The Chinese government is suspending the rights of its citizens to make individual visits to Taiwan, restricting visitations to the island only via groups organized by travel agencies.
AerCap sees continued strong demand for current-generation narrowbodies and suggests the A220 and E190 programs will thrive under Airbus and Boeing, respectively, its top executive said.
Allegiant Air’s decision to switch to an all-Airbus fleet continued to pay off in the 2019 second-quarter (Q2), as the airline’s net income jumped 41% despite having six fewer aircraft from the year-ago period.
Air Canada shook off the absence of its Boeing 737 MAXs to post record second-quarter (Q2) revenues and boost capacity but faces an even more challenging peak summer period as Q3 capacity will decline for the first time in a decade.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) saw its net profit slip by nearly 30% to ¥11.4 billion ($104.9 million) in the June quarter, partly due to higher costs as the airline prepares for a growth phase in 2020.
The U.S. mainline airline fleet is 85% compliant with the FAA’s approaching deadline to equip aircraft for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out position reporting, a “compliance snapshot” presented to the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) reveals.
Lufthansa Group, facing intense competition from European LCCs, delivered a 2019 first-half net loss of €116 million ($132 million), reversed from a €713 million net profit a year ago.
More than 600 UK-based aerospace firms have applied to the European Aviation Safety Agency for third-country OKs in preparation for a potential no-deal Brexit.
The much-delayed Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)—which is still on track to open in October 2020—has begun final technical tests, a prerequisite for opening.
Air France-KLM confirmed its transformation plans for the Air France fleet July 30 by signing an MOU for at least 60 Airbus A220s while also announcing it will retire the airline’s 10 A380s by 2022.
It was no surprise last week that U.S. President Donald Trump told the CEOs of the “big three” U.S. airlines—American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airline—either to file a complaint under the International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974 (IATFCPA) or stop their relentless, multi-million dollar lobbying campaign against Gulf carrier competitors such as Emirates Airline.
The top 10 airlines by ancillary revenue worldwide generated $35.2 billion from non-ticket sources in 2018, compared to $2.1 billion in 2007, according to a new report from IdeaWorksCompany.
Canada’s WestJet reported a return to profitability in the 2019 second quarter (Q2), the same day an Alberta superior court approved its proposed takeover by Toronto-based private-equity firm Onex Capital.
Shifting macro trends will combine to keep Airbus and Boeing from raising production rates past currently-announced levels and hold book-to-bill rates below 1 for the next few years, analysts at Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) have concluded.
Start-up carrier Uganda Airlines expects to launch initial services in August 2019, following the awarding of its airline operator’s certificate (AOC) by the country’s aviation regulator July 26.
European air traffic management organization Eurocontrol is working with NATO’s Allied Air Command in a bid to reduce communications loss (ComLoss) incidents that prompt costly military fighter scrambles.
Air France-KLM is reportedly set to announce a large order for new narrowbody aircraft as CEO Ben Smith moves forward with a long-awaited revamp of the airline group’s short- and medium-haul fleet.
Ryanair reported a 21% fall in its fiscal 2020 first-quarter profits to €243 million ($382 million), as average fares declined by 6% and costs rose, hit by a higher fuel bill.
