Singapore Airlines said it will base a decision on whether to extend leases for its existing fleet of Airbus A380s on demand trends as they emerge going into 2017.
“Hey, we’ve got to face into the environment that we’re in,” Boeing CFO Greg Smith said in a teleconference with Wall Street analysts and reporters on second-quarter financial results.
Supply chain squeezes by OEMs, like Boeing’s so-called Partnership for Success 2.0 (PFS), are increasingly showing up in the supply chain’s financial results.
A transfer of short-haul routes from Air Berlin to Lufthansa could prompt Ryanair to step up its expansion in the German market, the LCC’s chief executive said.
Air France is hoping to maintain more than 87% of flights July 27, when cabin crewmembers are set to begin a walkout that is expected to last until Aug. 2.
Southwest Airlines’ second-quarter capacity grew by 4.8%, and the carrier has no plans to back down from its anticipated 5-6% capacity growth for this year, despite concerns expressed by Wall Street analysts.
A National Academy of Sciences committee, which NASA has charged with prioritizing research of technology to reduce commercial aviation carbon emissions by the 2050s, has recommended a greater focus on four main research areas.
LOS ANGELES—A Boeing 737-400SF cargo aircraft, modified with a roll-on, roll-off oil slick dispersant system, is scheduled to begin certification tests in late August.
Amazon will test the key capabilities required to make commercial deliveries with small unmanned aircraft in the U.K. in partnership with the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Ryanair will pivot growth away from the U.K. and focus its expansion plans to other EU countries for the next two years, starting with the next winter schedule.
A long-awaited, updated aviation agreement between the U.S. and Mexico will enter into force next month, the Transportation Department (DOT) confirmed.
The stage has been set for U.S. regulatory action to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from aviation. This follows the formal finding by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from aircraft endanger public health.
Volaris is making progress toward securing an air operator’s certificate (AOC) for its planned Costa Rican carrier, the Mexican carrier’s management told investors during a July 22 investor call.
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Tokyo’s Narita International Airport is holding discussions with government and local organizations about long-term proposals to add capacity, including runway construction and easing curfew restrictions.
