Virgin Australia is spearheading an effort to provide biofuel for airlines at one of Australia’s major airports, which could eventually spawn a local jet biofuel industry.
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Emirates Airline is adding 29 new destinations to its network through codeshares with FlyDubai, following a partnership agreement the two government-owned carriers reached in July.
Primera Air said it achieved record financial results in the first eight months of the year by introducing three fare classes on European flights, developing new routes and closing unprofitable ones.
The ICAO has completed an audit of Thailand’s air safety oversight, although it is not ready to announce whether the country’s red flag will be removed.
No money is changing hands, but UK low-cost carrier EasyJet is working with startup Wright Electric to provide an airline’s perspective on development of an all-electric short-haul commercial aircraft.
Proponents of moving U.S. air traffic control out of the FAA and into a nongovernment, nonprofit entity are looking for a significant victory in October.
American Airlines is planning more enhancements to its onboard products as it pursues a strategy of segmenting cabins to offer multiple levels of service at different fares.
U.S. lawmakers are bumping up to the deadline for extending the FAA’s authorization, after a controversial bill passed the House of Representatives Sept. 28 but still faced an almost equally uncertain chance of becoming law.
American Airlines is confident it will continue to produce annual profits averaging $5 billion and will never again lose money, Chairman and CEO Doug Parker said Sept. 28.
Jet Aviation San Juan has resumed its fixed-base operations (FBO) in Puerto Rico and is coordinating nearly all the humanitarian flights to hurricane-damaged Puerto Rico and the rest of the Caribbean region.
AirAsia Group firmed up a deal with Inmarsat for satellite Wi-Fi on all of its Airbus A320s and A330s, the connectivity and satellite operator said during the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Expo here.
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Mexico’s Interjet will install Wi-Fi on its new Airbus-family aircraft deliveries, supplier Panasonic Avionics Corp. announced during the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Expo here.
