Hawaiian Airlines is looking to expand its presence in the important Japanese market, as the revenue challenges that have hampered its performance there begin to ease.
During talks next month in Tokyo, the U.S. and Japanese governments could discuss the possibility of Japan offering U.S. carriers more slots from Haneda Airport, or switching the existing nighttime slots to the daytime.
For the first time in recent memory, Allegiant Air is seeing powerful network airlines nearly match its fares on flights from smaller U.S cities to popular vacation destinations, including Orlando and Las Vegas, airline executives said this week.
Aeroports de Paris and French industrial group Bouygues are in talks with Iranian authorities to update the only terminal at Imam Khomeini International Airport, and to potentially build a second.
WestJet Airlines on Jan. 25 announced several new frequencies and routes from Toronto designed to improve the carrier’s utility. Starting this summer, WestJet will fly to both Los Angeles and Nashville, Tennessee, while adding frequencies on three key business routes from Toronto—to Ottawa, Montreal and Fredericton in New Brunswick. For the summer schedule, WestJet said it will operate more than 120 daily departures from Toronto.
Boeing plans to increase 737 production to 57 per month in 2019, while stabilizing 777 rates at a reduced rate of 7 per month from 2017 until the introduction of the follow-on 777X derivative at the end of the decade.
After giving passengers a glimpse of more modern cabins on some new Airbus A321s, JetBlue will refresh its aging Airbus A320s with improved entertainment options and what it says are more comfortable seats.
Boeing’s more modest expectations for 2016 business and financial results upset Wall Street on Jan. 27, with traders knocking the OEM’s shares down almost 9% in the minutes before the regular close of New York stock markets.
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) believes it is high time that the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) approves Norwegian Air International’s application for a foreign air carrier permit, saying the EU should take responsibility for ensuring its approval under the EU-U.S. open skies agreement.
Major cargo airlines and the advocacy group, Airlines for America (A4A), are fighting to nix an impending FAA airworthiness directive (AD) set to be published in late March, calling for Boeing 757 freighter fuel-system modifications to prevent potential explosions.
The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will tighten regulations for air displays following the crash of a former military Hawker Hunter at the Shoreham air show last September that killed 11 people.
Textron Aviation posted lower revenue but higher profit and business jet deliveries during the fourth quarter of 2015. For the full year, it posted higher revenue and profit.
After several years of seeking a U.S. Customs and Border Protection(CBP) preclearance facility at its main hub, Porter Airlines is betting it finally could happen in the near future, though its main Canadian competitor is not so sure.
Two Democratic members of the U.S. Congress and several public advocacy groups came together to express their strong opposition to privatizing U.S. air traffic control (ATC), though it is unclear whether the coalition would oppose every potential plan to separate ATC from FAA.
Assessments by airlines regarding the condition of the runway in Vanuatu’s main airport have resulted in some carriers suspending service, while others continue to fly there.
