative agreement on a new five-year contract for the carrier's 2,500 clerical, office and passenger service employees.
Italy’s Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport will be closed between 00:01 hours on May 13 and 06:00 hours (local time) on June 2 to perform maintenance work on its runway.
Boeing surely hopes the process of manufacturing the 777X and the next-generation widebody’s entry into service goes more smoothly than the process for deciding on a location to build the aircraft.
The European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) in a vote on Thursday endorsed the European Commission’s Single European Sky (SES) 2+ package aimed at speeding up implementation of the SES.
India has been downgraded to Category 2 under FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program, losing the Category 1 status for aviation safety oversight it has held since August 1997.
The US is “merely reacting to the challenge” of a growing influx of international air travelers and is in danger of turning off future tourists and businesspeople from visiting the US, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) president and CEO Jack Potter said.
Japan Airlines (JAL) reported net income of JPY123.5 billion ($1.21 billion) for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, down 17.1% from JPY140.6 billion reported for the same period the previous year.
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) posted a third-quarter fiscal net profit of ¥13.2 billion ($125.4 million), down 2% from the year-ago quarter, ending Dec. 31, 2013.
United Parcel Service (UPS) reported net income of $4.34 billion for 2013 on an adjusted basis excluding special items, down 1.2% from an adjusted net profit of $4.4 billion in 2012, a drop in profitability blamed on the company’s Christmas period difficulties.
