Over the winter months Lufthansa is set to deploy four of its currently parked Airbus A350-900s on routes from its Frankfurt hub that are normally served by the larger Boeing 747-8.
EgyptAir Training Academy has added two more full flight simulators (FFS) to its portfolio this year, one for the Airbus A220-300 and another for the A320neo.
U.S. airlines are already highly regulated. A potential Democratic Party sweep in the 2020 General Election this November could increase the size of that burden.
Southwest Airlines’ plans to add Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and Houston Intercontinental (IAH) airports to its route map continue its push into the few top metro-area airports it did not serve—while better positioning the carrier for a rebound in business traffic.
The announcement today that Cruz is stepping down from BA’s top role, though remaining as non-executive chairman through a transition period, is not really the surprise. The shock is that the leadership change was so long in coming.
The FAA should strengthen its oversight of avionics cybersecurity to protect against evolving risks to commercial aircraft, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) advised in an Oct. 9 report to Congress.
One of the world’s best-known airline names seems destined for the history books following the announcement that Italian flag-carrier Alitalia will be replaced by Italia Trasporti Aereo (ITA).