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Thales and satellite operator SES have signed two intertwined agreements to offer a new connectivity service over the Americas, claiming “optic fiber-like” speed.
The uncontained left engine failure of a Southwest Airlines flight from New Orleans to Orlando, Florida, on Aug. 27 was likely initiated by a fan blade that broke off due to metal fatigue, according to a Sept 12 investigative update by the U.S. NTSB.
Southwest Airlines has reached an agreement in principle with its flight attendants, represented by Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 556, putting the Dallas-based carrier one step closer to resolving its open labor contracts.
Negotiations between the officials of the European Commission (EC) and the government of Qatar for an open-skies agreement will start next week, Aviation Daily has learned.
U.S. trade representatives continue to struggle with the fallout of the UK’s recent decision to leave the EU, and their recent comments suggest that many observers see years of uncertainty ahead.
Simon Kirby, currently the CEO of the UK’s High Speed 2 (HS2) railway network project, will join Rolls-Royce in the coming months, the company announced Sept. 10.
French regional airlines Twin Jet and Hex'Air plan to merge and to operate a fleet of 12 Beech 1900D turboprops to serve destinations in France, Germany and Italy.
Thai Airways is now hoping to start international flights with its first Airbus A350 in October, after regulatory delays prevented its expected debut this month.
A story in the Sept. 7 issue of Aviation Daily should have said Bombardier is preparing to deliver the third CS100 to launch customer Swiss International Air lines.
The provisional agreement allowing Canada to process the passenger name record data (PNR) of passengers carried by airlines flying between the EU and Canada cannot be finalized in its current form, an advocate general with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) advised.
Lufthansa and Etihad Airways are now in advanced stages of negotiations in a wide-ranging deal that includes a large Air Berlin wet-lease agreement and codesharing between the two rival carriers, several industry sources told Aviation Daily.
Chinese freight carrier YTO Express Airlines and the government of Shaanxi province have agreed to set up an international cargo airline in the northwestern Chinese province.
Southwest Airlines will have the necessary aircraft to fly to Hawaii, but the carrier’s chief financial officer said it will focus on Caribbean and Mexican routes in the near term.
Ryanair intends to bid on the German government contract to shuttle federal employees between Cologne and Berlin when it comes up for renewal, the airline said.
“It will break up the smaller hubs in Europe,” Kjos said at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress in London. “You will see the same damage as on short-haul.”
