Ryanair is ending operations at both of Belfast’s airports, blaming the UK government’s “refusal to suspend or reduce” air passenger duty and a “lack of COVID recovery incentives” at each airport.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has postponed the launch of five international routes and reduced frequencies as the delta variant of the coronavirus continues to suppress passenger demand.
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana is evaluating the addition of freighters to its fleet as its makeshift Boeing 767-300ER freighter returns to passenger operations.
Heico Corp.’s commercial aviation-focused Flight Support Group (FSG) has posted its fourth straight quarter of revenue growth, adding another data point that suggests increased flying is translating into a broader aftermarket recovery.
The FAA’s decade-long effort to mandate safety management systems (SMS) for U.S. commercial airports took a step forward Aug. 24 with the opening of an additional comment period on a draft proposal issued in 2016.
Delta Air Lines’ decision to up its Airbus A321neo order book by 30 aircraft reflects a larger trend among U.S. carriers that are working to ensure they have optimal fleet flexibility to drive cost and efficiency advantages as the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic could turn more uncertain.
There is no doubt of Africa’s potential as an air transport market, but while governments continue to block funds and procrastinate on liberalization, they also block their own economic growth.
As it heads toward a Sept. 14 shareholder vote on its merger with blank-check company Atlas Crest Investment, urban air mobility startup Archer has teamed with parking-garage operator Reef Technology to establish rooftop vertiport locations in U.S. cities.
Startup HyPoint has entered into a $6.5 million collaborative agreement with Piasecki Aircraft to develop a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.
Dublin-headquartered aircraft lessor Goshawk has extended a $500 million line of credit until July 2023 to fund narrowbody acquisitions throughout that period.
Dublin-based Emerald, newly appointed as an Aer Lingus franchise carrier, is ultimately planning to operate a fleet of 15 ATR 72s from four bases across the island of Ireland.
