U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called on aviation stakeholders to re-examine the pros-and-cons of air traffic control (ATC) modernization, although he stopped short of directly calling to spin off ATC from the FAA.
Swedish regional carrier Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) plans to automatically include “climate compensation” for all CO2 emissions from its flights in its ticket prices.
Southwest Airlines is content with its plans to re-balance its fleet by adding more higher-capacity Boeing 737s, but could envision accelerating deliveries of the new MAX-family aircraft to reap benefits of the newer technology more quickly, CEO Gary Kelly said.
An undetected malfunction of its right elevator surface caused an Ameristar Charters Boeing MD-83 to depart a runway end during a rejected takeoff at Willow Run Airport (YIP) near Ypsilanti, Michigan, in 2017, NTSB said Mar. 7.
European manufacturer ATR is expecting to find operators for its aircraft in China, despite the country’s long history as a difficult market for foreign suppliers of turboprop airliners.
The growing concern among airlines about vertical consolidation in the MRO industry is likely to spur a reaction from carriers, and may even prompt smaller airlines to cooperate more to establish MRO networks, a veteran industry executive predicted.
Japan Airlines (JAL) has officially established its new medium- to long-haul LCC, and has also revealed the first international routes it will launch in 2020.
Acting FAA administrator Dan Elwell said the agency faces an “unprecedented challenge” implementing the multi-year FAA reauthorization act passed by the U.S. Congress in October 2018, adding that the comprehensive bill “contained everything that everyone and anyone ever wanted to do with the FAA and the aviation system.”
American Airlines pulled 14 recently modified Boeing 737-800s from service due to “quality” issues with the new interior work and is inspecting them, the airline said Mar. 7.
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz are among those scheduled to address the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s annual aviation summit in Washington DC Mar. 7.
A new report from a London School of Economics think tank assesses that airlines are failing to take a long-term view on climate change, and carbon offsetting “is no substitute for a clear strategy to reduce emissions.”
JetBlue continues to make market-driven changes to its network and capacity plans, but is not wavering from its long-term strategy of fortifying its main bases, executives insist.
ICAO announced it had made “another set of important decisions” toward implementation of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) at its latest Council meeting.
Lufthansa’s lower cost affiliate Eurowings has initiated talks with its various unions about merging its various air operator certificates (AOC) to gain efficiencies after a period of strong growth.
Addressing its tax incentive structure is a major challenge for India if it is too meet its goal of stimulating the MRO sector, according to an industry observer.
American Airlines continues to tout post-merger cost advantages, but its leadership is adamant that making up ground on its primary competitors in 2019 must happen on the revenue side.
German leisure airline TUI fly is considering converting part of its big order for Boeing 737-8s into the larger -10 to have more capacity on dense routes. “We will make that decision this year,” TUI fly MD Oliver Lackmann said on the sidelines of the ITB tourism fair in Berlin Mar. 7.
Qatar Airways will post a loss for its fiscal 2019, but will continue to grow its network nonetheless, CEO Akbar Al Baker said Mar. 6 at the ITB tourism fair in Berlin.
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary sees at least one more airline—ideally an Airbus operator—joining his new holding company within five years, with further large aircraft orders also likely before then.
Aviation accidents in Canada declined 16% last year, according to preliminary statistics released Mar. 6 by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB).
Air traffic controllers in three months have handled 2,200 flights at Saarbrücken International Airport (SCN) in western Germany from a remote facility 450 km (280 mi.) away, German national air navigation service provider DFS Deutsche Flugischerung said Mar. 6.
