The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has accused United Airlines of “unlawfully seeking to maintain a monopoly” at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against the carrier.
Spirit Airlines is interested in adding onboard Internet, but only if a connectivity company installs and operates it at no cost to the carrier, an airline spokesman said.
CommutAir, which now flies Bombardier Q200s and Q300s from Washington Dulles and Newark Liberty airports, said on Nov. 9 that it will begin operating Embraer ERJ 145s for United Express starting in April 2016.
The Engine Alliance is expected to decide early in 2016 if the business case justifies development of a further, and probably final, upgrade kit for the Airbus A380 GP7200 engine.
Saudi Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) says its new $1 billion maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility will be open for business by the end of 2016.
DUBAI -- Embraer is set to receive the first Pratt & Whitney PW1900G engine for fit checking on the wing of the prototype E190-E2 airliner which is in final assembly at the Brazilian manufacturer’s Sao Jose dos Campo site.
According to Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers John Leahy, the A380neo would not only be equipped with new engines. A stretch would require a smaller tail plane for stability, thus could become lighter on a relative basis.
The FAA has certified software upgrade and optional hardware changes for Honeywell’s SmartPath ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) that will allow equipped airlines and airports to roll out more precision approaches and land in lower weather conditions starting this quarter.
The FAA has certified software upgrade and optional hardware changes for Honeywell’s SmartPath ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) that will allow equipped airlines and airports to roll out more precision approaches and land in lower weather conditions starting this quarter.
Air New Zealand has signaled that it will introduce at least two more international destinations next year, as more Boeing 787-9s enter its fleet. The carrier is in “the final stages of evaluation” of two long-haul routes, says Stephen Jones, the airline’s chief strategy, networks and alliances officer. An announcement regarding one of these new routes is expected before Christmas, Jones says. Air New Zealand is already due to launch new services to Houston and Buenos Aires in December.
The airport operator is faced with increasing congestion at the facility ahead of the expansion of Dubai World Central (DWC) as Emirates continues to grow faster than anticipated.
Qatar Airways is not interested in taking a stake in a European airline, but it is looking at the option of buying into Royal Air Maroc (RAM) or Indigo.
The airline isn’t announcing any orders at the show because it has not made a decision on a medium-twin and because Airbus has not launched the A380neo for which Clark has been pushing.
The airline currently has 50 Boeing 737-800s. Seven are in a 189-seat single class configuration, while the rest have 12 seats in business and 162 in economy.
The union therefore plans to continue its strikes. On Oct. 10, long-haul services from Frankfurt and Munich, as well as the entire Düsseldorf base, will be affected.
