After testing the waters by offering its Mint premium cabin seasonally in the Caribbean, JetBlue has seen some early success with the introduction of Mint in Barbados, and will fly Airbus A321s with the new cabin there year-round.
Due to a delay in receiving its own ETOPS certification, which it partially blames on Boeing Capital, WestJet Airlines will wet-lease two Boeing 767s from Omni Air International for one month beginning on Dec. 11, an airline spokesman said.
The White House and Congress are considering possible changes to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) being proposed in the aftermath of last month’s terrorist attacks on Paris.
Tianjin Airlines intends next year to add Europe to intercontinental plans that already include Vancouver as it introduces Airbus A330s into a fleet that is dominated by regional jets.
Members of the U.S. Congress said they have reached a bipartisan agreement on surface-transportation legislation that includes a provision to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im).
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) could de-list Brazilian carrier Gol if its share price does not reach at least $1, the minimum threshold listed securities must reach at least once in a 30-day period. Gol said it has six months to comply with the NYSE’s standard from when it received an Oct. 26 notice that it was not meeting it. In the meantime, the shares will continue to be traded. Gol, like its peers, has been affected by the dramatic depreciation of the Brazilian real.
Boeing has completed a five-year fatigue test of the 787 airframe, validating the basic strength of the predominantly composite primary structure and helping to define maintenance and inspections to cover the aircraft’s full projected-service lifetime.
Test runs of the first Trent 7000 for the reengined Airbus A330neo are getting underway at Rolls-Royce’s Derby test site in the build-up to certification work, expected to run through early 2017.
Mitsubishi Aircraft has conducted the second and third test flights of its MRJ regional-jet program, first retracting the undercarriage and then the flaps of the aircraft.
The U.K. government has revealed that it could sell off its remaining share of U.K. air navigation service provider (ANSP) National Air Traffic Services (NATS).
Indonesian safety officials have found a repetitive malfunction to be the original cause of problems for an Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320 that crashed in December, though the inability of the pilots to control an upset situation appears to be a critical factor.
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has granted American Airlines a 60-day extension for its Los Angeles-Tokyo Haneda service, and has taken the unusual step of naming Hawaiian Airlines’ proposed Kona-Haneda route as a back-up if American does not fulfill the terms of the initial award.
AirAsia reported a hefty third-quarter net loss as it absorbed results from its struggling affiliates, though the carrier is optimistic about its outlook based on improving operating profits.
PNG Air is planning a major fleet overhaul, thanks to a delivery of ATR 72-600s, with the new aircraft allowing it to boost capacity, introduce business class and expand its air freight operation.
The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority has given the green light for comprehensive changes to the busy airspace over London and South East England as part of the Future Airspace Strategy Project.
Oslo-based LCC Norwegian Air Shuttle has started offering live television on board its short- and medium-haul flights, and is the first airline to do so in Europe.
Singapore Airlines is putting its pilots through “more-demanding” simulator and crew resource-management training, following a loss-of-separation incident involving a company Boeing 777-300ER on climb out from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport in July 2014.
German cabin crew union UFO no longer plans to go on strike at Lufthansa later this week, following a successful last-minute attempt by management to restart negotiations.
