Dozens of Western aerospace suppliers are on the verge of hiring thousands of workers in Morocco, according to U.S. trade officials—so much so that they are quickly organizing a trade mission to the North African country in April.
United Airlines has seen business bookings increase since the November U.S. presidential elections, but forecasting the behavior of the macro-economy remains difficult, executives said during the company’s fourth-quarter and full-year earnings call Jan. 18.
American Airlines will introduce a basic-economy fare option as part of the Dallas/Fort Worth-based carrier’s effort to better compete with ultra-low-cost carriers, such as Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines.
Rolls-Royce hopes it can restore customer faith after agreeing to pay fines worth £670 million ($824 million) to settle fraud and corruption cases with the Brazilian, UK and U.S. authorities.
The AirAsia LCC group will ramp up its fleet growth this year, with many of its new additions consisting of Airbus A320neos for its Malaysian and Thai operations.
As planned, the governments of Australia, China and Malaysia on Jan. 17 terminated the underwater search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, after scouring the sea floor along a 120,000-km2 (46,000-mi.2) arc in the southern Indian Ocean.
China Southern Airlines has underscored its determination to build up at Beijing, the home of rival Air China, while planning new long-haul services from its own base in Guangzhou, China.
HNA low-cost subsidiary Lucky Air is moving into widebody aircraft operations, arranging to take two Airbus A330-300s from the fleet of the group’s leading carrier, Hainan Airlines, according to an industry source.
Kunming Changshui International Airport has leaped two places to become China’s fifth-busiest airport in 2016, driven by government support and local tourism attractions.
Norway's Wideroe has placed an order for up to 15 Embraer E2 jets, in a bet that it can fill large regional jets while sticking to its niche airline model.
Irish low-cost carrierRyanair is adding nine routes from London Stansted Airport for summer 2017, which could lead to further aircraft being based at the airport.
Boeing may have reacted too late to be able to recover market share in the single-aisle segment back to a 50/50 split, Air Lease Corp. (ALC) President and CEO John Plueger believes.
AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly believes that airlines will continue to defer widebody aircraft deliveries, but his view of the market remains fundamentally positive.
United Airlines senior executive Gerry Laderman believes the airline “need[s] to get back into the game domestically” to catch up with legacy peers Delta Air Lines and American Airlines in terms of financial performance.
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay hefty fines to settle a series of bribery and corruption cases with UK, U.S. and Brazilian authorities.
