BRUSSELS--International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh said he is “completely relaxed” about the upcoming negotiations on a new bilateral air services agreement between the U.S. and the UK.
Gogo, the inflight connectivity provider, said CEO Michael Small has departed from the Chicago-based company, effective immediately, and been replaced by Oakleigh Thorne, a member of the company’s board of directors.
Airberlin’s insolvency administrator Lucas Floether is nearing a decision on making claims in excess of €1 billion ($1.25 billion) against former shareholder Etihad Airways.
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MADRID—On the eve of the World ATM Congress set to begin here March 6, the air navigation service providers (ANSPs) of the UK, Germany and Switzerland touted air traffic management (ATM) systems for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
The Aeromexico-Delta Air Lines transborder joint venture (JV) moved full-fledged into into ultra-low fares March 5 as Aeromexico debuted its “branded fares” concept and Delta touted the increasing range of basic economy fares now available on over 50% of Delta’s U.S.-Mexico flights.
BEIJING—HNA Group Chairman Chen Feng met with Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) officials in late January to assure the agency that HNA’s financial troubles were not affecting the group’s airline operations, an industry source said.
Ryanair and Aer Lingus plan to launch connecting flights this year, a spokesperson for Ryanair confirmed after Irish media reports said the two Dublin-based carriers had signed a deal that would help boost passenger numbers through Dublin.
Following the resolution last week of a new labor contract with its pilots, Fort Lauderdale-based ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines raised its expected operating expenses excluding fuel for the 2018 first quarter and full-year 2018 by approximately three percentage points compared to 2017.
Copa Airlines expects to start service out of Panama City Tocumen International Airport’s new Terminal 2 (T2) in November and be “fully operational” in the new facility by mid-2019, the airline’s top executive said.
MADRID—Satellite communications provider Inmarsat and Airservices Australia will evaluate the use of satellite voice (satvoice) for air traffic services in Australia to cover areas beyond the reach of traditional VHF voice radio.
Growth opportunities from the digital transformation of the commercial aviation sector will come from better airport, air traffic and airline operations, as well as through predictive maintenance and better asset tracking, Frost & Sullivan consultants said in a recent report.
Praising U.S. airlines for product innovation, strong balance sheets and wise capacity discipline, a top Department of Transportation (DOT) official said the government is inclined to stay out of the industry’s way and let the market play out.
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian defended the Atlanta-based airline’s recent removal of a group discount for National Rifle Association (NRA) members, telling Delta employees in a March 2 memo that “our decision was not made for economic gain and our values are not for sale.”
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s decision to impose U.S. tariffs on imported steel and aluminum should have only a minor negative effect on aerospace manufacturers, albeit possibly more so for smaller suppliers versus large. But financial analysts say the tariffs point to a much greater concern for industry: a trade war with China.
Panama-based Copa Airlines does not plan to use its soon-to-be-expanded maintenance capabilities to branch out into third-party work, a top executive at the airline said.
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) managed to increase its passenger yield year-over-year (YOY) in the 2017 fourth quarter, although the carrier signaled that its full-year financial performance did not meet targets.
