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Lufthansa may expand its Wings system of low-cost affiliated airlines with the inclusion of Italian subsidiary Air Dolomiti, according to Karl Ulrich

Airbus has begun final assembly of the first A350 for Vietnam Airlines at the Roger Béteille Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. Delivery

Documents filed by Southwest Airlines and American Airlines in objection to JetBlue Airways’ prosed Jacksonville, Florida-Ronald Reagan Washington

Virgin Australia is broadening its access to South Africa and the U.S. thanks to the expansion of codeshare agreements with partner carriers. The

Saab plans to demonstrate remote-control tower operations at a general aviation airport in the Washington, D.C., area for a three-month data collection project beginning in June or July 2015. The trial represents the first application of remote-control tower technology for the U.S., says Ken Kaminski, general manager of Saab Air Traffic Management. Europe and Australia are either testing or putting the system into operation at several airports. Saab made the announcement at the Air Traffic Control Association conference in Washington, D.C.

Airframe suppliers are comfortable with manufacturers' plans to push narrowbody production rates up to a combined 100 per month, but express concern that anything beyond that could strain the supply chain or dampen demand after a few years, a Canaccord Genuity survey reports.

BARCELONA — Adria Airways will phase out its two remaining CRJ200s at the end of March 2015 and add another Airbus A320 on wet lease, as it proceeds

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In a move that would be a major blow to the carriers’ growing ties, German civil aviation authority Luftfahrtbundesamt (LBA) has told Air Berlin and

Frontier Airlines, continuing its move into large hub airports, revealed a significant network expansion on Tuesday that increases its operations at

Five days into the Chicago en-route center closure, Chicago’s airports are slowly ramping up capacity. O’Hare Monday handled 80% of last Monday’s

The LCGB union has called on Cargolux pilots to work to rule in protest against plans to add a second aircraft to subsidiary carrier Cargolux Italia

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued type certification for the Airbus A350-900, clearing the way for first delivery of the aircraft

Qantas may take another step toward its cost-cutting targets soon, as a key labor group prepares to vote on a new contract that includes a pay freeze

Virgin America is expected to launch an initial public offering (IPO) soon, but several analysts have said they are skeptical the airline can record

Citing rising demand for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) work in China, Singapore Technologies Engineering (STE) will invest some SG$26 million

LONDON — Blackpool International Airport has announced that commercial flights could end by the middle of next month if a buyer is not found for the

Etihad Airways, strengthening its strategy of leaning heavily on equity partners for growth as well as its ties with one of its largest affiliates, has named Air Berlin CFO Ulf Huettmeyer as its first-ever manager of equity partnerships.

FAA will conduct a 30-day review of air traffic facility contingency plans as it works to restore full capability to the Chicago Air Route Traffic

There is still no news on a candidate to follow current Garuda Indonesia Airlines CEO Emirsyah Satar, whose contract ends next month. Satar has served

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The center of European pilot unrest is shifting again on Tuesday as most Air France pilots have decided to end their strike and Lufthansa’s crews are

Troubled start-up carrier People Express, which stopped flying Sept. 26 after less than two months of service, says it plans to resume operations “on