China National Aviation Fuel (CNAF) has filed a lawsuit against HNA Group’s Tianjin Airlines, seeking to freeze CNY89 million ($13 million) of the carrier’s funds.
U.S. regional airline Cape Air has accepted its first two Tecnam P2012 Travellers following inspection of the nine-passenger aircraft at the manufacturer’s production facility in Capua, Italy.
With its integration of Virgin America largely complete, Alaska Airlines is shifting into growth mode, targeting its Pacific Northwest stronghold and now larger California presence as priorities.
The FAA’s NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) will reconvene after a nine-month hiatus with a new industry chairman and under the direction of a new FAA administrator.
The European Commission (EC) has approved the proposed merger of Spain’s Air Nostrum and Ireland-based CityJet, a move that advances the creation of what will be Europe’s largest regional airline.
Europe will use “all legal means” to defend its carriers’ rights within the transatlantic air agreement, the head of Europe’s transport ministry warned a Washington audience.
French security company IDEMIA hopes Asian airports can quickly embrace new facial recognition and identity technologies as passenger traffic in the region multiplies.
A new contract with MRO provider MTU Maintenance for IAE V2500 engine overhauls has helped JetBlue hit its long-term goal of cutting at least $250 million from its annual costs by 2020.
Southwest Airlines has pulled its Boeing 737 MAXs through the end of the year and made several tactical changes—including route cuts and major fleet-plan modifications—to help compensate for the model’s prolonged grounding, the carrier said July 25.
Latvian carrier airBaltic has placed €200 million ($223 million) in bonds, which will be listed on the Euronext Dublin stock exchange, generating funds for the airline’s general liquidity and fleet expansion.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed a contract to use the Aireon space-based surveillance system to track aircraft in the oceanic airspace regions off Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai, Aireon announced July 25.
Wizz Air made a strong start to its financial year, with a combination of firmer fares and the growing number of new-generation aircraft in its fleet, allowing the Central and Eastern European LCC to turn around its financial figures.
American Airlines is betting on having its Boeing 737 MAXs back for the year-end holiday peak travel season, expressing confidence in Boeing’s latest time line that sees the grounded fleet cleared to return starting early in the fourth quarter.
The U.S. FAA will reduce aircraft separations in U.S. oceanic airspace by 2022 based on more frequent aircraft position reporting instead of “space-based” automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) signaling, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported.
As aviation moves towards more electric and hybrid electric propulsion for general aviation and regional aircraft, researchers in Europe are developing a prototype superconducting motor which could enable electric propulsion for future large civil aircraft.
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport warned of ongoing flight disruptions for July 25, a day after a fuel supply fault prevented aircraft from being refueled, triggering over 400 flight cancellations.
German leisure airline TUI fly is continuing to adjust its fleet schedule as the global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX continues, TUI fly CEO Oliver Lackmann said.
