JetBlue Airways does not expect to see tangible bottom-line results from its newly announced version of no-frills fares until late 2019, a top executive acknowledged.
Paris-based all-business class airline La Compagnie said it will introduce the first of its two incoming Airbus A321neos in April, configured with 76 lie-flat seats in a two-by-two layout.
Hexcel opened a carbon-fiber factory Oct. 2 that is expected to secure the supply of composite materials for two major aviation programs in Europe, the Airbus A350 and the CFM Leap engine.
Airbus’s A321neo has won joint approval for long-range operations from the EASA and FAA, the manufacturer said on Oct. 2, paving the way for flexible long-range flying options for its launch customers.
Forty-eight additional airports have joined the Airport Carbon Accreditation program, taking the total engaged in climate action and carbon management to 246 worldwide, lobby group Airports Council International (ACI) told the Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva on Oct 2.
On the day the companies had long expected to be their first as one corporation, the U.S. Justice Department—in cooperation with European and Canadian competition authorities—instead filed a lawsuit and outlined spinoff demands before the United Technologies Corp. (UTC) would be allowed to acquire Rockwell Collins.
Global airline passenger growth remained strong in August, with traffic rising 6.5% year-over-year (YOY), slightly higher than the 6.1% increase recorded in July.
Indonesian regional carrier TransNusa Airlines has completed the phaseout of Fokker aircraft from its operational fleet, and is preparing to receive more ATR turboprops.
EasyJet said it had signed up Virgin Atlantic as the latest airline partner in its connecting service Worldwide by easyJet, under which passengers will be able to connect from easyJet to Virgin Atlantic long-haul flights through London’s Gatwick Airport.
BOC Aviation has announced that Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has leased three Airbus A320ceos to be operated by its LCC subsidiary, flyadeal. All three aircraft are scheduled to be delivered by year-end.
Weather radar no longer is specified for an ambitious radar replacement program U.S. government agencies would fund with proceeds from a future spectrum auction.
Primera Air, the leisure carrier that had hoped to tap into the growing demand for low-cost transatlantic air travel, said it was ceasing operations and would enter the bankruptcy process after 14 years of operation, blaming unforeseen problems with its fleet that affected its finances.
United Airlines has added orders for nine Boeing 787-9s to its backlog with deliveries slated to start in 2020 and plans to use the aircraft to replace existing widebodies, the carrier said Oct. 1.
The FAA has proposed a $474,000 civil penalty against Denver-based Frontier Airlines, alleging the carrier operated hundreds of flights without required medical supplies.
Air France’s head of human resources, Gilles Gateau, plans to leave the company on Oct. 12, making him the second executive in less than a week to announce his departure from the airline, which has been locked in a turbulent pay dispute with its workforce for months.
The FAA next year will begin a phased evaluation of satellite-aided surveillance of aircraft flying over oceanic spaces, including use of the Aireon space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system scheduled to begin operating in 2019.
The ramifications for General Electric’s aerospace engine and commercial aviation leasing businesses remain to be seen, but GE investors are taking heart with a sudden shakeup of the corner office and board room at the beleaguered industrial giant.
Vienna-based Lufthansa LCC subsidiary Eurowings Europe and trade union Vida have agreed on a contract for cockpit and cabin crews, retroactive to March 1.
LCC Ryanair, one of the world’s most profitable airlines, issued a warning on Oct. 1 it could not rule out reductions in earnings this year as a combination of strikes and higher fuel costs affect revenues.
