Japanese LCC Peach is boosting its fleet expansion plans with a new order for Airbus narrowbody aircraft, a move that also helps the manufacturer’s push into the Japanese market.
Some SkyTeam member airlines may stay at Beijing Capital International Airport, despite most of the alliance members planning to shift to the city’s new airport once it is complete.
Although some Asian carriers are seeing pressure on revenue, they still are set up to achieve solid financial performance this year, the region’s major airline group said.
A report marking the first anniversary of the crash of Metrojet Flight 9268 provides few new details on exactly what might have downed the Airbus A321 on Oct. 31, 2015.
Although Philippine Airlines (PAL) does not intend to add any more U.S. routes next year, the arrival of Airbus A350s in 2018 will allow the launch of new services to this market.
Since publishing its small-UAS rule Aug. 29, the FAA received more than 30,000 new-aircraft registrations from commercial operators, and more than 22,500 remote-pilot applications.
Volaris also will be shifting its operations in southern Florida now that it has been able to secure new routes under the updated bilateral aviation agreement between the U.S. and Mexico.
Teledyne Controls and GE Aviation have signed a strategic partnership that should simplify the flow of flight data off aircraft, and expand its value through GE’s cloud-based platform that can extract greater value.
The carrier confirmed it needs to assess replacement options for some of its Airbus A330s, and is looking at aircraft such as A330neos, A350s or Boeing 787s.
EasyJet has renegotiated further fleet flexibility with its suppliers, and now has a shorter window within which to make decisions about deferrals of aircraft deliveries, CEO Carolyn McCall said.
The investment is a stunning change of direction for Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who leads Berkshire Hathaway, who has long said airlines make risky investment bets.
The NTSB has determined that air traffic controllers failed to safely separate aircraft involved in two fatal 2015 midair collisions—one near Charleston, South Carolina, in July and another near San Diego in August.
Wall Street reactions to the U.S. presidential election results do not necessary signal long-term effects, Air Lease Corp. CEO John Plueger said at the annual ALTA meeting in Mexico City.
