The CEO of Kuwaiti LCC Jazeera Airways believes that the low-cost model has huge potential in the Middle East, as many of the region’s airlines are failing to grasp opportunities in the market.
UK long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic is calling for changes to London Heathrow’s slot regime that would allow it to grow from 30 to 160 slots when the third runway is built.
A forgotten maintenance lockout pin that prevented a Jetstar Airbus A320 thrust reverser from operating has led Qantas and Airbus to change maintenance procedures, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) incident report revealed.
Russia and China are reportedly close to selecting a location for the CR929 program’s engineering center, an issue that has been delaying progress in development of the widebody airliner.
Aviation Daily’s Ben Goldstein sat down with IATA director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac on the sidelines of IATA’s Wings of Change Americas conference in Chicago to discuss when and how governments should regulate airlines.
United Airlines, continuing to tweak its hub schedules in search of higher margins, will flip two banks at Denver International Airport (DEN) to accommodate earlier arrivals from the West Coast and slightly later arrivals from the eastern U.S.
Global demand for air freight dropped 3.2% in July, IATA said, marking the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year (YOY) volume declines as weak global commerce and the intensifying trade dispute between the U.S. and China take their toll.
Inadequate airfield markings combined with insufficient preparation and coordination by pilots led to an Air India Airbus A320neo landing on an under-construction runway at Velana International Airport (MLE), a report from the Maldives Accident Investigation Coordinating Committee (AICC) said.
Colombia’s Avianca Holdings has secured a short-term loan of $50 million from its shareholder Kingsland Holdings, which will bring in needed working capital while the company executes its debt reprofiling.
Emirates Airline is in a stronger position than a year ago despite the macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges it faces in the marketplace, president Tim Clark said at the World Aviation Festival in London Sept. 5.
While dedicated Boeing operator Alaska Airlines continues to be coy about whether it will hold on to any of its Airbus aircraft acquired in its Virgin America purchase, one of the airline’s top executives acknowledges that the A321neo has advantages not found in the 737 family.
Insufficient clearance between a wire-bundle bracket screw and a hydraulic pipe feeding an engine component on certain ATR aircraft is causing damage to the pipe, leading EASA to call for modifications of the bundles.
Following the establishment of the European Aviation Network (EAN), Saudi Arabia and China are looking to roll out their own air-to-ground (A2G) aviation connectivity.
Emirates Airline has promoted two long-time management team members to top leadership positions as president Tim Clark indicated he will stay in his position for longer.
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is facing further significant changes in its leadership, with the airline’s chairman John Slosar announcing he will step down in November.
Delta Air Lines, having successfully navigated a “challenging” summer of high passenger volumes, continues to see strong demand into the fall and is confident that it will hit its third-quarter (Q3) guidance, though cost pressures are increasing.
Emirates blasted engine manufacturers General Electric and Rolls-Royce for performance and reliability shortfalls and has shelved confirmation of large outstanding Airbus and Boeing orders until it has clarity about schedules and guarantees.
Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air plans to expand its Polish operations and will base four additional Airbus A320 family aircraft in the country from summer 2020.
Japan Airlines (JAL) has selected the GE Aviation AirVault digital records management system to store and access maintenance records across its fleet of 235 aircraft, GE announced Sept. 3.
Textron subsidiary TRU Simulation + Training will provide a Boeing 777-9 full flight simulator (FFS) and two other flight training devices to Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways, TRU announced Sept 4.
