Airbus Group’s tie-up with Uber to test-market extending ridehailing services to include helicopter flights has stumbled after local opposition prompted the speedy halt of a pilot project at the Sundance Film Festival, but further trials are planned this year.
Jan. 25, 1950 —United Airlines Vice President-Administration R.W. Ireland told the National Defense Transportation Association the U.S. airlines “are fulfilling their mission of providing a low-cost reserve for our national defense and at the same time are making a substantial contribution to the social and economic welfare of the country.” His comments were a rebuttal to Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Chairman Robert R.
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Air Canada’s proposed joint venture (JV) with Air China, part of the Canadian carrier’s global expansion strategy, is taking longer to negotiate than expected, executives from both airlines have said.
Despite key congressional actions over the past 20 years aimed at helping the FAA operate more like a business, the agency’s operational productivity is down while employee costs have nearly doubled, according to an audit by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General (OIG).
TechOps Mexico, the joint venture (JV) between Grupo Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines, plans to start offering maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to third parties in the second half of 2016, according to Hector Cobo, TechOps Mexico’s vice president-operations.
An Inmarsat survey finds that 69% of respondents say having inflight Wi-Fi influences their airline selection, according to Raymundo Villar, the company’s regional director for Latin America.
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.
