Istanbul New Airport (INA) marked a significant milestone in its preparations for opening in late October 2018 with the commissioning of its first runway.
French carrier Aigle Azur said it would fly to Sao Paulo and Beijing as part of a new strategy that sees it looking beyond its short- and medium-haul routes, as well as signing partnerships with other airlines for growth.
The runway incursion that caused two aircraft to come dangerously close to each other in March 2016 at Bale-Mulhouse airport in France started when a KLM Cityhopper crew transmitted an erroneous read-back, the French air accident investigation bureau BEA said.
British LCC easyJet opened its 30th base, at France’s Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport in the south west of the country, underlining the importance of France, its largest market in Europe, and celebrating the milestone with a special grape-liveried aircraft in a nod to the region’s famous wines.
Ryanair said some flights were cancelled and others disrupted on March 29 after members of the SNPVAC cabin crew union went on the first of three planned one-day strikes over working conditions, a move the Irish LCC called “unnecessary and unjustified.”
South Korean authorities have approved a joint venture (JV) between Korean Air and Delta Air Lines, clearing the way for the expanded partnership to be implemented.
Boeing is projecting few changes on its 787 production lines as part of its shift from producing 12 to 14 aircraft per month next year, but it continues to tweak processes as part of a general effort to increase efficiency, executives said.
EasyJet has teamed up with Airbus in a five-year predictive maintenance partnership that will use Airbus’ Skywise data platform to predict technical faults before they occur, allowing for early intervention and a reduction in delays and cancellations.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is keeping an open mind about Boeing's new mid-market aircraft (NMA), but not necessarily for mainline flying, the carrier's chief executive said.
Partners United Airlines and Air New Zealand are boosting capacity in the U.S.-New Zealand market, including a new route between Chicago and Auckland to be operated by Air New Zealand.
UK leisure carrier Thomas Cook Airlines will join the Worldwide by easyJet connecting platform, which is also being extended to include another seven airports.
Juneyao Airlines, a “connecting partner” member of Star Alliance based in Shanghai, is extending its role in the grouping by beginning codesharing operations with Taiwan’s EVA Air.
Azul Brazilian Airlines is planning to expand its regional and international route network to potentially 35 new cities in the coming years, the São Paulo-based carrier said.
More than 80% of leading executives in aerospace and defense companies expect to see artificial intelligence (AI) systems working alongside their human employees in just the next few years, according to the latest annual edition of Accenture’s Technology Vision report.
Fiji Airways plans to begin the process of replacing its Boeing 737NGs with newer versions later this year, and is also evaluating widebody replacements.
