Iridium has set Jan. 8 as the date for the eighth and final launch of its second-generation Iridium Next satellites, a milestone that will lead to new global tracking and safety-certified communications services for the aviation industry.
London’s two largest airports say they have acquired, or plan to acquire, anti-drone technology in the wake of the pre-Christmas disruption at London Gatwick.
The financial situation of India’s embattled Jet Airways appears to be more precarious, as the carrier continues to seek fresh capital injection to secure its future.
The new U.S. LCC startup ‘Moxy’—led by JetBlue Airways founder David Neeleman—signed a firm order with Airbus for 60 A220-300s, the manufacturer announced Jan. 3.
In a move to stabilize operations after what the company called “a turbulent summer” in 2018, Lufhtansa Group is planning to hire about 5,500 employees in 2019.
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Joe DePete called on U.S. congressional leaders and President Donald Trump to end the partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government, saying the nearly two week-long standoff “is adversely affecting the safety, security and efficiency of our national airspace system.”
Irish LCC Ryanair has been awarded a UK air operator’s certificate (AOC) and has registered its first aircraft in the country, as European carriers move to shore up their post-Brexit operations ahead of the UK’s planned departure from the European Union in March.
Vietnam Airlines Group kept profits stable in 2018 despite higher fuel costs, and the carrier plans to take delivery of more new-generation widebody and narrowbody aircraft in 2019.
Anti-drone equipment deployed by the British Army at London Gatwick—in response to illegal unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) activity which closed down the airport for several days in December 2018—has been removed.
Lion Air has ended the search for the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from flight JT610, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed into the Java Sea Oct. 29, 2018, but Indonesian officials said the search could resume next week.
AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes has confirmed the carrier is not looking to launch any more overseas joint ventures (JVs) in the immediate future, aside from its planned affiliate in Vietnam.
With over 500 fatalities and a 50% rise in fatal accidents, 2018 was a setback year for commercial airline safety following the record safe performance of 2017.
The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has caused FAA to close its air traffic controller academy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, delaying controller training during a staffing shortage.
Qatar Airways has bought a 5% stake in China Southern Airlines in a move that further broadens the Doha-based carrier’s portfolio of minority investments in airlines abroad.
From shifting global airline alliances to a still-evolving LCC sector and the impact of Brexit, here are nine things to keep an eye on in the airline world through 2019.
The world’s airlines are expected to post a collective net profit of $32.3 billion in 2018, followed by a $35.5 billion net profit in 2019, which will mark the industry’s 10th consecutive profitable year. But maintaining that positive trend will be no breeze.
Anthony Broderick, a former top safety official at the FAA and aviation safety consultant, died Dec. 30 in Bealeton, Virginia, following a long illness.
Lawyers for the family of the co-pilot killed in the crash of the Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 have filed a lawsuit against Boeing alleging the aircraft was “unreasonably dangerous."
Lufthansa wants Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport and German police to address system woes that caused 3,000 passengers to miss their flights before Christmas.
