Philippine LCC Cebu Pacific expects to receive its first Airbus A321neo in coming days, and under a revised delivery timetable another five are due to arrive this year.
Air France KLM CEO Benjamin Smith asked the French Senate for improvements at Paris CDG and Orly airports, hoping the ongoing privatization process will be an opportunity.
Embattled Indian airline Jet Airways appears to be closer to gaining the bailout funding it needs to ensure its survival, although some important details still need to be resolved in talks between the major lenders and investors.
The partial shutdown at FAA is likely to delay several major airspace-modernization and safety initiatives, including implementation of new approach procedures at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and the roll-out of taxiway-landing warning systems at major U.S. airports.
Boom’s Overture supersonic airliner will be as quiet on takeoff and landing as subsonic aircraft flying similar routes today, the startup says, providing more insight into its efforts to reconcile the high-speed and low-speed requirements for its Mach 2.2 commercial aircraft.
The White House has resubmitted four nominations to fill vacancies on the board of the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank that have prevented the export credit agency from approving transactions greater than $10 million.
Longview Aviation Capital, which has agreed to buy the Q400/Dash 8 program from Bombardier for $300 million, plans to establish a new company in Ontario, called de Havilland Aircraft Co. of Canada, to produce the Q400 and support the in-service Dash 8 regional-turboprop fleet.
Wait-times at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints leveled off Jan. 16, although U.S. lawmakers remain anxious that the respite won’t last if the ongoing partial federal government shutdown drags on into February.
European pilot representatives have accused Ryanair of using the threat of base closures as a “weapon” to force pilots and cabin crew into signing collective labor agreements (CLAs).
Collins Aerospace is to supply avionics for NASA’s X-59A QueSST low-boom supersonic flight demonstrator, now under development by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works.
United Airlines (UAL) reported fourth-quarter 2018 net income of $462 million and pre-tax earnings of $556 million, year-over-year (YOY) declines of 20.2% and 10.3%, respectively.
William Franke, Air New Zealand, airBaltic, Spirit Airlines, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Airlink and the Airbus A220 airliner have been announced as among the top winners of the ATW 45th Annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards.
Following the drone sightings that shut down London Gatwick Airport in December 2018, manufacturers of equipment to counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) said the technology is available and expressed frustration that airports and authorities are not being more proactive in meeting the threat.
Airbus Commercial Aircraft president Guillaume Faury sees the A320 and A220 ideally placed to “evolve in parallel” and anticipates making further decisions on how later this year.
Dubai-based airlines Emirates and flydubai are expecting to build their combined networks to 240 destinations by 2022, up from 216 today, further-building the strategic partnership they started in October 2017.
Airline executives acknowledge that the partial U.S. government shutdown is affecting their businesses, but they are downplaying both immediate and long-term ramifications, seemingly betting on a near-term resolution to the stalemate that began Dec. 22.
Icelandic LCC WOW Air has disclosed that U.S. private equity firm Indigo Partners is looking at an initial 49% investment, although this could be increased at a later date.
Chinese turboprop operator Joy Air is finally achieving a long-held ambition to move into mainline operations, thanks to help from its new majority owner, the Xian city government.
Pilot leaders from Canadian regional carrier Jazz Aviation endorsed a tentative agreement for a new contract Jan. 15, on the same day Jazz’s parent company Chorus Aviation Inc. and Air Canada announced terms to extend their capacity purchase agreement (CPA) through 2035.
