SkyWest Inc. had no serious discussions with Alaska Air about adding more flying before the Seattle-based airline told investors in January that it plans to order up to 30 76-seat jets for its Horizon Air subsidiary, Skywest executives said on their Feb. 4 earnings call.
SeaPort Airlines filed for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection in Oregon on Feb. 5, and the airline blamed a national pilot shortage for some of its troubles.
Middle Eastern airlines are now carrying more international traffic than North American carriers, according to figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Singapore Airlines (SIA) saw its net profit rise 35% to S$275 million (U.S.$196 million) for the three months through Dec. 31, helped by lower fuel costs and a significant performance improvement from some of its subsidiary carriers.
The Latvian government and investor Ralf-Dieter Montag-Girmes signed a final agreement to increase Air Baltic’s capital by €132 million ($147.8 million).
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), the union representing 19,000 U.S. air traffic controllers, is backing Rep. Bill Shuster’s (R-Penn.) proposal to separate air traffic control (ATC) from FAA.
Etihad Airways Engineering expects double-digit growth over the next few years as it expands its services portfolio, said Jeff Wilkinson, senior vice president-technical.
The potential for airlines in the Middle East remains strong despite pressure points, the Arab Air Carrier Organization (AACO) Secretary General Abdul Wahab Teffaha has said.
American Airlines will operate more than 220 peak day departures this summer from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), but while the new schedule will provide more connectivity, the carrier will not turn the airport into a traditional hub.
U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Penn.) has proposed legislation that would remove the operation and management of U.S. air traffic control (ATC) from FAA.
Air Vanuatu has confirmed it will continue operating flights out of Vanuatu’s main airport even though most Australasian carriers have now suspended service there due to concerns over its runway condition.
Virgin America said it will fly from Los Angeles to Honolulu and Maui later this year, two routes that will test the range of the airline’s new Airbus A320s so much that the carrier intends to suspend them for a short period in winter when headwinds are strongest.
FAA’s introduction of data communications between pilots and air traffic control (ATC) towers is about one year ahead of schedule, executives at Harris report.
The Taiwan Aviation Safety Council (ASC) successfully deployed a UAV as part of its investigation into the July 23, 2014 crash of a TransAsia Airways ATR-72-500 on the island of Hoko, west of Taiwan.
Daalo Airlines has confirmed that one passenger is missing after an explosion blew a hole in the right side an Airbus A321’s fuselage approximately 15 min. after takeoff from the Somalian city of Mogadishu on a flight to Djibouti yesterday.
Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) pending application for permission to serve the U.S. will be on the agenda at the next U.S.-EU aviation meeting, in April in Washington, Aviation Daily has learned.
Repair errors or faulty manufacturing processes were the root cause of two engine failures in September 2014, one on an International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500-powered JetBlue Airbus A320-200, the other on a Pratt &Whitney PW4056-powered Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-400, according to newly released final reports by the NTSB.
