Frontier Airlines was the most fuel-efficient U.S. carrier in 2017-2018, boosted by large investments in Airbus A320neo aircraft, according to a study released Sept. 12 by the International Council for Clean Transportation (ICCT).
After an initial flurry of interest in blockchain, the secure database that underpins Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies, panelists at the recent World Aviation Festival in London said relatively few aviation use cases actually justify the complexity of blockchain.
Environmental activists plan to disrupt flights at London Heathrow Airport for at least five days from Sept. 13 by illegally flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, within the airport’s exclusion zone.
Boeing is warning that escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China, its largest single market, may soon threaten prospective aircraft sales, particularly those of the company’s lucrative twinjet 777 and 787 families.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg remains confident that regulators will clear the 737 MAX to fly again this year but suggests that the volume of requests and growing variance between regulators is making that target more difficult to meet.
Chile’s LATAM Airlines Group has announced longtime CEO Enrique Cueto will step down Mar. 31, 2020, to be replaced by current chief commercial officer (CCO) Roberto Alvo.
A deadline for Alitalia’s rescue consortium to present a business plan looks set to be pushed back once again, the latest delay in a long-running bid to map out a relaunch strategy for the bankrupt airline.
A U.S. federal appeals court has revived a class action lawsuit against Florida-based Spirit Airlines that alleges the ULCC deliberately misled passengers about whether carry-on items were included within the price of airfare.
A twin-engine Convair 440 cargo aircraft crashed into the parking lot of a truck repair facility in Toledo, Ohio early Sept. 11, an FAA spokesperson told Aviation Daily.
Cathay Pacific is reporting substantial drops in passenger traffic for August—its first monthly results to detail the effects on demand from Hong Kong’s continuing civil unrest.
Ethiopian Airlines has begun installing broadband Ka-band satellite technology on board its 12 Airbus A350 XWBs with plans to expand inflight Wi-Fi connectivity to its other long-haul aircraft.
When airlines were starting to get used to unheard-of levels of seemingly sustained profitability recovering from the 2008 global financial crisis, executives started debating whether the industry was actually still cyclical.
Two U.S. lawmakers are calling on Boeing to display “full transparency and cooperation” with regulators reviewing changes to the 737 MAX amid reports that regulators have grown frustrated with a lack of information from the manufacturer.
FAA is proposing inspections and replacement of certain Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan oil system components to eliminate an issue linked to at least two inflight shutdowns.
British Airways (BA) is anticipating continued disruption to its operations Sept. 11, despite the end of the two-day strike by the British Association of Airline Pilots (BALPA) that is concluding without an agreement.
Airlines that have installed reliable inflight connectivity systems have an opportunity to win $33 billion in market share from their competitors, according to economic modeling by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in association with satellite company Inmarsat.
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has been testing the use of drone technology to inspect paint and structural damage on its fleet of 36 Airbus A320 family aircraft.
Florida-based Spirit Airlines has unveiled newly-designed seats it says will maximize usable legroom, part of a bet that passenger comfort can be improved without rethinking the ULCC’s 28-inch seat pitch.
Tokyo Century will buy out the rest of lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) from Pacific Life Insurance this year, the companies announced Sept. 9, amounting to a two-step takeover by the Japanese equipment leasing and fleet management company.
