Irish long-haul, low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air International (NAI) is to fly from Cork and Shannon and open two US bases after securing its US foreign air carrier permit.

Mexico City-based ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) Volaris has begun selling tickets for its Costa Rica subsidiary, the airline told ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily during the annual Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) Airline Leaders Forum in Mexico City.

Garuda Indonesia is aiming for cautious growth on its recently launched Jakarta-London Heathrow service.

New Ghanaian carrier Goldstar Air plans to start services to Baltimore Washington International (BWI) in 1Q 2017, according to CEO Eric Bannerman.

FAA is contending with a backlash from some communities around airports where Performance Based Navigation (PBN) procedures have inadvertently created concentrated areas of increased aircraft noise.

FAA is fighting a perception problem over how much progress is being made in implementing the NextGen air traffic control (ATC) modernization program, a top agency official said.

Sukhoi’s SSJ100 and Bombardier’s CSeries 100 (CS100) are closing in on their London City Airport steep approach certifications, which they hope to secure in 2017.

Aviation infrastructure shortcomings in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region have become a dire situation, prompting IATA to warn governments in the area of the potential cost to their economies if they do not quickly address airport and airspace congestion.