LONDON HEATHROW was selected by UK Dept of Transport for its proposal to build new 3,500-meter northwest runway as most credible/deliverable option (vs bid by Surinder Arora), in line with legal/environmental/climate obligations.
REPUBLIC AIRWAYS and MESA AIR GROUP completed merger. Republic stockholders now own 88% of combined company, operating 310 E-Jets (>1,300 daily flights) in support of capacity purchase agreements with American, Delta and United; Mesa stockholders will own at least 6%, and up to 12%, subject to final settlement of pre-closing obligations.
EASYJET had £665m pretax profit for year ended Sept 30 (vs £610m a year ago) on 6% higher revenues/9% higher capacity. It ended fiscal year with 356 aircraft, with 290 A320neo/A321neo on order for delivery by FY34 (17 in FY26).
The UK’s aviation weather forecaster is launching a new volcanic ash forecasting method to be made available for free to all airlines and the aviation industry.
The UK government has picked London Heathrow Airport’s in-house proposal for a third runway, edging out the rival concept put forward by the Arora Group.
An A320 that came dangerously close to the sea's surface after takeoff did not have reference speeds inserted in its avionics system, a preliminary report says.
A total of 22 widebody aircraft were delivered in October—10 from Airbus and 12 from Boeing—marking a significant year-over-year increase for the industry.
