FAA Administrator Steve Dickson’s decision to step down in six weeks sets the agency up for a leadership transfer—and likely a stint under an acting chief—while several high-profile, complex issues remain unresolved.
The owner of Kuwait-based airport services provider National Aviation Services (NAS) plans to buy 13.2% of Menzies Aviation, in the latest step in its attempt to take over the Scottish ground handling company.
LCC Cebu Pacific is keen to bring forward deliveries of its new Airbus A330neos if the market recovery and conditions allows the Philippines-based airline to do so.
The first experimental prototype of Joby Aviation’s S4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi crashed on Feb. 16 during a remotely piloted flight at the company’s remote flight test base in Big Sur, California.
Finnair said travel restrictions will continue to have a dampening impact on demand, especially for its main business connecting Europe and Asia via the shorter Northern route.
Air France-KLM said it had a “turning point” fourth quarter in which for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the group posted better than pre-COVID results, with a positive operating result.
Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will operate more than 100 aircraft in summer 2022, a capacity similar to pre-pandemic levels on point-to-point routes within Europe.
Airbus plans to increase commercial aircraft deliveries by around 20% this year, betting on a sustained recovery in air travel and demand for new aircraft.
The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) and Emirates have signed an MoU to boost inbound tourism into Saudi Arabia and attract new segments of travellers across the airline’s network.
In a letter to FAA employees released by the agency, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said that he has “made the very difficult decision to step down” less than three years into his five-year appointment.
