U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has directed his department to stop using drones manufactured in China or made with Chinese parts, pending a review.
Utah-based SkyWest Airlines grew its net income by 10% in the 2019 third quarter (Q3), as the regional carrier continued to benefit from its ongoing fleet initiatives and a more efficient footprint following the sale of ExpressJet Airlines in January.
In the face of stiff competition from LCCs in Vienna, Austrian Airlines will undertake an aggressive cost-cutting effort in 2020 and could eliminate hundreds of jobs.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has been forced to reconsider its network plans, potentially through to early 2021, because of delivery delays impacting the Airbus A321neo.
Qatar Airways will postpone the retirement of its currently operating Boeing 777s to compensate for delivery delays of the new 777X variant, group CEO Akbar Al Baker said.
South African Airways (SAA) has taken delivery of the first of four new Airbus A350-900s, which the airline said will improve both its customer offering and its commercial prospects.
The U.S. Senate has passed a transportation funding bill for fiscal 2020, although doubts remain about whether Congress can complete the appropriations process before a Nov. 21 deadline to fund the government.
