Flight tests of Mitsubishi Aircraft’s MRJ regional-jet flight-test fleet have been temporarily suspended, pending the outcome of investigations into the inflight shutdown of an engine on one of the prototypes.
Canadian training specialist CAE is to pay $100 million for full control over the Asian Aviation Centre of Excellence (AACE), which is currently a 50-50 joint venture with LCC AirAsia.
The assets of financially troubled Pacific Aerospace Resources & Technologies (PART), a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility based in California,, are being offered in a sealed-bid turnkey sale.
Qantas has revealed more about its interest in adding new widebody aircraft types to serve ultra-long-range routes, and announced a major cabin upgrade for its Airbus A380 fleet.
Ten days after Air Berlin’s bankruptcy filing, a clearer picture about potential investors has emrged, showing the airline could be broken up into up to three parts.
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) has taken delivery of an Embraer 190 from regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) for its new LCC brand Buta Airways, which will launch Sept. 1.
Delta called JetBlue’s request for more review a “transparent attempt to delay the [DOT’s] review of the recently executed joint venture agreement between Delta and Korean Air.”
Long-haul LCC AirAsia X (AAX) achieved strong growth in its second quarter profit, as it managed to spur healthy demand despite significant capacity expansion.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) for the Airbus A350 to prevent a potential overheat failure mode in the hydraulic system.
The FAA is “strongly” urging airlines to put into place best practices to avoid “incorrect airport surface” approaches and landings following a July 7 incident at San Francisco International Airport.
Asiana Airlines subsidiary Air Seoul received a foreign air carrier permit from the U.S. Transportation Department, an Aug. 15 regulatory filing shows.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings will operate a second Boeing 747-400 freighter for Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines beginning Sept. 1, the two companies said Aug. 22.
Lufthansa has placed a first bid for Air Berlin subsidiary Niki while the group’s creditor committee met for the first time Aug. 23, industry sources said.
Swiss International Air Lines is considering ordering the Airbus A321neoLR to operate on routes from Zurich to long-haul destinations in Africa, CEO Thomas Klühr said in an interview.
Air New Zealand has outlined plans to grow capacity in its domestic and international networks in the current fiscal year, predominantly by adding frequency to existing routes.
