Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire 25 A350-900 aircraft plus five options, underlining its strong confidence in the global market's dynamism and growth.
Emirates today signed a contract for 20 additional A380 aircraft and 16 options, firming up the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was announced in January.
Emirates and Airbus have firmed up an earlier Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and signed a contract for the 20 additional A380s with a further 16 options to be confirmed at a later date, bringing the total agreement value for 36 aircraft to US$16 billion.
Latin American carriers Avianca Holdings and Copa Airlines have reached an agreement with Chicago-based United Airlines on a proposed joint business agreement (JBA) plan.
Brussels Airlines has begun replacing seven leased aircraft in its Airbus A330-family long-haul fleet with secondhand A330-300s the Lufthansa Group subsidiary decided to acquire last year.
Nav Canada has implemented a new separation standard at Calgary International Airport (YYC) that allows reduced separations of aircraft making required navigation performance (RNP) approaches to parallel runways, becoming the first air navigation service provider (ANSP) to use the standard.
A coalition of consumer and passengers’ rights groups has come out in opposition to two of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao’s recent appointees to the Department’s four-person Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC).
Curb-to-gate biometric facial recognition at Delta Air Lines’ Terminal F at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) became fully operational Nov. 29.
Falling fuel prices could trigger a small increase in near-term capacity but not major network additions at United Airlines, in part because of the airline’s success in passing through costs during fuel’s rise, a top United executive said.
Air France-KLM’s new CEO Ben Smith is said to be contemplating the future of Joon—the LCC hybrid sister airline to Air France launched by Smith’s predecessor—while considering plans to boost the airline group’s profitability.
Aeroflot Group’s net profit for 3Q 2018 reached RUB27.7 billion ($422.4 million), up 14.2% as the airline group implemented cost controls in the wake of high fuel costs and currency pressure seen through the year.
Indigo Partners, a U.S. private equity firm that specializes in ULCCs, has emerged as a potential new investor in WOW Air, dramatically changing the fortunes of the Iceland LCC in the same week that acquisition attempts by Icelandair collapsed.
A preliminary report on the Oct. 29 crash of Lion Air Flight 610 (JT610) confirmed the accident aircraft was not airworthy on at least its last two flights, spotlighting gaps in the airline’s maintenance practices and safety culture.
While airlines and airports have stepped up cybersecurity efforts in recent years, a dearth of resources, skills and funding is holding back efforts at enhancing protection from cyberattacks in the aviation sector, according to SITA’s 2018 Air Transport Cybersecurity Insights report, released Nov. 28.
Doha-based Qatar Airways will launch a new 2X-weekly direct service to Isfahan, Iran from Feb. 4, 2019, as well as introduce increased services to Shiraz and Tehran in early January 2019.
