European pilots are calling for clarity and an overhaul of a “flawed” certification process as regulators meet in the U.S. to discuss a possible return to service for the grounded Boeing 737 MAX.
Chinese international express logistics company DHL-Sinotrans has launched a full automated drone delivery service under a strategic partnership with autonomous aircraft developer Ehang.
Mechanics for Southwest Airlines, represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), have voted to ratify a new contract through 2024, ending more than six years of contentious negotiations that led to multiple rounds of public finger-pointing and lawsuits between the two sides.
Leading small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer DJI has committed to installing surveillance receivers on new models weighing more than 250 grams by 2020, a safety measure intended to make drone pilots aware of nearby manned aircraft transmitting their position.
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian on May 22 pushed back against recent criticism from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and other congressional Democrats who have alleged the Atlanta-based carrier has engaged in a targeted campaign to intimidate flight attendants and ramp workers from unionizing.
LATAM Airlines has revamped its full-year capacity-growth plan, dropping it one point to 3-5% as the Santiago, Chile-based airline group re-allocates seats to promising markets and cuts back on weaker ones, notably international flying.
Boeing’s reimbursements to airlines for 737 MAX-related service disruptions will approach $1.4 billion assuming the grounded fleet is back in service by October, Bloomberg analysts calculate.
Two more Chinese carriers formally filed for compensation from Boeing May 22 over the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, joining China Eastern Airlines which first did so on May 21.
Italy’s economic development minister said May 21 the choice of a new investor to help rescue bankrupt airline Alitalia would be independent of any other dossier—a reference to the Atlantia transport and infrastructure holding company controlled by the Benetton family that is said to be interested in taking part.
In the wake of the ‘flying shame’ aviation carbon emissions phenomena that has reduced air travel in Sweden since late 2018, SAS Scandinavian Airlines has signed a research agreement with Airbus to study hybrid and electric aircraft technology.
EVA Air, which remains banned from flying over Mainland China, continues to wait for overflight permits for direct service from Taipei to Europe via China. As a result, the Taiwan-based carrier is forced to operate longer routes between Taiwan and Europe via Russian airspace or Southern Asian routes.
American Airlines is confident that two stakeholder gatherings in the coming days will help provide clarity on when the Boeing 737 MAX fleet will be cleared to fly again, a top executive said.
Airlines for America (A4A) said monitoring a planned diversion of hundreds of TSA and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel from U.S. airports to the Southwest border will be the group’s top policy priority during the peak 2019 summer travel season.
American Airlines is suing the unions representing most of its mechanics, alleging that union officers and members have engaged in a deliberate work slowdown to gain leverage during ongoing contract negotiations.
Solid macro fundamentals combined with capacity pressure created by the Boeing 737 MAX grounding have set U.S. airlines up for a strong summer season, analysts at Cowen & Co. project.
The UK has extended its use of electronic “ePassport” gates at airports to several more nations, including the U.S. and Canada, in an effort to reduce lengthy queues that have been building at UK immigration channels in recent years.
Russia’s Alrosa Airline on May 20 operated its final flight using the Tupolev Tu-134B, the last of the type used in Russia for scheduled commercial passenger service.
Airbus is embarking on studies into what efficiency gains are possible in the current production system and what level of vertical integration makes sense in the future.
