Allegiant Air has reshuffled its management team, expanding the duties of its CFO and promoting Jude Bricker from senior vice president-planning to chief operating officer.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. State Department have tightened restrictions on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), which allows citizens of 38 mainly European countries to visit the U.S. without obtaining a visa.
Kenya Airways replaced Alex Mbugua, its long-standing group finance director, on Jan. 19, as it implements a comprehensive restructuring process to secure its survival and end years of losses.
Blaming the continuing slow recovery in the cargo market, Boeing plans to reduce the production rate of the 747-8 to just 0.5 aircraft per month in September 2016.
Airbus Group plans a pilot project with ridesharing network Uber that will enable users to connect air and ground transportation, airframer CEO Tom Enders said.
Copa Airlines’ travails have little to do with its business strategy and everything to do with the macroeconomic climate in the region it primarily serves.
Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR achieved record revenue of $2 billion and delivered 88 aircraft in 2015, though demand for the fuel-efficient ATR 72 fell below expectations owing to a steep decline in oil prices and softening of key markets in Asia and Latin America.
European Union Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc promised quick action to support European airlines and improve their competitiveness at the EU Aviation Summit, but industry representatives were highly critical of Brussels’ past initiatives.
Initial prognostications on the 2016 commercial aftermarket are forming a consensus around tempered optimism of mid-single-digit growth, with prime areas to watch including the aircraft retirement rate and how much more efficiency airlines can drive into their MRO supply chains.
Alaska Airlines is planning to purchase new regional jets to replace Bombardier Q400s operated by its subsidiary Horizon Air, management told analysts during a Jan. 21 earnings call.
Cargolux will expand the group’s fleet of full freighters from 25 aircraft to 30 by the end of 2017, with three Boeing 747Fs operated by its planned Chinese venture, Cargolux China.
The aircraft, 1A001, has been under test on the flight ramp at Renton for several weeks following rollout on Dec 8, and is now beginning a set of pre-flight system evaluations.
Canadian ULCC startup NewLeaf Travel Company will delay its launch while the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) reviews licensing requirements for certain types of carriers.
The FAA is searching for companies to develop LED high-intensity runway lights containing a specific type of infrared (IR) energy, a solution that could resolve a clash between two government efficiency-boosting programs—one of which aims to reduce energy consumption, and the other, at removing effects of clouds and fog on airline operations.
The five largest European airlines have established Airlines for Europe (A4E) as the airline industry’s latest and most-powerful lobbying group ahead of the EU Aviation Summit in Amsterdam on Thursday, Jan 21.
A new Chinese state company expected to be announced in late January is likely to be divided into civil aviation, defense aviation and surface-power divisions, incorporating Avic propulsion subsidiary Avic Engine and other government gas-turbine enterprises.
