Republic Airways filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Feb. 25 in part to shed payments for roughly 100 less-efficient regional jets and turboprops, roughly half of which the company has already parked.
A Honeywell International-led merger with United Technologies Corp. would be a boon for shareholders and investors, according to financial details of Honeywell’s bid that it released Feb. 26.
Thai Airways has dampened speculation that it is considering buying a stake in LCC Thai AirAsia, although it has not ruled out such a move in the future.
Korean Air and India’s Jet Airways have entered a codeshare agreement covering routes between their countries, including one-stop flights via other Asian hubs.
Australia’s competition watchdog has granted approval for an expanded relationship between Qantas Airways and American Airlines, which the carriers needed to underpin their new services in the transpacific market.
As part of its drive to further improve its return on invested capital (ROIC), International Airlines Group (IAG) is moving toward devoting a larger share of its fleet to leased aircraft.
With a date now set for Britain’s referendum on European Union (EU) membership, aerospace and defense companies warn that a U.K. decision to leave would be a leap into the unknown.
The U.S. Navy says it has finalized the first eight in a series of more than two dozen planned foundational cybersecurity standards that will govern the vast majority of the sea service’s systems and programs.
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings, the parent company of regional carriers Republic Airlines and Shuttle America, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Gogo acknowledges that American Airlines is permitted to change Internet providers on roughly 200 Boeing 737s if, in the airline’s “reasonable judgment,” it receives a more favorable contract proposal from another company. However, the inflight entertainment company’s executives told analysts it hopes to retain the carrier’s business.
FAA and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore have by signed the first set of maintenance implementation procedures between the U.S. agency and an Asian counterpart.
JetBlue Airways will submit an application to begin scheduled service to Cuba by March 1 and hopes to begin flights by the end of next year, says Robert C. Land, senior vice president for government affairs.
The arrival of more Boeing 787-9s and the pushback of some 767 retirements will give Air New Zealand additional options to strengthen its international network in the near term.
Zodiac Aerospace will not meet its 2015-16 target of a close to 10% operating profit margin, and its planned recovery from a crisis in its aircraft seats and interiors business will take longer than the 18 months initially predicted, the company’s chief executive said.
Chinese provincial carrier Sichuan Airlines proposes linking Hangzhou with Los Angeles International Airport starting in June, extending its push into intercontinental business.
Qatar is willing to negotiate with the European Commission for an open skies agreement covering all member-states of the European Union (EU), Qatar Airways’ CEO says.
With its definition of small drones covering weights up to a fairly hefty 55 lb., and under pressure to treat lighter or “micro” drones differently, the FAA has chartered an aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) to recommend how such vehicles should be regulated.
New Spirit Airlines President and CEO Bob Fornaro has promised to make “small, but meaningful changes” to the ultra low-cost carrier’s (ULCC) operation, which he conceded has scored too low on key customer-service metrics.
An investigative team using social media and open-source intelligence has identified Russian military personnel potentially connected with the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine in July 2014.
