The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has added a new condition to London Heathrow airport’s license “to promote economy and efficiency” by the facility.
Hawaii’s four-member U.S. congressional delegation issued a letter calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to grant antitrust immunity (ATI) to the proposed joint venture between Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Airlines (JAL).
Hainan Airlines will sell a majority stake in low-cost subsidiary West Air to the Chongqing city government, following previous sales of shares in local carriers to municipalities.
Airbus has decided not to pursue the integration of Safran’s electric taxiing system (eTaxi) for the A320 family, citing technical reasons and causing another setback for promoters of the fuel-saving technology.
Air France-KLM is continuing to prepare for the launch of its expanded transatlantic joint venture (JV) in the coming weeks, saying Virgin Atlantic chairman Richard Branson’s decision not to sell part of his stake to the Franco-Dutch airline group will not impact its position in the JV.
United Airlines has ordered 50 Airbus A321XLRs and will use them to replace Boeing 757s and possibly launch more long-range, thin intercontinental routes, the airline said late Dec. 3. Deliveries are slated to start in 2024.
Phoenix-based Mesa Airlines is deepening its partnership with United Airlines at the same time the regional carrier is running up against problems in its relationship with American Airlines.
Chile’s LATAM Airlines Group announced its three South American subsidiaries have entered into codeshare agreements with Delta Air Lines, representing the first step in implementing the two companies’ newly-cemented partnership.
Qatar Airways Cargo plans to launch a major expansion into South America, with four new cities being added to the division’s network of freighter destinations.
Virgin Atlantic chairman Richard Branson is to retain control of the airline through his Virgin Group, scrapping plans to sell 31% of the carrier to Air France/KLM.
Nigeria has become the 22nd state to ratify ICAO’s unruly passenger regulation, Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14), fulfilling the requirements for the treaty to become effective Jan. 1, 2020.
Austrian aviation authority Austro Control has put Ryanair subsidiary LaudaMotion under increased supervision after discovering maintenance irregularities.
Air France, stepping up efforts to reduce its environmental impact, is planning to offset the emissions from its domestic network from Jan. 1, 2020, the airline said at an environmental round table in Paris Dec. 3.
African LCC fastjet needs to restructure by February 2020 if it is to continue as a going concern, and the disposal of fastjet Zimbabwe is increasingly an element of the overarching company’s survival plan.
CRAIC will establish the CR929 engineering center in Moscow, following protracted negotiations between the Russian and Chinese partners in the widebody airliner program.
The introduction of delivery service by drones is facing a challenge of human acceptance, according to surveys by the British Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
The analysts believe recent airline troubles, combined with aircraft technical issues, have led to the spike in cancellations as a percentage of orders.
The European Union (EU) failed to prove it fixed illegal subsidies of Airbus A380 and A350XWB production, the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced Dec. 2, dispelling the assertion that the A380’s eventual wind-down settles that part of the long-running large aircraft dispute with the U.S. and Boeing.
Long-haul LCC Norwegian Air Shuttle said it has been given three takeoff and three landing slots at London’s Heathrow Airport for the summer 2020 season but did not disclose what routes the slots could be used for.
