Express-cargo startup CargoLogic Germany (CLG) has secured its air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the German CAA and is ready to begin commercial operations with two converted Boeing 737 freighters.
A surge in the price of jet fuel after weekend attacks at several Saudi Arabian oil facilities appears likely to pressure airlines’ margins in the 2019 fourth-quarter (Q4) and beyond, analysts say.
Budget carrier China United Airlines will be the sole commercial aircraft operator at Beijing Daxing International Airport for the first few weeks after the opening of the facility, which is scheduled to happen by the end of September.
The German government is nearing a decision on key measures tackling climate change that include a massive increase in the country’s aviation tax for short-haul flights.
The co-pilot of an Airbus A319 on approach to land left the flightdeck after experiencing an anxiety attack, the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has revealed.
ADS-B surveillance for transatlantic flights is not only freeing up capacity in the increasingly busy oceanic skies but is also paving the way for greener crossings.
Suppliers are prepared to support Boeing’s planned rapid production-line ramp-up once the 737 MAX is cleared to fly, but many are expecting a further rate cut before the program’s headwinds begin to calm, a Canaccord Genuity survey found.
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has overturned a previous decision allowing a unit of 178 mechanics and inspectors at Boeing’s South Carolina plant to unionize with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
Industry is requesting more time to weigh in on the FAA’s proposed set of sweeping changes to aircraft interiors flammability standards, citing the time needed to review both the rule and draft guidance.
United Airlines plans to continue its aggressive growth for as long as it helps meet fundamental goals the airline sets, such as margin and earnings-per-share targets, United president Scott Kirby said.
London Heathrow Airport remained fully operational Sept. 13 despite attempts by environmental activists to disrupt flights by flying small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) within the airport’s exclusion zone.
Traffic is slowing, the regulatory environment is changing and new airline business models are under pressure—2019 could be a decisive year for the industry.
The ramp-up in Boston Logan International Airport by both Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways could end up benefitting both carriers as they gain loyal customers and other operators scale back, Cowen & Co. analysts suggest.
EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren plans to formally launch the airline’s new direct hotels partnership later in 2019 and sees opportunities to expand existing bases to create economies of scale.
More than 20 European aerospace stakeholders have urged European Union (EU) institutions and member states to finally fulfill long-held plans to implement the Single European Sky (SAS) air traffic control (ATC) initiative.
The proposed tie-up of Raytheon and United Technologies is being billed publicly as a potential catalyst for new technology some day in the future, but executives are acknowledging the deal may be better known as a cash generator for investors in the nearer term.
