The scale of the challenge facing new South African Airways (SAA) CEO Vuyani Jarana has been brought into sharp focus with the announcement of vastly-worsened financial figures for the 2016-17 financial year.
More than 600,000 passengers have either taken advantage of increased co-operation between Emirates Airline and LCC sister-company flydubai, or plan to do so over coming months, the LCC.
Alaska Air Group is preparing to switch over to a single passenger service system (PSS) for Alaska Airlines and Virgin America overnight from April 24 to April 25, marking one of the most significant merger integration milestones in the 16 months since Seattle-based Alaska acquired San Francisco-based Virgin America.
City officials in Prescott, Arizona, responding to community input, have told the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) that they no longer support a bid from Boutique Airlines to provide short-term air service in the wake of Great Lakes Airlines’ decision to stop flying.
The management board of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) announced the reelection, by a unanimous vote, of Patrick Ky as EASA’s executive director for a second term of five years.
Frontier Airlines has agreed to a flow-through program for Trans States Airlines pilots, giving the mainline carrier feed for its aggressive expansion plans, while the regional carrier gets a benefit to help it attract more pilot applicants.
The European Commission (EC) said it had opened an indepth investigation to assess whether Italy’s €900 million ($1.1 billion) bridge loan to Alitalia constituted state aid and whether it complied with EU rules for aid to companies experiencing difficulty.
The Airbus A350-900ULR (ultra-long range) made its first flight on April 23, starting a short flight test program ahead of a planned first delivery in the second half of 2018.
Thai long-haul LCC NokScoot is preparing to launch its first route to Japan, part of the carrier’s plans to expand its fleet and international network this year.
Air New Zealand has been forced to ground two of its Boeing 787-9s for what could be an extended period after some of the 787 fleet’s engines failed inspections directed by safety regulators. Four of the carrier’s Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines have had to be sent to a Rolls facility in Singapore for repairs, an airline spokesperson told Aviation Daily.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the FAA late April 20 issued emergency airworthiness directives (AD) calling for inspections of fan blades on CFM56-7B engines that power Boeing 737NGs.
General Electric (GE) leaders on April 20 acknowledged CFM International, the GE Aviation/Safran Aircraft Engines joint venture (JV), is behind on expected 2018 Leap engine deliveries, but still expects to reach the planned target of 1,100-1,200 deliveries by the end of the year.
Catalan regulator ACCO said International Airline Group’s (IAG) possible purchase of Norwegian would have to be analyzed in depth because it could involve risks for competition at Barcelona El Prat Airport.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has taken delivery of the first Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). The initial aircraft will be operated by Sweden-based West Atlantic Group.
United Airlines signed a deal to add 20 used Airbus A319s and moved another 23 aircraft it operates from leases to its own balance sheet, continuing its trend of re-shaping the capital costs of its operating fleet.
Swoop, the standalone ultra-LCC subsidiary of Canada’s WestJet, has adequate pilot staffing to launch operations as scheduled in June even if WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) fail to reach an agreement on a labor contract covering WestJet’s pilots, WestJet CEO Ed Sims said.
Airline pilots’ labor groups oppose a provision of proposed FAA reauthorization legislation that would start research into single-piloted cargo aircraft.
