Plans to build a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport are in tatters after judges sided with a group of climate campaigners and ruled against expansion over environmental concerns.
Europe has launched a research project to develop technologies and configurations for a hybrid-electric 50-seat regional airliner that could enter service in 2035-40.
Grappling with sliding profits and slowing demand due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, Air New Zealand will now take delivery of a number of aircraft later than planned.
A proposed law targeting changes in U.S. aircraft certification calls for tweaks to the FAA’s delegation system, but the bill’s more significant elements include adding operational data, such as minimum training requirements, to type certificates (TCs) and prohibiting aircraft sales to countries that do not pass the FAA’s international safety audit.
Spirit Airlines’ newly announced expansion from Austin, Texas is a “natural fit” to the carrier’s 2020 route strategy of connecting existing points within its network, VP-network strategy John Kirby said in an interview.
Shifts in exchange rates and accounting standards doubled Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) fiscal first quarter (Q1) net loss, but the airline has secured a labor agreement for a new operating platform and is maintaining its guidance after minimal impact from the COVID-19 outbreak.
Delta Air Lines became the first North American carrier to announce service reductions to South Korea on Feb. 26, citing plummeting demand caused by the largest outbreak of COVID-19 outside of China.
Air New Zealand has developed a bunk-like sleeping pod product for economy class passengers that the carrier is considering introducing on long-haul flights.
French airports operator Groupe ADP has completed the first phase of its plan to take over a 49% stake in GMR Airports, buying an initial 25% stake in the New Delhi-based airport operator.
