Qatar Airways “has the potential to form our own alliance,” should the airline decide to withdraw from the Oneworld alliance, CEO Akbar Al Baker said Nov. 13.
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has received its business license from the Vietnamese government, clearing the last major hurdle for the airline to begin operations.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group reported a significant dip in profits for the six months through Sept. 30, as stronger revenue could not offset rapidly rising fuel costs.
Alexandria, Virginia-based Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has named MITRE Corp. executive Hassan Shahidi as its new president and CEO, succeeding Jon Beatty. Shahidi will join FSF in January 2019.
Comac is still expecting to fly the third prototype of its C919 narrowbody by year-end 2018, according to an official from the Chinese aircraft manufacturer.
The objective of making the first flight of the new CRAIC CR929 widebody in 2023 should be regarded as firm, United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) President Yuri Sluysar said.
Pilots for Denver-based ultra-LCC Frontier Airlines announced Nov. 12 an agreement-in-principle (AIP) had been reached on a new contract after more than two-and-a-half-years of negotiations with management.
Alitalia’s special commissioners are examining three offers made for the airline in preparation for presenting their conclusions to the Italian government, continuing a long process aimed at relaunching the bankrupt carrier.
FAA has taken steps to resolve the causes of seven outages of its En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) system since 2014, but the air traffic control (ATC) automation platform remains vulnerable, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) inspector general (IG) said in audit report released Nov. 9.
Fly Jamaica Airways reported some passengers were injured after one of the airline’s two aircraft—a Boeing 757—crash-landed at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, in Timehri, Guyana Nov. 9.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said it now has sufficient people working on certification programs, following a period in which resources were in short supply.
Fastjet, which has warned it might not survive without equity fundraising, is in the process of selling off the company’s stake in its loss-producing LCC Tanzanian subsidiary, according to local media reports.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has called on FAA to take action to set minimum dimensions for U.S. airlines, saying the agency is moving too slowly and “not implementing the law.”
A pair of Portuguese military jets escorted an Air Astana Embraer 190 as it experienced severe technical difficulties over Portugal Nov. 11 in which the pilots considered ditching at sea.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will wet-lease up to eight Embraer E190-E2s from Zurich Airport-based regional carrier Helvetic Airways, expanding the airlines’ partnership.
British Airways, Iberia and Vueling parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) said it was confident an agreement on air transport would be reached, after Spanish newspaper El Pais reported Nov. 12 that IAG was holding talks with the Spanish government to protect its EU ownership rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Boeing and Safran said Nov. 9 the companies had received regulatory approvals to begin operations of their new auxiliary power units (APUs) joint venture (JV). Etienne Boisseau was named CEO of the JV.
