Lufthansa Group reported a loss for the first quarter of 2019, hit by a rise in fuel costs as well as overcapacity, making it the latest in a series of European airlines to warn of a difficult operating environment.
Rolls-Royce and Qatar Airways have introduced virtual reality (VR) training in what the engine manufacturer expects to be the beginning of widespread adoption of the technology.
Craic is likely to book its first orders for the CR929 widebody airliner at the end of this year, according to the Chinese partner in the Sino-Russian consortium, Comac.
United Airlines, joining its U.S. counterparts with grounded Boeing 737 MAXs, has pulled its MAXs from its schedule through well into the summer peak season.
Emirates and Africa World Airlines (AWA), the Ghanaian airline headquartered in Accra, have announced a one-way interline agreement whereby Emirates customers can connect onto selected routes of Africa World Airlines’ network, opening up new African destinations for Emirates customers from May 2019.
Embraer has received the Type Certificate for the E195-E2 from three regulatory authorities: ANAC, the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil); the FAA (U.S. Federal Aviation Administration) and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency).
FAA’s proposed expansion of rules that aviation maintenance technician schools (AMTS) must follow to train mechanics will not please those in the industry who were hoping for more flexibility and less bureaucracy.
Recently-proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate would require Customs and Border Protection (CPB) to hire at least 600 additional officers each year until the agency’s staffing needs are completely met.
FAA’s regulation governing commercial drone operators does not require enough aeronautical experience, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said in comments on a rule change that would allow drone flights over people.
Embraer’s E195-E2 has been awarded simultaneous Brazilian, European and U.S. type certification, clearing the way for initial deliveries of the stretched 146-seat airliner to begin early in the second half of the year.
Dubai International Airport (DXB) will close its southern runway this week for maintenance work, but the airport and Emirates Airline said they are well prepared for the 45-day closure.
Air New Zealand will boost its MRO capabilities at its Auckland hub by constructing another hangar, which the carrier said will be the largest in the world built with a single-span timber arch design.
Airlines for Europe (A4E) has rebuked the European Union (EU) for extending the maximum threshold for Europe’s air navigation service providers (ANSP) from 0.5 minutes to 0.9 minutes per flight, the weakest performance targets ever.
Alitalia unions said they were ready to take action to protest the delay in presenting a new business strategy for Alitalia even as the Italian government said there would be good news soon about the ailing airline.
The largest shareholder of Asiana Airlines, Kumho Industrial, has decided to sell its entire stake in the airline as it seeks to improve its liquidity and appease creditors.
British Airways’ CFO is to step into the same role for parent company International Airlines Group (IAG), replacing Enrique Dupuy de Lome who is stepping down in June.
Space launch company Stratolaunch has successfully completed the long-anticipated first flight of its 385-ft.-span, six-engined mothership at Mojave Air & Spaceport.
