The U.S. DOT’s Jan. 26 tentative order required the joint venture to wind down by late October, but Delta and Aeromexico have challenged that decision.
At stake is avoiding large quantities of CO2 emissions, as cirrus cloud-forming contrails total an estimated one-third of aviation’s harmful climate impact.
Air China plans to open its first route to Saudi Arabia in May, while China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines are launching new European flights.
While a major round of consolidation is still likely to occur in the Indian airline industry, the process is taking longer to play out than expected years ago.
Tom Gentile succeeds Chairman, CEO and President Nick Stanage, “who worked closely with the board on his desire to retire at the end of the year,” Hexcel says.
Japan has selected research themes for funding support under a program to develop hydrogen-electric propulsion technologies for next-gen commercial aircraft.
CFM's new reverse bleed system (RBS) is designed to prevent a fuel nozzle problem linked to carbon deposits and expects to have retrofits available by mid-year.
The CEOs of Air France-KLM, easyjet, Lufthansa and Ryanair argue that consolidation in Europe is a key ingredient for a globally competitive aviation industry.
The city of San Francisco has threatened legal action if Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) rebrands to include "San Francisco Bay" in its title.