Air Canada is “extensively” studying its capacity projections for late 2018 and 2019 and confirms it will reduce its growth rate, but has not finalized the timing or extent of its changes, top executives said.
Chinese freight company YTO Express will build an aviation and surface logistics hub at Jiaxing in eastern China, preferring a location close to wealthier parts of the country rather than the central position chosen by rival SF Express.
British Airways (BA) will end operations with the Boeing 767 in the 2018 fourth quarter, some 28 years after it received the first examples of the U.S.-built twin aisle.
UK travel operator Thomas Cook has denied reports that it has imminent plans to sell off its airline division, but left the door open to future fleet developments.
AerCap sees no evidence that Chinese carriers are contemplating shifts away from Boeing aircraft to proactively insulate themselves from tariffs that could result from the escalating trade discord between China and the U.S., the mega-lessor’s top executive said.
Rockwell Collins said it has signed master contracts with China’s AVIC Aircraft to supply its Pro Line Fusion avionics suite and air data systems for the MA700 twin-engine turboprop.
A new report on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has not shed much light on how or why the Boeing 777-200 crashed, although it has listed safety recommendations resulting from the inquiry.
Finnair has launched a new high-speed internet service on its European Airbus A320 family flights in a partnership with California-based communications provider Viasat.
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to set specific goals and measures for its training of security officers.
The U.S. Senate on July 24 confirmed the nominations of Bruce Landsberg and Jennifer Homendy to serve on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), returning the board to full strength at five members.
A possible joint venture (JV) between China Southern Airlines and International Airlines Group’s (IAG) British Airways (BA) could create more opportunities, especially at the new Beijing airport, where China Southern has a strong position, IAG CEO Willie Walsh told Aviation Daily sister publication ATW.
Fort Lauderdale-based ultra LCC Spirit Airlines returned to profitability in the second quarter, posting an $11.3 million net profit on a 21.6% year-over-year (YOY) rise in revenue.
South African regional carrier SA Express has received the go-ahead to restart services, nine weeks after the country’s civil aviation regulator grounded the airline.
Aeromexico is leveraging network discipline and new ancillary revenue generation to offset rising fuel costs, domestic inflation, a weakening peso, and over-capacity in some key markets, with its second-quarter results offering solid evidence that its strategies are reaping the intended benefits.
SkyWest Inc., parent of SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet, is continuing to benefit from its fleet transition and posted net income of $76 million in the second quarter, a 34% year-over-year improvement as revenue climbed 2% to $908 million.
Alaska Airlines will cut 2019 growth plans in half—part of a multi-pronged strategy to reduce costs and maintain margins as the airline continues to adjust following the acquisition of Virgin America and in response to higher fuel costs.
Southwest Airlines posted a second-quarter net profit of $733 million, down 1.3% from net income of $743 million the 2017 June quarter, as fuel hedging insulated the carrier from the much larger year-over-year (YOY) profit drops being reported by rival major U.S. carriers.
Latvian carrier airBaltic could pursue an initial public offering (IPO) as one of its ownership options, as its 2018 performance continues to track ahead of 2017.
