A group of 11 Democratic senators is urging the Trump Administration to reverse new restrictions that ban U.S. commercial flying to all Cuban destinations besides Havana.
International Airlines Group (IAG) said its Spanish airline subsidiary Iberia would buy Air Europa from its current owner Globalia in a deal set to transform its Madrid base into a “true rival” to Europe’s biggest hub airports.
Over the six-month acceleration program, the startups from nine countries will receive support from Airbus and access to networking opportunities and co-working spaces.
Safran reported an unexpected dip in CFM56-7B shop visits in the 2019 third quarter (Q3), citing airlines pushing their Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) aircraft as long as possible before required maintenance to help offset not having 737 MAXs.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has directed his department to stop using drones manufactured in China or made with Chinese parts, pending a review.
Utah-based SkyWest Airlines grew its net income by 10% in the 2019 third quarter (Q3), as the regional carrier continued to benefit from its ongoing fleet initiatives and a more efficient footprint following the sale of ExpressJet Airlines in January.
In the face of stiff competition from LCCs in Vienna, Austrian Airlines will undertake an aggressive cost-cutting effort in 2020 and could eliminate hundreds of jobs.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has been forced to reconsider its network plans, potentially through to early 2021, because of delivery delays impacting the Airbus A321neo.
Qatar Airways will postpone the retirement of its currently operating Boeing 777s to compensate for delivery delays of the new 777X variant, group CEO Akbar Al Baker said.
South African Airways (SAA) has taken delivery of the first of four new Airbus A350-900s, which the airline said will improve both its customer offering and its commercial prospects.
The U.S. Senate has passed a transportation funding bill for fiscal 2020, although doubts remain about whether Congress can complete the appropriations process before a Nov. 21 deadline to fund the government.
Marking the largest move yet in the overhaul of the aerostructures sector, leading provider Spirit AeroSystems will buy Bombardier’s aerostructures businesses in Northern Ireland and Morocco, as well as an MRO business in Dallas.
Merging airline flights more efficiently with commercial space launch and reentry activities requires that prototype technology be advanced to operational status, speakers told an Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) conference Oct. 31.
Atlas Air’s net income fell 18% in the 2019 third quarter (Q3), as global trade tensions and an ongoing dispute over a new pilot contract continued to weigh on the cargo carrier’s bottom line.
The FAA had first-hand knowledge of critical changes to the 737 MAX MCAS during the aircraft’s development, but Boeing’s lack of proper paperwork documenting the updates kept agency experts who may have given the system more scrutiny out of the loop.
Trans States Holdings has canceled an order for up to 100 Mitsubishi SpaceJet aircraft, the latest setback facing the Japanese manufacturer’s long-delayed regional jet program.
