United Airlines maintenance technicians have overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract offer and authorized a strike against the carrier, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said on Feb. 16.
Malaysia Airlines Bhd. is considering exercising options for additional Airbus A350s, and now appears to be backing off its plan to sell two of its A380s.
Airbus chief salesman John Leahy does not expect Boeing to react quickly with a new product to counter the Airbus A321neo, but nevertheless sees a need for his competitor to act.
The government of Tibet, the Chinese province with the greatest challenges for commercial aviation, is pushing low-cost carriers to set up local branch companies to help implement a new policy of promoting air links, certainly with subsidies.
The first Airbus A321neo will have to undergo significant repair work and stay on the ground for weeks following a tail strike during flights tests on Feb. 15.
Embraer believes Asian low-cost airlines would be well-advised to change their business model to eliminate the high number of route changes by introducing smaller aircraft.
One month into his new role as president of Pratt & Whitney, Bob Leduc is determined to “set the record straight” with airlines over plans to improve start times on the company’s PW1100G flagship geared turbofan on the Airbus A320neo.
One month into his new role as president of Pratt & Whitney, Bob Leduc is determined to “set the record straight” with airlines over plans to improve start times on the company’s PW1100G flagship geared turbofan on the Airbus A320neo.
As part of its new brand-refresh and marketing campaign, Alaska Airlines has switched its advertising agency of record, its first such change in 20 years.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Charles Rivkin, assistant secretary of state for economic and business affairs, will sign a bilateral air services agreement with Cuba in Havana on Feb. 16.
