A group of U.S. senators are calling on American Airlines chairman and CEO Doug Parker to provide “livable, family-sustaining wages” to passenger service agents at American-owned regional subsidiary Envoy Air.
China has agreed to recognize European Union (EU) carrier designation, allowing EU airlines to serve China from other EU countries, and to align some aviation safety and certification work following the recent EU-China Summit.
European leisure airline TUI Group will decide by the end of May whether to extend contingency plans put in place to offset the impact of the grounding of its 15 Boeing 737 MAX 8s.
Ryanair said profit fell 29% in the year to March 2019, hit by lower fares, a trend it expects will continue throughout the summer season, while the delayed arrival of the Boeing 737 MAX means its cost benefits will be later to accrue.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has reconstituted the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) and scheduled a June 6 meeting of the high-level advisory group.
Taiwan’s Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) has abruptly canceled over 30 international flights after it came close to flying beyond its monthly limits set by the country’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA).
An FAA-hosted gathering of regulators helped clarify the agency’s stance on Boeing 737 MAX changes but did not result in a timeline for return to service.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed 12 tentative daytime slots at Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) to four U.S. carriers: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines and United Airlines.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group is planning to lease more Airbus narrowbody aircraft as it confronts the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and anticipated delivery delays of this type.
Virgin Australia forecasts a significant drop in its financial performance for the fiscal year through June 30, prompting the airline to plan capacity and network cuts.
China Eastern Airlines said it will complete its transfer of operations to Beijing Daxing International Airport during the period of its 2020 summer flight schedule, following an initial shift during the 2019-20 winter schedule.
The advent of high-throughput satellites (HTS) with supercharged data transfer speeds and a plethora of planned new satellite constellations present airlines with unprecedented capacity for inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC).
Members of the U.S. Congress and airport stakeholders reacted with apprehension to reports that TSA will divert hundreds of agents from airports to the U.S. southwestern border with Mexico to deal with a surge of migrant crossings.
German express cargo startup CargoLogic Germany has taken delivery of two converted Boeing 737-400F freighters and is working to secure its air operator’s certificate (AOC).
UK LCC easyJet reported a widened first-half fiscal 2019 loss but said it was better prepared for expected air traffic controller (ATC)-related disruption in European skies over the peak summer period.
Boeing has completed development of the updated software for the 737 MAX, along with associated simulator testing and the company’s engineering test flight.
Onex’s purchase of WestJet is the biggest private equity deal ever in the airline industry, and part of a potential dramatic turnaround for the once-shunned airline industry.
Acquiring Air Transat would accelerate Air Canada’a push into leisure destinations and add to already dominant positions in several markets, notably its home turf and Europe, and cuts off a potential target for competitor WestJet.
