A Chinese company has applied to operate as a cargo airline based in the north-central city Zhengzhou, where the government is striving to build an air-freight industry.
China’s Hainan Airlines and its subsidiary carriers received CNY667 million ($99 million) in government support in 2018, primarily as subsidies for aviation services.
Hawaiian Airlines is planning to invest in a range of product and service initiatives in 2019, as it faces another year of competitive pressure in key markets.
Supersonic transports (SSTs) under development could produce substantial noise pollution throughout projected global route networks and pose major challenges for aviation carbon-emissions reduction efforts within two decades if new environmental standards are not introduced, an International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) study concludes.
By Adrian Schofield, Sean Broderick, Kerry Reals, Jens Flottau
Increasing capabilities of new narrowbody aircraft prompting more airlines to consider using them for long-range routes traditionally flown by widebodies.
The NTSB did not send investigators to the scenes of 15 aviation accidents involving 21 fatalities during the 35-day shutdown of U.S. government agencies that ended on Jan. 25.
After nearly three years of studies and tests, China Eastern Airlines has introduced the country’s first radio-frequency identification (RFID) bag tracking service for its customers.
Irish LCC Ryanair has gained complete ownership of LaudaMotion with the acquisition of the 25% stake in the Austrian LCC held by its founder, former Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) reported a profit decline for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2018, although it cited an improvement in the December quarter as a positive sign.
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has announced plans to raise NOK3 billion ($353 million) through a rights issue in an attempt to increase liquidity in the absence of a strategic investor.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Holdings has revealed some major investment moves, as it confirmed the purchase of a strategic stake in Philippine Airlines (PAL) and placed an order for 38 narrowbody aircraft from Boeing and Airbus.
Mitsubishi Aircraft’s U.S. subsidiary, filing a counterclaim in the lawsuit that Bombardier has brought against it, alleged unlawful anticompetitive behavior by the Canadian company.
Delta Air Lines has postponed entry into service of its new Airbus A220-100s because FAA approvals were held up by the 35-day shutdown of U.S. government agencies.
Collins Aerospace will supply Iridium Certus satellite communications terminals as forward-fit options on the Boeing 737 MAX and 777X airliners, the avionics manufacturer announced.
UK regional carrier Flybe has voiced the board’s “full confidence” in chairman Simon Laffin, after key shareholder Hosking Partners demanded Laffin’s removal and a probe into Flybe’s sale process.
Responding to growth in the Asian travel and mobility digitalization market, the Lufthansa Group opened a Lufthansa Innovation Hub (LIH) office Jan. 28 in Singapore, its first outside Berlin.
Air traffic should not be allowed to increase at London’s Heathrow and City airports and plans for the addition of a third runway at the UK’s biggest hub should be scrapped, according to a new report on aircraft noise by politicians elected to represent London’s residents.
Some credit rating analysts increasingly believe aircraft leasing giant GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) will be sold as parent company General Electric breaks up and tries to stabilize its finances.
