Shareholders of Brussels Airlines’ parent company, SN Airholding, have held another round of tense talks to define the future of the Belgian carrier after its full acquisition by Lufthansa.
The high-profile runway overrun by a chartered Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-700 at New York LaGuardia in rainy, foggy, low-overcast conditions Oct. 27 revealed some minor growing pains with the FAA’s new runway contamination protocols.
Boeing’s plans to establish a completion center for the 737 in China in partnership with Comac have progressed with the signing of a framework agreement between the two companies and the government of Zhejiang province, which will host the facility.
Irish regional airline, CityJet and Britain’s Stobart Group—owners of London’s Southend Airport—have signed an agreement paving the way for the airline to open 18 new routes.
The reemerging debate about whether ownership and effective-control rules should be relaxed is a “fake issue,” argues Aeroflot’s deputy CEO for alliances and strategy.
The order, which represents more than two years of production at the current rate of 0.5 aircraft per month, helps extend the life of the 747-8 program closer to the end of the decade.
Production of tail assemblies for the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ has begun at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) plant at Matsusaka, Japan, while the first prototype has begun test flights in the U.S.
Bombardier earlier this year indicated it had moved Republic back in its order book, freeing up earlier production slots for new customers such as Air Canada and Delta Air Lines.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker would like to see fifth-freedom rights included in a potential bilateral air service agreement between Qatar and the EU.“We may not use them, but we should be allowed to do it,” Al Baker said.
Up to 50 airlines in Europe will either have to seek sustainable niches or become part of bigger airline groups, according to the CEO of Star Alliance.
The European Commission (EC) has decided to launch a formal investigation into the codeshare deal between Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal to verify whether the two airlines pursued an anticompetitive strategy on the Brussels–Lisbon route.
Small-community air service faces structural pressures like never before. While a tenet of the 1978 U.S. Airline Deregulation Act, fostering small-community air service is proving to be a broken promise of yesterday’s deregulators and today’s federal government.
Qantas Airways has unveiled its first livery refresh in nine years, and has also revealed the configuration for its Boeing 787-9s that will begin arriving in 2017.
Gulfstream Aerospace recorded a drop in third-quarter deliveries of large and midsize cabin aircraft, although its order intake was strong, the company said.
Mexican ultra-LCC Volaris reported strong third-quarter earnings, growing unit revenues while boosting capacity in both domestic and international markets.
