British Airways parent International Airlines Group (IAG) is to acquire insolvent UK leisure carrier Monarch Airline’s London Gatwick slot portfolio, the two companies have confirmed.
The U.S. aerospace and defense industry cemented its position as a key provider to the United Arab Emirates during the recent Dubai Airshow, one official says.
International Airlines Group (IAG) says its Level low-cost, long-haul airline would launch four new routes from Paris Orly Airport starting in July 2018.
AirAsia X has confirmed it will be leasing additional Airbus A330ceos next year, to help bridge the gap until its first A330neos begin arriving late next year.
The three companies are taking the biggest step yet toward hybrid-electric flight with a plan to take a 2.5-megawatt electric generator aloft on a highly modified BAe 146 regional aircraft.
Airbus named Rolls-Royce executive Eric Schulz as its new chief of sales, marketing and contracts, replacing John Leahy after his 33-year tenure at the aircraft manufacturer.
German leisure carrier Condor agreed to wet-lease aircraft to EasyJet starting in January to allow the airline to pull forward the opening of new routes.
Canadian LCC WestJet Airlines has signed its first capacity purchase agreement (CPA) with a regional carrier to link smaller cities with its Calgary, Alberta, hub starting this spring.
The move was widely described in the aviation sector as a missed opportunity to remedy what airlines and airports generally regard as a punitive charge that affects their competitiveness.
Despite a “promising” start to the restructuring process, Darwin “has encountered several unfavorable market impacts” that led to the decision to enter insolvency proceedings similar to U.S. Chapter 11 protection, according to a Darwin statement Nov. 27.
The GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X has been mounted on General Electric's 747-400 flying testbed, marking a key milestone toward the beginning of test flights around the end of the year.
The GEnx engines on the 13-hour flight, HU497, between Beijing and Chicago, were powered by a mix of jet fuel and a biofuel derived from used cooking oil.
Wizz recorded an 11% increase in the number of passengers carried to and from the airport in the 2017 fiscal year. The airline said those increased to 5.5 million passengers compared to fiscal 2016.
New carrier Avianca Argentina launched its first flight Nov. 21 from Buenos Aires' Aeroparque Jorge Newbery to Rosario, Argentina’s third-largest city.
The Argentine government has embarked on a sweeping overhaul of its approach to domestic air transport, an initiative of President Mauricio Macri’s reformist administration.
Airline industry groups are urging the Malaysian government not to adopt proposals to charge passengers to cover the cost of advance security screening.
Aerolineas Argentinas will soon add a new aircraft type and has been expanding domestic traffic, CEO Mario Dell’Acqua told reporters at the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) Airlines Leaders Forum.
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has canceled Eastern Air Lines’ operating certificate, thus bringing to close a long-running—and some say, quixotic—attempt to revive a name storied in aviation history.
