All Nippon Airways (ANA) appears to be on track to begin operations with its first Airbus A380 during the northern spring. Airbus has begun the final stages of production of the aircraft.
Air France’s main pilots’ union has confidence in new Air France-KLM group CEO Ben Smith’s ability to solve the pay crisis that cost his predecessor his job, its president told France’s RTL Radio.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the government of Mauritius to continue to focus on aviation as a strategic enabler of the country’s economic and social development.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has announced the selection of the city of Riyadh as the headquarters for the Regional Safety Oversight Organisation for the Middle East and North Africa (RSOO – MENA).
Airbus’ Silicon Valley outpost lays out a road map for transforming low-altitude airspace to enable growth in unmanned aircraft and autonomous air taxis.
Brussels Airlines is mulling whether to move its wet-lease arrangement from Ireland’s CityJet, following longer-than-anticipated delays in solving technical problems with its Russian-built regional jets.
Top executives of four major U.S. passenger and freight carriers have advocated for a light regulatory touch on matters of economics and innovation, saying heavy-handed regulation could reduce the competitiveness of U.S. airlines.
Rolls-Royce said further inspection of the Trent XWB-84 engine involved in the Sept. 11 diversion of an Iberia-operated Airbus A350-900 to Boston confirms there is no link to the service issues experienced on Trent 1000-family powerplants.
The belabored spinoff of Rockwell Collins’ actuators, pilot controls and special products business has held up the consummation of Rockwell’s buyout by United Technologies, its chief executive told analysts recently.
Aspiring Canadian ULCC Jetlines recently submitted its operations manuals to Transport Canada, completing the next major step in its bid to launch services next year.
Irish LCC Ryanair has formed a partnership with the Cork-based Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA) to train up to 450 Ryanair pilots over the next five years.
China Southern Airlines wants its fleet to include about 150 widebody, long-haul aircraft by 2020 as the airline seeks to broaden its route network. And, the carrier wants to increase its total fleet to 1,000 by 2020.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Sept. 14 announced new sanctions targeting a Thai aviation firm accused of working with Iran’s Mahan Air, an airline previously designated for its role in ferrying fighters and weapons into Syria.
Mexican LCC Interjet Airlines, the only operator of Sukhoi Superjets in the Americas, is planning to phase out some of its 22 Superjet 100s as part of a fleet restructuring and overall strategic growth plan through 2021 announced Sept. 14.
As engine makers jostle for pole position on Boeing’s proposed new midmarket airplane (NMA), the General Electric-Safran joint venture company CFM is in “active dialog” with the airframer in hopes of securing a sole-source deal.
The new airport serving China’s capital will be called Beijing Daxing International Airport, following the country’s usual geographic naming convention.
PARIS–Air France-KLM’s new CEO starts work Sept. 17, ending a four month-period in which the airline group was without a permanent boss after an escalating labor conflict at Air France led to the departure of his predecessor.
