25 Years Ago May 9, 1991—San Francisco International Airport temporarily has waived its noise ban so Aeroflot can operate flights from Khabarovsk in the Soviet Far East. Using Ilyushin Il-62 aircraft, the Soviet carrier plans to conduct weekly flights from May 19 through July 14 under the waiver. 50 Years Ago
American Airlines has presented a full-throated defense of why it should be allocated two daytime slots from the U.S. to Tokyo’s close-in Haneda Airport, and subsequently dismissed rival claims by Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.
ATR plans to open its first U.S.-based, company-owned and-operated training center in early 2017 at an undisclosed location in southern Florida, a move that is meant to solidify ATR’s U.S. sales ambitions.
Icelandair has started upgauging its fleet and has deployed the first of two Boeing 767-300s, with the second aircraft scheduled to begin operating May 15.
A new advisory committee will be formed to propose actions to the FAA on integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS).
Avianca Holdings, one of Latin America’s largest airline operators, said it has negotiated with Airbus a “significant reduction” in aircraft deliveries in 2016–19.
Amazon has reached an agreement with Purchase, New York-based Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings to wet lease 20 Boeing 767-300 converted freighters—the second freighter lease deal the Seattle-based online retail giant has signed this year.
Players on both sides of the Atlantic would do well to remember one thing: They are all doing well in the transatlantic market because of, not despite, open skies.
Singapore-based LCC Tigerair has managed to return to the black as it reports its last fiscal year before being fully taken over by Singapore Airlines.
Frontier Airlines wishes to start flying from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to San Jose del Cabo and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, beginning this fall, according to a government filing. Frontier has not flown to either city from Chicago, but has served both destinations from Denver, spokesman Jim Faulkner said. For both routes, Frontier proposes using Airbus A320s.
A key approval has paved the way for Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines to go forward with their proposed joint venture, but the process is not yet complete.
Air France–KLM will not put its restructuring plan on hold while waiting for Jean-Marc Janaillac to settle in as its new CEO, the Franco-Dutch group’s CFO said.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has created a task force to scientifically and methodically analyze the potential risks of collisions between manned and unmanned aircraft.
Thales Group saw modest sales growth in this year’s first quarter and an anticipated drop in orders compared to the first quarter of last year, when the French electronics supplier recorded Egypt’s purchase of Rafale combat jets.
A second runway for Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is due to go into service in June, lifting capacity to nearly twice the facility’s 2015 traffic volume.
Aerostructures supplier Sonaca Montreal performs work for business and regional aircraft customers such as Embraer, Bombardier, Dassault, Gulfstream and Airbus. What it doesn’t have as a customer is Boeing.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has created a task force to scientifically and methodically analyze the potential risks of collisions between manned and unmanned aircraft.
