Air Transport

Airbus is offering the A330-900 with a 285-minute ETOPS capability now that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified the feature of the latest Airbus widebody.

Kenya Airways is questioning its future as a SkyTeam alliance member, saying joint ventures (JVs) might prove more valuable to the airline.

The Chinese government has moved the president of China Eastern Airlines, Ma Xulun, to the chairmanship and presidency of China Southern Airlines.

The AirAsia family of airlines, consisting of AirAsia Berhad, Thai AirAsia, AirAsia India and AirAsia Japan all saw strong growth in fourth-quarter (4Q) 2018, as well as full-year 2018, ending Dec. 31.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved the A330-900 for ETOPS (Extended-range Twin engine aircraft Operations) ‘beyond 180 minutes’ diversion time.

Ethiopian Airlines will re-structure its U.S. network, opening new destination, adding frequencies and shifting gateways as of the summer of 2019.

Skyworld Aviation has assisted in the sale of an ERJ 170 and associated spares to new operator of the type Air Botswana.

The U.S. aviation industry welcomed news that Congress and the White House have struck an agreement to reopen the government for three weeks, while expressing disappointment the temporary truce won’t be enough to provide stability to government workers who have gone over a month without receiving their paychecks.

Alaska Airlines recently introduced the first reconfigured Airbus narrowbody to its operation—part of a project that the airline expects to make significant contributions to its bottom line as more of the former Virgin America aircraft are upgraded.

The U.S. has placed another Iranian airline on its sanctions list, alleging the cargo carrier supports Iran’s foreign military ambitions.

The growth of commercial aviation in Europe is leading to increases in overall emissions and noise, despite improvements in engine and aerodynamic technologies, according to a new European Union (EU) report.

The FAA on Jan. 25 ordered a ground delay for flights destined for New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) due to an uptick in air traffic controllers calling in sick at a distant enroute center, apparently because of the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.

JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes issued a call for U.S. leaders to end the partial federal government shutdown, emphasizing the damage the stalemate is having on air travel infrastructure.

Europe’s top five airline/airline groups now account for more than half of the continent’s air passenger traffic, according to Berlin-based research organization Scope Ratings.

Indian carrier IndiGo has appointed former United Airlines president Ronojoy Dutta as its new CEO.

Amid preparations for the rollout and first flight of the 777-9, Boeing has unveiled the first details of the all-new interior design for the 777X which is scheduled to enter service in 2020.

The leasing industry continues to attract outside investors as private equity firms mull GECAS takeover.

The little-known Canadian company is poised to take over production and support of one of the most widely used regional-turboprop families, the Dash 8 and Q400.

Embraer hopes the commercial aircraft joint venture with Boeing will kickstart a development that it alone has not yet achieved.

Executives from Southwest Airlines announced the carrier’s planned expansion into Hawaii will likely be delayed for months, a result of the ongoing U.S. partial government shutdown which has furloughed the FAA workers needed to certify the new routes.

FAA technicians who are not being paid during the U.S. government shutdown maintain the communications, navigation and surveillance equipment that air traffic controllers—also unpaid—rely on to safely separate air traffic.

American Airlines is confident that big-picture initiatives it has put in place have the carrier poised to rebound from what CEO Doug Parker acknowledges was a “challenging [2018] financially.”

The UK’s air navigation service provider National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to try and resolve capacity challenges at London’s Heathrow Airport.

Scandinavian carrier SAS has agreed to lease three long-range Airbus A321neos from U.S.-based Air Lease Corp. (ALC), marking a new aircraft type for the airline.

Slovenian carrier Adria Airways said the Slovenian Civil Aviation Agency (CAA) has dropped an investigation into whether the airline is able to fulfill the terms of its operating license.