Low fuel prices and softness in its air freight business will not disrupt FedEx’s fleet renewal plans. The company, which wrapped up its fiscal 2015 third quarter on Feb. 28, is slated to add five Boeing 767 freighters in the fourth quarter and 23 more by fiscal 2018. It has 20 in its fleet, including three that are being modified and are not in service. It also has 18 Boeing 777Fs in the pipeline to go with 25 in service, with the next deliveries slated for fiscal 2016.
BEA is one important step closer to analyzing the aircraft’s March 24 accident sequence, after having recovered the Airbus A320’s cockpit voice recorder (CVR).
Americans for Fair Skies, a group led by former Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) President Lee Moak, is aligned in its message with a coalition of organized labor, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines to oppose the Gulf carriers’ expansion into the U.S.
Ed Winter, interim chairman and CEO of Fastjet, said the company identified several potential routes within and from Zimbabwe, where it contends the low-cost model will stimulate the air travel market and tap into the huge market of passengers currently traveling by bus.
In an interim decision released this week, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it intends to deny an application from the two airlines to expand their existing codeshare agreement. The carriers want to coordinate more broadly on routes, pricing and scheduling between Australia and China.
During testimony March 24 at a House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on ATC reform, Parker, speaking on behalf of Airlines for America (A4A), said FAA is structurally ill-suited to operate the system and suggested that management of the ATC system should be moved out from under the agency’s umbrella.
“This is an important step on the road to a collective bargaining agreement for workers at Boeing South Carolina [BSC],” Mike Evans, IAM lead organizer, said. “This is a chance for Boeing workers and their families to substantially improve their careers and communities. The law provides for a free and fair election without intimidation or harassment and we intend to ensure it is conducted accordingly.”
Investigators studying the cause of an uncommanded pitch-down of a Lufthansa Airbus A321-200 near Pamplona, Spain, in November 2014, hope to discover the probability of similar events linked to frozen angle-of-attack sensors as the investigation continues.
John S. Kavulich told attendees of a trade summit in New York that Cubana also would eventually fly to New Jersey and Florida, though it might avoid both states at first because of what he called, “localized political considerations.” Given the political landscape in both regions, Cubana’s entry in Miami or Newark might not be cheered by locals, he said.
A day after the certificate was granted, Amazon applied for permission to fly a more-advanced UAS in the U.S., and is “hopeful that this permission will be granted quickly,” Paul Misener, vice president for global public policy, told a Senate hearing March 24.
French Investigators reached the scene of the Germanwings Airbus A320 accident late in the afternoon local time and have recovered one of the aircraft’s two recorders.
The interim policy will allow operators to start flying sooner after receiving a Section 333 exemption, but will not speed the process for granting an exemption.
A Hainan Airlines Boeing 737-800 has completed China’s first passenger flight with sustainable biofuel made by Sinopec out of used cooking oil collected from r
The latest “Airport Capital Development Needs” report, based on a survey done every two years by Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA), determines that U.S. airports will need $15.1 billion per year for the next five years, or $75.7 billion through 2019, to fund planned projects.
The board of directors followed the nominating committee’s advice and voted to renew his term. The vote was almost unanimous, with reportedly only the Air France pilots’ representative voting against his re-appointment.
Allegiant’s model has long been known by its core customers in tiny American cities, such as Grand Forks, North Dakota and Owensboro, Kentucky. But they have continued to book the airline partly because it has been the most convenient and reasonably priced option in markets with limited air service. In larger cities, however, customers typically have more options.
WestJet said March 23 it uncovered a scam in which return flights to Canada on WestJet for registrants of an upcoming conference in the U.S. were offered at “a deeply discounted airfare,” up to 50% lower than the cheapest ticket available on the airline’s website.
