A Simi Valley, California, company has launched a commercial venture to provide a broadband mesh network over the continental U.S. using commercial aircraft.
The SEC found that United lost about $945,000 from operating the twice-weekly route, which it started in September 2012 and decided to cancel in January 2014.
Reaction to the U.S. Transportation Department’s (DOT) Dec. 2 approval of Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) foreign air carrier permit was swift, loud and predictable.
United is required to start the flight, which would be its third weekly service between the cities, Jan. 13. However, the airline said it needs more time to work with authorities in China.
The General Electric-Safran joint venture is proactively gearing up its MRO capabilities to cater for both predicted and unpredicted events, given the unprecedented speed at which the new fleet will grow over the next four years, as Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737MAX deliveries accelerate.
Service caps are no longer required under the new agreement. However, it still does not cover Hong Kong, which has a separate air-services treaty with Australia.
BAE Systems has begun a series of self-funded unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) trials in UK airspace, building on the work started by the Autonomous Systems Technology Related Airborne Evaluation and Assessment (ASTRAEA) program.
Etihad is paying €300 million ($322 million) for a stake in Niki. Air Berlin held 49.8% of Niki, while a 50.2% stake remained with the Niki Privatstiftung, an Austria-based foundation ensuring ownership and control limits are met.
French and Danish accident investigators and airframer ATR have joined with Norway’s Accident Investigation Board to figure out why a Scandinavian Airlines ATR 72-212 “banked uncontrollably and lost significant altitude” on Nov. 14.
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New York state’s Westchester County has applied to the FAA to privatize its commercial service reliever airport for the New York City metropolitan area, marking the third time since 2000 that the state or one of its counties has attempted such a spinoff under the FAA’s troubled Airport Privatization Pilot Program.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has contracted with Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines to operate a Boeing 747-400 freighter for the Tokyo Narita International Airport-based carrier.
Air France’s new CEO, Franck Terner, is planning sweeping changes to the management structure, in an effort to speed up a turnaround for the struggling airline.
The letter-of-intent covers financing by Vnesheconombank for deliveries of five twin-engine regional jets to be manufactured by JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and customized by SuperJet International. The letter of intent expands earlier funding related to three SSJ100 aircraft produced for CityJet this year.
HNA Group and the government of Chengdu have agreed to establish what is expected to be a low-cost carrier in that southwestern Chinese city, fulfilling an old ambition by the conglomerate to expand there.
