After almost 10 hours of debate and consideration that seemed to change nothing, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed a plan to outsource air traffic control (ATC) services to a nonprofit, non-government entity.
Cathay Pacific Airways and MIAT Mongolian Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement that is expected to help the Mongolian carrier extend its network access farther south in the Asia-Pacific region.
In November, American signed a long-term partnership deal with IBM to utilize its IBM Cloud data-storage and management platform, joining other aviation industry customers Etihad, Bombardier and Pratt & Whitney.
Major gains in travel demand and operational efficiency could be realized if routes between Australia and New Zealand were regarded as domestic flights, according to Qantas Airways CEO Alan Joyce.
Virgin Australia is criticizing a condition proposed by regulators in their draft approval of its application to partner with airlines in China’s HNA Group.
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Delta recently launched a new Atlanta-Seoul flight in anticipation of the deal, the carrier said. Korean Air is adding a third daily Los Angeles-Seoul flight and a second daily San Francisco-Seoul flight.
Boeing has made two changes to the 787’s flight control software, after a Jetstar Airways 787-8 experienced an erratic-airspeed incident in December 2015.
Aftermarket competition in Southeast Asia is heating up as shown by announcements from Malaysian and Singaporean organizations during last week’s Paris Air Show.
Thailand is moving closer to recertifying its major international carriers, which is a key step toward resolving ICAO concerns about the country’s aviation oversight.
In a letter to employees, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said the development was “puzzling,” and that American was not “particularly excited” about the news.
