Just weeks before a new Dutch passenger tax comes into effect, proposals have emerged to cut night flights at Amsterdam Schiphol by 20% and to replace six short-haul routes with rail links.
With the Boeing 737 MAX’s return to service (RTS) now under way, and at least a portion of the world’s grounded fleets of airliners scheduled to start flying again in 2021, EASA has published detailed guidelines for operators bringing their aircraft out of storage.
The European Commission (EC) has called off an investigation into Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum after changed circumstances rendered the inquiry redundant.
JetBlue Airways flight attendants voted to reject their first ever contract with the airline, setting the stage for another round of negotiations expected sometime next year.
U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines and Canada’s WestJet have pulled the plug on a planned joint venture (JV) that would have seen the airlines deepen their existing codeshare partnership and coordinate schedules on transborder routes.
Chinese airlines generally expect the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to withdraw its grounding order on the Boeing 737 MAX no later than March 2021, industry sources said.
The opening of a highly anticipated air travel bubble between Singapore (SIN) and Hong Kong (HKG) was deferred by two weeks, a day before the first ATB flight was set to depart on Nov. 22.
The FAA on Nov. 20 released for comment proposed airworthiness standards for six small unmanned aircraft systems as a step toward issuing its first-ever regulatory certifications of drone designs.
A team of credit analysts from Moody’s is downbeat about the airline industry’s prospects in 2021, predicting in a new report that carriers around the world will continue to face operating losses well into 2022.
The recent warnings by two major U.S. airlines that booking momentum for the upcoming holiday season is slowing gives credence to the industry’s conclusions that the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be choppy, and highly unpredictable.
EASA moved one step closer to issuing its own parameters for the Boeing 737 MAX’s return by formally announcing it would not adopt the FAA’s final airworthiness directive (AD) containing its requirements.
The most effective way for airlines to cut emissions in the short term is to invest in more efficient new aircraft, though extra taxation of the sector threatens that, Air France-KLM Group CEO Ben Smith said.
The air transport industry will need $70-80 billion in additional state aid to avoid further failures as it attempts to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, IATA director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said.
Germany’s second-largest airport Munich (MUC) is putting its entire Terminal 1 operation into hibernation over from Dec. 1 as demand continues to dwindle.
AirAsia X has recorded more steep losses, as the airline continues to seek agreements to gain the funding and debt relief the carrier needs to survive.
Emirates Airline will expand service to the UK over the coming weeks following the establishment of an air corridor between the UK and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
London remains JetBlue Airways’ number one priority but other markets in Europe are under consideration as the U.S. carrier pushes ahead with its transatlantic expansion strategy, according to CEO Robin Hayes.
The European Commission (EC) must upgrade its efforts to prevent anti-competitive practices, taking account of changing conditions in the digital world, according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
The Chinese province which owns cargo carrier Longhao Airlines has become the launch customer for a freighter version of the COMAC ARJ21, ordering 25 and intending to buy 25 more.
Copa Airlines plans to deploy 40% of its 2019 capacity during December, believing its hub at Panama City Tocumen (PTY) remains a strategic asset as many point-to-point markets in Latin America will remain too small to support direct flights.
Copa Airlines plans to have at least two of its Boeing 737-9s back in service by year-end, suggesting its regulator is poised to approve the grounded model’s return and position the carrier to be among the first airlines to return MAX-family aircraft to revenue flying.
