Kenny Jacobs, Ryanair’s chief marketing officer, believes the airline will reach a collective bargaining agreement with German pilot union VC before the end of the year.
Saudia, the flag-carrier of Saudi Arabia, is suspending services to and from Toronto following a diplomatic spat with Canada. Saudia operates the only nonstop air service between Saudi Arabia and Canada with its 4X-weekly Jeddah-Toronto sector, using a Boeing 787-9.
Aircastle Ltd. posted an adjusted net income of $52.4 million in the second quarter, swinging to profit one year after recording a quarterly loss of $7.1 million, the company reported Aug. 7.
TransDigm has signed a new master contract agreement with leading customer Boeing, representing the key aerospace and defense parts provider’s acquiescence to the latter’s Partnership for Success (PFS) supply chain cost cutting effort.
Cathay Pacific significantly narrowed its loss for the six months through June 30, and the airline signaled its multi-year recovery and restructuring effort remains on track.
A coalition of aviation stakeholders is urging the leadership of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee to refrain from attaching additional amendments regulating aircraft noise to the chamber’s version of the FAA reauthorization bill.
Mexican LCC Interjet Airlines expanded its passenger connections across the Pacific Aug. 7 with the announcement the carrier has established a bilateral interline agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL).
Edmonton, Canada, police are investigating a near miss involving an unidentified drone and a WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 turboprop on approach to Edmonton International Airport July 31.
ATR delivered five ATR 72-600 aircraft to Iranian carrier Iran Air just before U.S. sanctions came back into force, meaning the carrier has now received 13 out of an order of 20 aircraft, the Toulouse-based manufacturer said.
Despite Airbus’ new orders and commitments for about 475 commercial aircraft gained at the Farnborough Airshow, the Toulouse-based manufacturer registered just one firm booking—for eight A350-900s—in its July orders and deliveries report released Aug. 6.
Air France-KLM and fellow SkyTeam member Air Europa intend to extend their existing codeshare into a joint venture (JV), covering flights between Europe and Central and South America.
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International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh has said the group has no plans to retain its shares in Norwegian, should it fail to acquire the LCC.
Chinese maintenance operator Ameco, owned by Air China and Lufthansa, is operating normally, a month after the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) ordered it to suspend most activities because of alleged safety violations.
Oman Air said that its upgraded cargo hub facility at the new Muscat International Air Cargo Terminal is already seeing a significant uptick in business.
Ethiopian Airlines and freight specialist DHL Global Forwarding have agreed to form a new Ethiopia-based joint-venture (JV) company, with the aim of creating the leading cargo logistics JV in Africa.
Korean Air is boosting its already extensive U.S. network with a new route to Boston next year, which will also strengthen its transpacific joint venture (JV) with Delta Air Lines.
Star Alliance opened its passenger and baggage expedite service at Toronto Pearson International Airport last month, bringing personalized and streamlined transfer handling to passengers with tight connections between two Star Alliance member airline flights to its fifth network hub.
Double-digit orders from American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have pushed Bombardier’s CRJ backlog to 60 for the first time in nearly two years, even after the OEM removed a six-aircraft commitment from dormant Felix Airways.
