Passenger numbers on Estonia’s national airline Nordica continued to grow in the 2018 first quarter, and the rate at which flight tickets have been purchased for summer destinations promises further growth, the airline said.
FAA has withdrawn its investigation into whether the City of Dallas violated federal mandates in the long-simmering dispute over Delta Air Lines' access to Dallas Love Field (DAL) gates, Aviation Daily has learned, removing a major concern the city had in weighing how to handle Delta's request for access at the space-constrained airport.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) expects its first Airbus A350-900s to be delivered by the second half of June, and the carrier is planning for the deployment of A350s on long-haul routes later this year.
The medium-term outlook for global air cargo demand remains strong, but the industry is watching several key variables that could have major implications on air freight trends, including how the escalating tariff battle between the U.S. and China could affect shipping patterns.
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) delivered four newly built aircraft and secured lease agreements for five aircraft from three customers during the first quarter of 2018, the Los Angeles-based lessor said April 5.
The weight range for tariffs Beijing plans to impose on U.S. aircraft appear designed to give protection to Chinese airliner types—even if the real aim is to reply to proposed U.S. import taxes.
Beyond any near-term impact on Boeing, which at this point looks minimal, the escalating trade tit-for-tat between the world’s top two commercial aviation markets raises a larger question: whether a China-U.S. trade war kick starts a global recession.
The Sri Lankan government appointed a new board for state-run SriLankan Airlines as it seeks to return the perennially loss-making airline to profitability.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is threatening to restrict fleet additions for underperforming airlines under a new policy designed to raise service standards.
Eurocontrol investigated a software misalignment that caused its Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System (ETFMS) to fail for several hours April 3, causing delays to thousands of flights in Europe.
Southwest Airlines will operate 65 international routes from 23 U.S. gateways by July 2018, up from just four U.S. airports from which it operated international flights when it started flying beyond the U.S. in 2014.
Start-up airline Air Belgium hopes to have flights to seven destinations operating by this fall, CEO Niky Terzakis told Aviation Daily, as the carrier readies its first flight from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Hong Kong at the end of April and looks ahead to longer-term fleet expansion plans.
Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia are breaking off their partnership, which will see them become rivals in the already fiercely contested Australia-New Zealand market.
A growing U.S.-China trade dispute could ultimately benefit Boeing if Beijing moves to order more U.S.-made aircraft to placate President Donald Trump, according to a new analysts’ report.
LONDON—UK-based regional carrier Flybe announced a combination of continued improvement in load factor with a reduction in available capacity as it slims down its fleet.
Delta Air Lines expects both unit revenue and unit costs to near the top of its most recent first-quarter (Q1) guidance ranges, with strong system-wide demand and improving yields providing tailwinds, while accelerated depreciation and pay raises added costs compared to year-earlier figures.
