Delta Air Lines has signed an offtake agreement with Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels (NWABF) that could result in deliveries of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) beginning by the end of 2024 if a feasibility study now underway supports construction of a biorefinery in Washington state.
Bi-national leisure airline SunExpress has named Max Kownatzki as its new CEO, succeeding Jens Bischof, who is to become CEO of Lufthansa Group LCC Eurowings.
The Singapore government has enhanced efforts to prevent the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus by preventing all passengers who have traveled to China in the last two weeks from entering the country, regardless of nationality.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) inked a joint venture (JV) framework agreement Jan. 31, confirming earlier reports the two Star Alliance members were working on a cooperation deal.
American Airlines has requested permission to operate 14 weekly frequencies to Cuba that JetBlue Airways plans on returning to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in April.
British aerostructures provider Senior warned investors on Jan. 31 that its aerospace revenue this year could drop 20% compared with last year due to the Boeing 737 MAX production halt.
American Airlines and unions representing its mechanics fleet-service workers have reached tentative agreements, seemingly putting an end to four years of sometimes-bitter negotiations and satisfying workers’ demands on capping outsourcing and other key provisions.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced that Vueling CEO Javier Sánchez-Prieto will become Iberia CEO and Iberia chief commercial officer Marco Sansavini will take the helm at Vueling in late March.
Wright Electric has launched development of a 1.5-megawatt, 3-kilovolt power train that will form the foundation of the propulsion system for a 186-seat short-haul electric airliner that the U.S. startup hopes will enter service in 2030.
The FAA will introduce a new Space Data Integrator system in August to track space launch and recovery operations in real time with traditional air traffic, Administrator Steve Dickson said.
Boeing executives believe customer sentiment toward the 737 MAX remains strong, insisting that airlines still want the grounded model even amid rising operating costs linked to simulator training and the risk that passengers may shy away from the aircraft once it returns.
Allegiant Air is on track to operate a fleet of 105 Airbus A320 series aircraft by the end of 2020, the company confirmed Jan. 29 on its fourth quarter (Q4) earnings call.
Mitsubishi Aircraft denies reports that it has already decided to further extend the development schedule of the SpaceJet regional airliner, saying the matter is still being evaluated.
The aviation industry must continue to learn from past lessons and work together to curb the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director general Andrew Herdman said as many airlines move to suspend flights to Chinese cities.
By Adrian Schofield, Chen Chuanren, Polina Montag-Girmes, Helen Massy-Beresford, Ben Goldstein
An increasing number of airlines across the world are making major operational changes in response to the effects of the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak that began in Wuhan, China.
General Electric Aviation reported a “strong performance” in 2019 and remains a bright spot for its parent corporation, GE managers trumpeted Jan. 29, despite $1.4 billion worth of “headwinds” from the Boeing 737 MAX’s grounding and production halt.
The NTSB is urging Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the FAA to mandate Embraer E-Jets control column wiring inspections, revamp maintenance pr
Wichita-based aerostructures leader Spirit AeroSystems has fired its relatively new chief financial officer and another executive after it found a lack of accounting procedure compliance regarding recent unidentified liabilities.
A $760 billion, five-year infrastructure plan unveiled Jan. 29 by U.S. House Democrats revived a long-running dispute over whether to increase a user fee used to finance airport construction and renovation projects.
Lufthansa is close to terminating its long-standing cooperation with Condor after LOT Polish Airlines parent Polish Aviation Group (PGL) announced Jan. 24 that it would buy the German leisure airline.
