Nearly one year after the crash of a Germanwings Airbus A320 in the French Alps, the country’s air accident investigation bureau, BEA, is making several recommendations that are geared to better protect passengers from pilots with suicidal tendencies.
Indian LCC IndiGo has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, marking the beginning of the next phase of its growth and becoming the first A320neo operator in India.
Air New Zealand and United Airlines have confirmed they will form a revenue-sharing partnership on transpacific routes after United launches its flight to Auckland in July.
The provincial government of Hainan wants at least five air services to Russia and Australia to open by the end of 2017, as part of a drive to increase international connections to the southern Chinese holiday island.
Porter Airlines says it is on the cusp of gaining U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance at its main Toronto hub, a development that should permit the airline to fly to two important airports: New York LaGuardia and Washington Reagan National.
An 18-month FAA reauthorization bill proposed by the U.S. Senate on March 9 would require the agency to be able to receive and use space-based automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) data for tactical aircraft separation services over the oceans by 2018.
Airlines for America (A4A) has strongly criticized the FAA reauthorization bill proposed in the U.S. Senate, saying it “seeks to reregulate airline industry pricing and service provisions.”
Turkish authorities and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have confirmed their interest in concluding comprehensive air transport agreements with the European Union.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker says the airline can walk away from an order for Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines equipping its Airbus A320neo fleet as soon as next month.
Emirates President Tim Clark says Airbus’s product strategy is suffering from a “lack of clarity” as the manufacturer considers several different investment options.
The first C Series CS300 for launch operator AirBaltic is on the final assembly line at Bombardier Commercial Aircraft’s plant in Mirabel, near Montreal.
China Eastern Airlines has agreed to order 10 additional Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, enlarging a currently inadequate fleet of long-haul aircraft, several industry sources said.
