China Southern Airlines will become the major carrier at the airport due to open in Beijing’s southern suburbs in 2019, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said.
JetBlue Airways won’t be tying the knot with Virgin America anytime soon, but the carrier may eventually expand its brand in another way: across the Atlantic.
As the fleet becomes increasingly less reliable, Allegiant Air wants to retire all of its MD-80s by 2020, if not sooner, but its plans will depend on how quickly it can source used Airbus A319s and A320s, executives said in a briefing at the carrier’s headquarters.
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) is taking aim at two proposed amendments—both from U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)—to the Senate’s FAA reauthorization bill.
Personal leisure trips have overtaken business trips as the pre-eminent reason for U.S. airline travel, according to a new study by Airlines for America (A4A).
FAA-certificated repair stations continue to undergo scores of audits each year, including duplicative ones that the agency is working to reduce, an Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) survey shows.
IATA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to increase cooperation on aviation security and border security issues.
The British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is set to introduce additional rules for air displays aimed at making them safer, following the fatal crash of an ex-military Hawker Hunter jet fighter at the Shoreham Airshow last year.
The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority is set to introduce additional rules for air displays aimed at making them safer, following the fatal crash of an ex-military Hawker Hunter jet fighter at the Shoreham Airshow last year.
Southwest Airlines is expanding its international schedule with new daily flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia, Costa Rica. At 5.5 hr. each way, it will be Southwest’s longest scheduled route, spokesman Brad Hawkins said. These will be Southwest’s first international flights from LAX, the airline’s 13th international gateway. Southwest started flying outside the U.S. on its own aircraft in July 2014.
EasyJet in 2017 will open its first seasonal base at Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) in the Balearic Islands, in order to “match demand and offer a new lifestyle option to EasyJet’s crew,” the UK LCC stated.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) could be the most likely candidate to purchase a much greater stake in Virgin Australia, according to a Deutsche Bank analyst report.
An FAA policy draft makes plain that the agency’s Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) process can be used to modify a product without being considered a so-called “major change” that would require a type certificate (TC) amendment or Supplemental Type Certificate (STC).
With its unusual model, Canadian ultra-LCC NewLeaf Travel Co. plans to begin operations this summer using aircraft from charter carrier Flair Airlines.
