Bristow Group, which operates nearly 300 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a bid to restructure its operation.
A coalition of aviation groups is urging the U.S. Congress to “expeditiously consider and pass” a White House proposal to provide supplemental funding to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to counter the diversion of CBP Officers (CBPOs) from airports to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Delta Air Lines is standing by a campaign to dissuade its flight attendants and baggage handlers from unionizing, saying that a union would interfere with the “direct relationship” between airline management and employees.
At the start of the year, European cargo operators were optimistic after a booming 2018, bolstered by strong demand for transporting fresh fruit fish and flowers, electronics and fashion, as well as pharmaceuticals and more by air.
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French air accident investigation bureau BEA is gearing up for a new search phase in Greenland, still hoping to find a key fragment of the Airbus A380 engine that lost its fan in flight on Sept. 30, 2017.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is soliciting nominees for a new Lithium Battery Safety Advisory Committee to be housed within DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
Collins Aerospace announced that Steve Timm has taken over as president of its avionics business unit, five months after the company merged with UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS).
A simulator session flown by a U.S.-based Boeing 737 MAX crew that mimicked a key portion of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (ET302) accident sequence suggests that the Ethiopian crew faced a near-impossible task of getting their 737 MAX 8 back under control, and underscores the importance of pilots understanding severe runaway trim recovery procedures.
The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will consider Stephen Dickson’s nomination for FAA administrator May 15, paving the way for the agency to receive its first confirmed leader since January 2018.
Allegiant Air’s fast-tracked shift to an all-Airbus fleet is paying dividends, numbers from its first full quarter since it parked its last McDonnell Douglas MD-80 show.
The head of a group representing U.S. flight attendants wants the FAA to form a working group to develop solutions that ensure carry-on baggage won’t present an obstacle to emergency aircraft evacuations.
UK airline passengers could be better protected if their airline collapses under proposals set out following a review of airline insolvency commissioned by the Department for Transport in the wake of Monarch Airlines’ 2017 collapse.
Nigeria and Burkina Faso have become the latest African states to sign the memorandum of implementation (MOI) for the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), removing all bilateral restrictions on intra-African flights.
Qantas says it is on track to fully offset higher fuel prices with revenue improvements in its current financial year, and the carrier has a generally positive demand outlook.
Scandinavian LCC Norwegian Air Shuttle is working to get around a temporary crew surplus at London Gatwick—a result of the carrier’s wetleasing of aircraft to compensate for remaining Boeing 787s still out of service for Rolls-Royce Trent engine checks.
Emirates Airline’s fiscal 2018-19 profits have fallen 69% to AED871 million ($237 million), under the strain of high fuel prices, “cut throat” competition and unfavorable exchange rates.
