London police are investigating three small improvised explosive devices (IEDs) delivered Mar. 5 to administrative offices at two of the city’s airports and one of the capital’s main rail terminals.
AirAsia has established a venture capital fund in collaboration with a U.S. company, and the partners aim to fund new players looking to enter or expand in the Southeast Asian market.
European pilots are calling for an overhaul of flight time regulations after it said a new EASA and EU-commissioned study revealed that European legislation is failing to protect pilots and cabin crew from fatigue.
Lufthansa Group’s lower cost subsidiary Eurowings is moving a large part of its long-haul operations to Frankfurt and Munich, the group’s main hub, as part of a wider strategy rethink of how to tackle the leisure travel market.
Cathay Pacific has confirmed that it is considering purchasing a stake in Hong Kong Express (HKE), as Cathay’s financial health appears to be improving.
Southwest Airlines will inaugurate Hawaii service on Mar. 17—linking Oakland International Airport (OAK) and Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), with a single daily frequency—and will steadily add flights on other routes, including intra-state runs. through mid-year.
Alaska Air Group regional carrier Horizon Air started scheduled service from a new passenger terminal at Paine Field Snohomish County Airport (PAE) north of Seattle, Washington, Mar. 4, after a three-week delay caused by the recent U.S. government shutdown.
GE Aviation and Miami-based aircraft data collection and transmission technology supplier Avionica will soon begin flight-testing an onboard configuration that pairs a flight management system (FMS) with an electronic flight bag (EFB), such as an Apple iPad, and enable data sharing between the two independent platforms.
Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic said they had launched their first codeshare partnership, marking a step towards the closer cooperation they are targeting under their expanded joint venture with U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines.
The European Commission has set out recommendations to improve social standards in European aviation, a sector that directly employs 2 million people and supports 9.4 million jobs overall, in a report published Mar. 1.
India’s Jet Airways has been forced to ground more of its aircraft due to lease payment defaults, as negotiations continue over a bailout plan and an ownership reshuffle for the Mumbai-based carrier.
NTSB announced Mar. 3 that it has recovered the flight-data recorder (FDR) from the Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter that crashed in Trinity Bay, Texas, in late February, adding to the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) searchers found earlier.
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NTSB announced Mar. 1 it had recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter six days after it crashed in Trinity Bay, Texas killing three people on board.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Feb. 28 handed down fines of $1 million to American Airlines and $750,000 to Delta Air Lines for subjecting passengers to extended tarmac delays at airports across the U.S. over the last several years.
Indian Ocean carrier Air Seychelles will drop its final long-haul route as the airline increasingly focuses its energies on serving regional destinations.
