Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the airline will not pay tariffs on the Bombardier C Series and acknowledged the brewing trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada may delay its delivery to Delta.
Emirates Airline plans to cut two of its daily Airbus A380 flights from the highly competitive market between Australia and New Zealand, as its partner Qantas increases some of its services on these routes.
Japan Airlines (JAL) is looking to boost its access to the Mexican market through a new partnership with Aeromexico, which may also give the latter carrier more Asian connections.
The Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO), which represents air navigation service providers (ANSP), and the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (Eurocae) have agreed to work together.
Air New Zealand has begun the first operational trials of its new onboard Wi-Fi service, which eventually will be rolled out across its international jet fleet.
LONDON—The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has called for an investigation into the collapse of Monarch Airlines and the financial arrangements between its past and present owners.
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has issued a temporary restraining order halting plans to reduce the length of the runway at Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
Bombardier Aerospace and its largest union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, have reached a new collective labor agreement at its Wichita facility.
Bankrupt German carrier Air Berlin will cease operations Oct. 28 and employees are not guaranteed jobs under any future owner, the airline warned Oct. 9.
LONDON—Irish LCC Ryanair has announced the resignation of COO Michael Hickey, who has been with the company for 30 years and overseen operations since 2014.
Thai officials say the ICAO has removed the country from its “red flag” list, a step which would lead to the relaxation of restrictions placed on Thailand’s airlines by some other countries.
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In its second ruling on Boeing’s dispute against Bombardier over the sale of C Series airliners to Delta Air Lines, the U.S. Commerce Department proposes imposing a price-dumping duty of almost 80% on each aircraft imported.
LONDON—EasyJet is bracing for a busy winter, transitioning aircraft to its Austrian air operator’s certificate (AOC), growing its A320neo fleet and phasing out 30 of its Airbus A319s. EasyJet operates a fleet of 280 aircraft, made up of Airbus A319s, A320s and A320neos. The airline has 100 A320neos and 30 A321neos on order, with flexibility to switch between the two variants.
