President Donald Trump’s announcement last week that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Paris accord has cast uncertainty over whether the U.S. remains committed to CORSIA.
Four U.S. government agencies have received $71.5 million from the Office of Management and Budget to study whether they can auction a minimum of 30 MHz of L-band spectrum used for air traffic control radar and other cross-agency purposes.
The airline wants to have a deal for six aircraft “locked down” by the middle of July, CEO Peter Bellew told Aviation Daily on the sidelines of the IATA Annual General Meeting.
The air-cargo industry, buffeted by the 2008 global financial crisis, is beginning a slow climb to returning to historic norms of growth, the IATA said at its Annual General Meeting here.
Qatar Airways is operating under strict new operational regimes following the closure of Bahraini, Saudi and Emirati (United Arab Emirates) airspace to Qatari aircraft.
International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh emphasized that subsidiary British Airways’ information technology system did not fail during the recent episode that caused widespread flight cancellations.
The IATA is calling for governments to work more closely with industry regarding extra security measures for electronic devices carried onboard aircraft.
JetBlue could convert some of its Airbus A321neo orders to A321LRs when that type becomes available in 2019, CEO Robin Hayes told Aviation Daily at the IATA Annual General Meeting here.
CANCUN, Mexico—Higher operating costs are becoming the “emerging challenge for the airlines,” the IATA’s chief economist Brian Pearce warned at the association’s Annual General Meeting here.
U.S. President Donald Trump promised June 5 that his administration’s proposal to privatize the U.S. air traffic control system would benefit because just one contractor will be awarded the responsibility to run and modernize the system.
Fueled by the lobbying of Montreal’s large Lebanese expatriate and immigrant population, Air Canada has been pursuing the regulatory requirements to begin operating the route, Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu told Aviation Daily.
Airlines achieved a record collective profit in 2016. But the IATA has predicted there will be more pressure on profits this year, as costs increase and yields decline.
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Success in Cuba is a “middle- to long-term” prospect for airlines, particularly for U.S. carriers that launched service to Cuba after the market was reopened to US commercial flights in 2016.
Despite earnings pressure on many Asia-Pacific region airlines in 2017, the annual collective profit for this region is likely to be similar to 2016’s, according to a prominent industry leader.
