Air Berlin's creditor committee is expected to grant preliminary approval for the sale of its Austrian affiliate Niki to Lufthansa at the committee's Aug. 23 meeting.
Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee is calling on Jakarta-based Pelita Air Service to establish a stabilized approach-monitoring system in the wake of an ATR 72 bounced-landing incident in March.
Since July 6, the FAA has awarded approximately $2.3 billion in AIP awards in 2017, covering 1,428 new grants to about 1,200 airports, funding construction and repair projects for 581 runways and 490 taxiways.
Delta Air Lines is testing a new interactive assistance program at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that allows customers to video chat from the airport with a Delta specialist—a first for U.S. airlines.
The company, Xiangyang Airlines, says it will begin operation in 2018 with two Avic MA60 turboprop airliners, and will have 30 aircraft within five years.
Brazil has asked the Word Trade Organization (WTO) to rule whether Canadian federal and provincial government support for Bombardier’s C Series constitute illegal subsidies.
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Heico on Aug. 18 said it will buy AeroAntenna Technology (AAT) for up to $336.5 million, making up the aerospace electronics and parts provider’s largest single acquisition.
Research commissioned by Norwegian airports operator Avinor has concluded that 30% of Norway’s aviation fuel could be sustainable by 2030, but this depends on available funding.
During the quarter, the Santiago, Chile-based airline group deferred two Boeing 787-9s and three Airbus A320-family aircraft, and converted orders of two A350-1000s into two A350-900s.
German airline entrepreneur Hans-Rudolf Wöhrl has emerged with a proposal to buy insolvent Air Berlin and filed a formal statement of interest to the company’s administrator.
