Pakistan has lifted the restrictions that were imposed on much of its airspace for nearly five months, a welcome relief to airlines that have been forced to reroute overflights to comply with the closures.
Air Italy will serve four U.S. destinations in summer 2020, despite complaints by several U.S. airlines that it is effectively acting as a front for its minority shareholder Qatar Airways.
Delta Air Lines sees a 200-flight daily operation out of Boston Logan International Airport as a reasonable “medium-term” target as it focuses on expanding at promising cities in its network, president Glen Hauenstein said.
Brunei’s flag-carrier Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) will be launching a regional operation for the island of Borneo, in a tie-up with Malaysian LCC Malindo Air.
Athens is a likely next intercontinental destination for Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines, a company spokesperson said, as the privately owned carrier targets countries covered by Beijing’s Belt and Road economic program.
The UK government has completed a consultation on its ‘Aviation 2050’ strategic plan, with a white paper scheduled for release later in 2019, as the country prepares to exit the European Union (EU) (Brexit).
U.S. lawmakers will consider legislation July 17 addressing aspects of aviation security ranging from trusted traveler programs to screening of veterans and pregnant women.
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways is set to expand its access to key European cities thanks to an expansion of its codesharing deal with the Lufthansa Group.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented its latest study on the economic value of air transport and tourism to South Africa, and identified opportunities for significant expansion over the next 20 years if key policy reforms are made.
Some of the region’s major carriers are looking to gain advantages by establishing new metal-neutral joint ventures or strengthening existing partnerships.
Some U.S. lawmakers are urging FAA to press ICAO for revamped pilot-training standards that emphasize developing competencies needed to operate increasingly complex aircraft over completion of a set number of instructional hours.
United Airlines has removed its Boeing 737 MAXs from its schedule through Nov. 3—a move United projects will result in 5,000 flight cancellations in September and October.
U.S. airport executives are requesting that airports be exempted from liabilities associated with their use of firefighting foams that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Turkish Airlines and Kuwait Airways have signed a new strategic partnership, which will see their respective codes added to their partner’s flights between Kuwait and Istanbul’s two hubs, the newly opened Istanbul Airport and Istanbul’s secondary entry point, Sabiha Gökçen.
UK regional carrier FlyBe has urged pilots to record faults promptly, and in writing, after incomplete reporting of a defect played a role in a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 not pressurizing because the aircraft was configured incorrectly, a UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report revealed.
Boeing is seeking an urgent exemption from FAA regulations governing rotorcraft external-load operations to enable flight testing of its CV2 unmanned cargo air vehicle (CAV).
Alaska Airlines and Spirit Airlines delivered largely encouraging updates on projected second-quarter (Q2) results, providing more evidence that the U.S. market is strengthening as it hits peak summer.
A strategic investor could still come in to take over Thomas Cook Group’s airline division even after the tourism company agreed with banks, bondholders and its Chinese shareholder Fosun Tourism Group on the basic terms of a major recapitalization.
