Aigle Azur’s shareholders are locked in a battle that could threaten its future, as 32% owner David Neeleman threatens to take legal action against another shareholder who has moved to take control of the French airline, firing the CEO behind long-haul expansion plans that have run into difficulties in recent months.
China Southern Airlines saw its first-half 2019 net profit shrink 20.9% year-on-year (YOY), to 1.7 billion yuan ($237.7 million), as it finds its footing in a challenging economic environment.
The U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has pushed back against allegations that its effort to become a regional air travel hub is part of a broader campaign to obtain cabotage rights for foreign carriers at its international airports.
The UK government is promising faster security checks at airports, following its announcement Aug. 25 that new scanners should be installed at all of its major airports by December 2022.
One of London’s subsidiary airports, London Southend, is steadily expanding its route network into Central and Eastern Europe, with LCCs Ryanair and Wizz Air both announcing services to Bucharest, Romania. It will be the first time Wizz has operated from Southend.
Airbus has extended a contract to include the T3CAS integrated surveillance system as a standard, line-fit system on A320-family airliners, supplier ACSS announced Aug. 26.
Shareholders of Montreal-based Transat A.T. voted Aug. 23 in favor of Air Canada’s takeover bid, ending months of uncertainty and paving the way for review by Canadian regulatory authorities.
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) announced Aug. 23 its British Airways (BA) members will strike for three days in September to pursue a pay claim.
The FAA’s plan for pilot evaluations of changes to the Boeing 737 MAX and new training materials signals a shift from a focus primarily on the carriers the agency regulates to one that accounts for variations in pilot experience around the world.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has announced the appointment of 22 members to an expert committee that is expected to provide guidance on aviation safety and aircraft certification issues.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is set to issue an airworthiness directive (AD) on the Engine Alliance powerplants for Airbus A380s, following a similar move by the FAA after the discovery of a fracture in the fan hub of a failed GP7200.
AirAsia X saw its losses rise in the second quarter, as it continued to keep capacity in check for the parent carrier and focus growth on its Thai affiliate.
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad on Aug. 23 had stabilized disruptions with the Total Airport Management System at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Avionics suppliers Cobham, Blue Sky Network and SkyTrac Systems are among 10 “beta partners” Iridium has named to develop products based on its Certus 9770 satellite communications (satcom) transceiver.
