Delta Air Lines is objecting to American Airlines’ plan to begin double-daily service between Los Angeles and Mexico City starting in June, arguing that the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) should instead permit Delta to fly the route three times per day.
General Electric-powered Boeing 747-8s and 787s will be allowed to operate at significantly higher altitudes in ice crystal icing (ICI) conditions following FAA approval of new engine control software.
Two of Europe’s nine functional airspace blocks (FABs) are now fully compliant with the framework of the Single European Sky (SES) legislation, and the European Commission (EC) has stopped infringement proceedings against their member states, Aviation Daily has learned.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed this week it is exploring altering the 1,500-mi. perimeter rule at New York LaGuardia Airport, but most U.S. carriers said it is too early to consider what could could mean for their networks, with one exception: Virgin America.
Southwest Airlines is investigating why a required inspection interval in its routine-maintenance program was left out of its maintenance-tracking system, causing it to miss deadlines for checking backup hydraulic systems on 128 Boeing 737s.
Aeromexico is differentiating itself from the proliferation of low-cost carriers (LCCs) in the Mexican airline market by promoting connectivity over its Mexico City and Monterrey hubs to Central and South America.
The FAA wants to hire more than 20 new employees and spend more than $11 million to implement “facility and personnel security recommendations” to counter internal threats and to implement recommendations stemming from the September 2014 fire at the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZAU).
Republic Airways is moving quickly toward simplifying to one fleet type and one operating certificate, telling Wall Street analysts this week that it decreased the number of aircraft in its fleet by 14 in 2014, even while adding 22 Embraer 175s.
Porter Airlines is optimistic the Toronto City Council will endorse its plan to lengthen the runway at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport perhaps later this year, a development that would permit it to take delivery of Bombardier CS-100s as planned, CEO Robert Deluce told Aviation Daily.
Airbus Customer Services is offering an inflatable tent for engine maintenance to provide better working conditions to perform an on-wing job in adverse weather when the conventional hangar is occupied.
Aer Lingus and the Irish government differ in view on the benefits of a possible takeover by International Airlines Group (IAG), while Ryanair still has not given any indication whether it is willing to sell its near-30% shareholding in the airline to British Airways’ (BA) parent.
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is renewing its call on Congress to prevent the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) from providing loan guarantees to what the union says are “state-owned” and “creditworthy” foreign airlines.
Allegiant Air announced flights serving 22 new routes on Feb. 24, most of which adhere to its long-term strategy of connecting underserved cold-weather markets with vacation destinations, though the airline continues to expand into slightly larger markets.
