Representatives from the three major legacy U.S. carriers and their unions, ratcheting down demands to rip up the open skies deals with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are asking the Obama administration to begin talks with the countries over alleged subsidies for Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Emirates Airline.
Emirates Airline President Tim Clark says he will use upcoming meetings with U.S. government officials to raise numerous examples of how U.S. airlines have benefited from government support in his response to claims about the subsidization of Gulf carriers.
Airbus and Boeing may struggle to sell out delivery slots bridging current-generation and next-generation models, but will balance big-picture demand with deliveries while ensuring the current record backlog does not lead to unwanted aircraft, a top leasing executive maintains.
TUI Group will have to find a new potential investor for its struggling French airline, Corsair International, as negotiations with Air Caraibes-parent Groupe Debrueil collapsed after strong protests by Corsair staff.
As Japan’s Skymark Airlines continues to develop its restructuring plans, it appears the carrier’s initial moves following the bankruptcy-protection filing are already yielding improvements.
Spirit Airlines is confident it can compete effectively with Frontier Airlines in Atlanta while not stealing too much share from Delta Air Lines, a Spirit executive told Aviation Daily.
Ryanair is opening a base in Berlin, and the move demonstrates where it will focus much of its attention over the next few years: Europe’s biggest economy, Germany.
Qatar Airways plans to buy stakes in other airlines following its recent investment in International Airlines Group (IAG), according to CEO Akbar Al Baker.
The results of an upcoming technology demonstration at a small general aviation airport outside of Washington, D.C., will be key to the future of near-term virtual control tower technology in the U.S.
Air Lease Corp.’s decision to launch the Airbus A321neo’s long-range (LR) variant was driven by the added flexibility it will offer operators flying longer routes with existing narrowbodies, including Boeing 757s, but the lessor stops short of calling it a replacement for the venerable Boeing twin.
Alaska Airlines would be open to a merger with another carrier if the right opportunity came along, but it hasn’t yet been presented with one, the carrier’s chief financial officer told analysts this week.
FAA has clarified the applicability of a 2008 rule on flight-recorder upgrades, clearing the way for operators of some 7,500 aircraft to install or upgrade safety-enhancing avionics without a costly cockpit voice recorder (CVR) modification.
The new AirAsia X franchise in Indonesia has finally gained permission to operate to Australia, with safety regulators granting clearance more than two months after services were scheduled to begin.
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said he and Transportation Department (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx are “open” to discussing a restructuring of the agency, specifically the removal of its air traffic control and modernization roles from its safety and certification tasks, as part of a fiscal year 2016 reauthorization package.
