Swiss Aviation Training (SAT), a subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines, added an additional CAE Embraer E-190 full-flight simulator to its portfolio in Frankfurt at the Lufthansa Flight Training Center (LFT). &n
Chromalloy will receive $150,000 from Florida’s Quick Action Closing Fund to expand and improve its investment foundry, Chromalloy Castings, in Tampa. Jordanian carrier Petra Airlines has signed a contract with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance covering component support for two Airbus A320s now and a third aircraft by year end. The agreement includes flat-rate repair services and flight-hour pool access.
Kuwait Airways chairman Sami al-Nasef said the airline has “signed a letter of acceptance with Airbus” to purchase 25 aircraft, according to reports from Kuwait City.
Air Baltic said it slimmed its first-quarter net loss by LVL6.7 million ($12.3 million), representing a 41% improvement, although it did not specify the actual loss figure.
Qantas subsidiary QantasLink will increase its Boeing 717 fleet operated by Cobham Aviation Services from 13 to 18, in an AUD$150 million ($148.3 million) contract extension.
Brussels Zaventem Airport resumed baggage operations Thursday after a four-day strike by Swissport baggage handlers over working conditions left more than 20,000 pieces of luggage stranded, several media outlets reported.
As the strike by Croatia Airlines pilots and flights attendants over pay cuts stretches into its third day, Minister of Transport Sinisa Hajdas Doncic said the carrier would go bankrupt if the restructuring plan is not put into action.
Dubai-based Emirates and New York-based JetBlue Airways plan to expand their current partnership to include bilateral codesharing, subject to regulatory approvals.
Southwest Airlines has converted 30 existing Boeing 737NG firm orders to 30 firm orders for the 737 MAX 7, becoming the launch customer for the MAX 7, the smallest version of the re-engined Boeing narrowbody family.
On the heels of LATAM Airlines Group’s first-quarter results, Chile-based LAN Airlines announced it completed a test flight of its Boeing 787 after installing battery modifications, paving the way for the grounded aircraft to resume operations “in the coming days.”
UK budget carrier easyJet has reported an interim net loss of £47 million ($71.8 million) for the six months ended March 31, narrowed from a £90 million net loss in the year-ago period.
