The US government has said it expects American airlines to comply with China’s rules for its new Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea although it is “deeply concerned” by the zone.
A LAM Mozambique Airlines aircraft has failed to arrive at its destination in Angola, but the airline say there are indications it may have landing in Northern Namibia.
A New York bankruptcy court has given the go-ahead for American Airlines' parent company AMR to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Dec. 9. On the same day, American and US Airways will merge to form the world’s largest airline.
FAA has issued an airworthiness directive requiring operators of GE Aviation GEnx-powered Boeing 747-8s, 747-8Fs and 787-8s to avoid flying in moderate or severe high-altitude ice crystal icing (ICI) conditions.
Airlines that fly over the contested East China Sea are so far not seeing their schedules affected by China’s new rules, but they are seeking clarification of those rules.
Airlines for America (A4A) has projected that 25 million passengers are flying US airlines this Thanksgiving travel period—Nov. 22 through Dec. 3—an increase of 1.5% from 2012.
The Philippines’ National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) has given the go-ahead for seven major transportation projects in the country, including proposed amendments to the PHP17.5 billion ($400 million) Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) public private partnership (PPP) project.
SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, will operate 400 weekly flights between Turkey and Europe during the summer 2014 schedule.
Southern Air Holdings has awarded MTU Maintenance exclusive long-term maintenance and lease-engine provisioning on present and future GE CF6-80C2 engines.
This chart represents the most recent 13 months, displayed as percent changes from the previous year, for Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Airline Group. Source: US Dept. of Transportation Footnotes: * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. Other carriers generally operate within specific niche markets, i.e. Hawaiian Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.
Airlines are complying with new rules set by China for flying into what it says is a new air defense identification zone over the disputed waters of the East China Sea.
