Privately owned Chinese carrier LJ Air expects to begin flying in June, following the expected arrival this month of its first aircraft, an Airbus A321.
Venezuela is “slowly disconnecting itself from the rest of the world” and showing no sign of reversing course, IATA’s top executive for the Americas said this week at the CAPA Americas Aviation Summit.
Despite being months away from entering service, the first production version of the 737 MAX is scheduled to emerge from Boeing’s Renton facility this month as part of a plan designed to ensure a trouble-free manufacturing and assembly build-up.
By the end of this week, airlines in Malaysia expect to learn if the country’s regulators have heeded their concerns about proposed hikes to aviation service fees.
More governments should consider relaxing rules on foreign investors who seek to buy shares in their airlines, Delta Air Lines’ chief legal officer said this week
As a precursor to what could be an antitrust-immunized joint venture, Air China is tightening its ties with United Airlines through what the two carriers are calling a strengthened “strategic partnership.”
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Hongtu Airlines is on the verge of commencing service from its intended base in Kunming in southwest China, with a plan to operate 20 aircraft within three years and 100 aircraft by 2026.
French leisure carrier Air Austral has dropped an order for two Airbus A380s, but the aircraft manufacturer gained a firm commitment for the aircraft from an undisclosed customer.
The Icelandic Transportation Safety Board (ITSB) is calling on Russian and European aircraft certification authorities to make changes to the emergency escape slide system of the Sukhoi Superjet 100, which was certified by Russia in 2011 and validated by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in 2012.
Airlines have been disciplined about adding passenger capacity, but IATA data for February reveal “tentative signs of a pickup” as capacity growth outstripped demand for the first time since mid-2015.
AAR Corp. will continue investing in digital technologies to improve its global supply chain, including the launch later this year of a new app aimed at improving customer access
Privately owned S7 Airlines has a chance to become Russia’s first operator of the Airbus A320neo now that the previous sole Russian customer, Transaero, has gone out of business.
California-based private jet operator JetSuite is experimenting with scheduled service, adding 10 used Embraer ERJ 135s for its proposed short-haul routes.
Thailand aims to attract more international MRO companies through a range of government-led incentives, such as tax holidays, import duty exemptions and residency benefits.
United Airlines says its first-quarter unit revenues will show a considerable decrease from the same period in 2015, although the projected decline reflects previous estimates.
Russian and international investigators said the pilots of FlyDubai Flight 981 climbed to approximately 3,000 ft. on the second missed approach at Rostov-on-Don Airport early on March 19 before an unknown event caused the Boeing 737-800 carrying 62 passengers and crew to plunge into the ground.
