The carrier has also applied for loan guarantees from the German federal government, as well as the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Berlin (where Air Berlin’s main bases in Dusseldorf and Berlin, respectively, are located).
Ultra-LCC Allegiant has signed 12-year leases for used Airbus A320s as it works to streamline its narrowbody aircraft fleet before the end of the decade.
With the June 14 handover, EasyJet became the 25th A320neo operator. The 186-seat London Luton Airport-based aircraft will enter commercial service June 15.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it is beginning tests of biometric fingerprint identification technology at two U.S. airport checkpoint lanes, one in Atlanta and another in Denver.
ADS’ message comes after Prime Minister Theresa May’s hopes of achieving a mandate from UK voters were dealt a colossal blow after her snap-election gamble went awry.
When announcing the order, Comac did not disclose delivery dates. Earlier C919 contracts signed by the state-owned manufacturer have not committed it to deliver at any particular time, industry sources have said.
Premium passengers sleep better in those lie-flat seats in premium cabins. Airline chief financial officers would probably sleep better with light lie-flat antennas replacing the heavy radomes currently needed for satellite broadband communication.
Europe’s airports believe uncertainty surrounding the UK’s planned exit from the EU is the biggest risk facing the sector, delegates told the Airports Council International Europe general assembly.
Air France-KLM’s CEO says China is one of the airline’s priorities as it works to develop more airline partnerships and, in parallel, readies for the launch of its low-cost long-haul carrier later this year.
What CEO Christian Scherer describes as “a substantial piece of work” will allow the aircraft to land on and take off from runways as short as 800 m (2,625 ft.).
Don Wright, United Airlines' vice president of maintenance operations, spoke with Inside MRO’s Lee Ann Shay in Chicago about how United’s technical operations (Tech Ops) has streamlined its process and structure.
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Mesa Airlines pilots have reached a tentative agreement with management that includes pay increases, enhanced retirement benefits and more vacation accrual, the Air Line Pilots Associatio said.
An official said Chinese passengers may view connecting to Havana via Helsinki on Finnair’s A350s as a more desirable way to travel between China and Cuba.
The U.S. International Trade Commission voted June 9 to allow a Boeing’s antidumping complaint against Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier to continue toward finding compensatory duties.
Rival large commercial aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing both claimed minor victories June 9 after the latest World Trade Organization ruling in their ongoing legal battle over improper government subsidies.
