Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation concluded a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Qatar Airways for three new Airbus A350-900s with the Sept. 27 delivery of the third aircraft.
Qantas has revealed new details of research plans for its Project Sunrise ultra long-haul commercial services initiative from Australia which includes a series of supporting test flights.
Boeing and Embraer on Oct. 3 formally acknowledged that they do not expect their commercial aircraft joint venture deal to close until “early 2020” after the European Commission indicated its competition review will extend into a Phase II.
Irish LCC Ryanair’s German pilots have voted in favor of a four-year collective labor agreement (CLA) to cover all Ryanair’s directly employed pilots in Germany until March 2023.
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will begin using time-based separation of landing air traffic, as part of a suite of new tools being introduced to assist air traffic controllers.
Aviation service provider, ACC Aviation Group, has announced the expansion of their partnership with Ethiopian Airlines, to include the operator’s charter and leasing capacity across North America and Asia, in addition to aircraft availability across Europe.
India’s government is making a fresh attempt to sell off Air India, and the airline’s fleet plan is on hold until the process is completed, executives say.
Detecting rogue drones on or near airport property should be a shared responsibility of airports and federal governments, a high-level industry group focused on the threat of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) has concluded.
The European Commission and Airbus doubled down on calls for the U.S. and Boeing to negotiate an end to the 15-year-old airliner subsidy dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) after a WTO arbitrator green-lighted the U.S. to collect up to $7.5 billion in punitive tariffs on European imports.
Convincing more women to pursue careers as pilots would help ease a supply crunch that could soon threaten even the largest airlines in the U.S., two pilot-workforce experts said.
Star Alliance partners Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) plan to increase their presence in Ljubljana, Slovenia, after Adria Airways filed for bankruptcy Sept. 30.
Thai Airways’ plans to place major aircraft orders has been put on hold by the board, although the airline will still proceed with plans to lease three more widebodies in the short term.
Air France has received the go-ahead from Transavia pilots for an expansion plan that is part of the wider Air France-KLM Group’s bid to expand and boost profitability.
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) is continuing its strategy of increasing its international partnerships by reaching a codeshare deal with British Airways (BA).
Dedicated Boeing customer Xiamen Airlines, attracted by the capabilities of the Airbus A321neo, is assessing whether it should order Airbus aircraft, industry sources said.
Inmarsat has signed a contract with the ESA to begin the second phase of the Iris development program to create a satellite data link capability for aircraft flying in Europe.
Alphabet company Wing is playing down Australian media criticism of noise from its drone delivery operations as it prepares to launch its latest commercial service in Logan, south of Brisbane in Queensland.
The growing need for new airline pilots was put into sharp relief Oct. 1 as simulator manufacturer CAE announced the opening of three new European training facilities in 10 days.
