Air Transport

Finmeccanica restructures its business to focus on aerospace, defense and space, and even a name change maybe in the offing.

New Spirit CEO Robert Fornaro already sold one airline. Will he do it again?

Emirates said this week it will add a second daily Airbus A380 flight from Los Angeles next summer, timing the new departure to connect with an early-morning bank of departures from Dubai, many bound for India and Pakistan.

Norwegian’s subsidiary Norwegian UK (NUK) will be governed by U.K. and U.S. labor laws, the carrier said in response to claims that its business model may violate labor provisions in the U.S.-EU open skies agreement.

Denver-based ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) Frontier Airlines unveiled a nationwide expansion, in which it will add 42 new routes in April.

Jon Weaks was elected president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association (SWAPA), replacing Paul Jackson, who resigned last year.

Ryanair is expanding its services at London Gatwick Airport (LGW) after acquiring all the slots International Airlines Group (IAG) had to surrender at the airport as part of its deal to acquire Aer Lingus.

Boeing delivered 762 commercial aircraft in 2015, up 5.4% from 723 aircraft delivered in 2014, the U.S. airframer said.

Rapidly growing LCC Vietjet is continuing to build its domestic network in Vietnam by branching out to additional secondary cities as it takes delivery of new aircraft.

Air Berlin made noticeable capacity cuts as it accelerated toward the end of 2015, its latest traffic figures show.

Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation plans to boost its large portfolio of Airbus narrowbody aircraft, thanks to a new order.

Large aerospace companies in Europe benefited from low oil prices in 2015, and will continue to do so in the coming year, French aerospace suppliers group GIFAS said, though some companies will face difficulties as they invest heavily in new programs and industrialization.

Aero Shade Technologies, based in Fort Pierce, Florida, has acquired the assets and intellectual property of MSA Aircraft Partners, which filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in June.

Organized labor strongly opposes the plans, while cargo carriers, travel groups and airports are clamoring for the new service.

Emirates will upgauge its second daily frequency on the Dubai-Amsterdam Airport Schiphol route to Airbus A380s from Feb.1.

In September, the Calgary-based airline said it would begin Boeing 767 service to London from these two cities and four others: Vancouver; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Edmonton, Alberta; and St. John’s, Newfoundland.

As it has grown, Virgin America has steadily persuaded the government to add to its fleet size limit, which started in 2007 at 22 aircraft, so it has never had trouble adding aircraft to its fleet.

A June 5, 2015, incident involving a CommutAir Dash 8-200 flying as United Express Flight 4776 on the approach to Bradley International Airport resulted in an emergency landing, after which the passengers evacuated on a taxiway.

WOW Air plans to serve Frankfurt six times weekly starting June 2, from Reykjavik.

The CRJ900 contract, announced on Jan. 1, takes the carrier’s orders of the type to 38. Twenty are in operation.

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The decision came as a surprise to many industry observers, and Spirit said little about why it made the change.

Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) served 58.2 million passengers in 2015, which represents a 6% increase over the previous year.

While SIA did not give an official reason for raising its offer, a shareholder association has recently criticized the price as being too low.

Asiana intends to launch its Air Seoul subsidiary in the first half of 2016.