Air France-KLM said unions representing Air France pilots have voted in favor of starting negotiations to increase the number of aircraft in the Transavia France fleet, paving the way for faster growth of the low-cost subsidiary.
Air New Zealand is setting up the next phase of its fleet development with an order for more Boeing 787s, and its decision to switch 787 engine providers represents a significant coup for General Electric.
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Dutch national carrier KLM and Ireland-based regional airline CityJet are the two main shareholders behind a Belgian start-up being created to operate both scheduled services and to provide capacity for others.
The FAA is rolling out contingency operations plans to hundreds of air traffic control (ATC) facilities, an effort that started after a September 2014 fire that shut down its Chicago enroute center and disrupted air traffic across the U.S. Midwest.
The U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation is seeking to send $17.7 billion to the FAA in fiscal 2020, $267 million more than the 2019 enacted level and $614 million above the administration’s budget request.
Canadian pilot training and health care service provider CAE now is the “largest civil aviation training company in the world,” the company’s chief executive declared May 17 while reporting fourth-quarter and full fiscal 2019 financial results that beat analyst expectations.
Following the lead of China’s three state-owned carriers, 10 other Chinese airlines have filed compensation claims with Boeing over two days to cover costs from the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX 8.
Australian regulators have rejected an application for Cathay Pacific to codeshare on certain Qantas international flights, following objections from Virgin Australia.
FAA’s decision to allow the Boeing 737 MAX back into the air could be based at least in part on input from foreign regulators, though consensus will not be necessary for the U.S. agency to move forward, FAA Acting Administrator Dan Elwell said.
Boeing 737 MAX operators still don’t know when they will be cleared to put their aircraft back in service, but one thing is certain: getting the 370-aircraft fleet back flying presents a significant logistical undertaking for the airlines, suppliers, and the manufacturer.
The leadership of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is growing increasingly concerned about TSA’s plans to divert hundreds of transportation security officers (TSO) and federal air marshals (FAM) to assist hundreds of Customs and Border Protection (CPB) officers already stationed at the Southwest border to address a surge of migrants there.
The FAA has expanded the number of air traffic control (ATC) facilities covered by its Low-Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC), an automated process that allows drone operators to request and obtain authorization to fly in the vicinity of airports.
Airlines have until the third quarter of 2020 to comply with EASA’s air crew mental-fitness regulations, which were introduced in the wake of the 2015 Germanwings pilot-suicide crash.
India’s airline market remains in a state of flux as a group of potential investors consider what could be the last practical alternative for a revival of Jet Airways.
FAA, leveraging similar requirements issued more than a decade ago for the Boeing 787, has issued special conditions that Boeing must follow to demonstrate the 777-9’s composite fuel tanks withstand tire debris impact.
Héroux-Devtek, the Canadian-based No. 3 landing gear provider, is boosting its portfolio of work for OEM Boeing, including a new acquisition and the expansion of F-15 gear supply.
