Airlines for America (A4A) President and CEO Nicholas Calio has called on Congress to pass multi-year legislation reauthorizing the FAA, adding that failure to do so would jeopardize the agency’s safety mission, as well as the airline industry’s ability to plan for the long-term.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg sounded bullish notes Sept. 12 at an investor conference, promising a 737 production recovery by year-end with no effect on the leading aerospace and defense provider’s financial forecasts.
Norwegian Air Shuttle was the most fuel-efficient airline on North Atlantic routes in 2017, according to a new study. The LCC posted a 63% better fuel-burn figure than the worst operator, British Airways (BA).
Leisure-travel group TUI is closing its aircraft bases at Malmo in Sweden and Helsinki and Oslo and turning to external capacity from LCC Norwegian and Danish carrier Jet Time.
Ryanair plans to add 23 routes to its London summer schedule, making it the biggest ever, but repeated its warning that a “no-deal” Brexit could cause flight disruptions.
Norwegian plans to drop its only service to Southeast Asia early next year in what will be a major hit for the airline’s ambitious plans to expand its Asian traffic.
The UK government has continued its gradual relaxation of the ban on carrying large personal electronic devices (PEDs) in the cabins of UK-bound aircraft by exempting two more Turkish airports from the restrictions.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) – which works in partnership with the international aviation community to improve safety, emphasising improving safety performance through standardisation, monitoring and implementation – has released its latest Safety Report that shows 2017 was the safest year ever on record for aviation.
Sukhoi Superjet 100 program received a major boost Sept. 11 with its largest order, from Aeroflot. Russia’s biggest airline signed an agreement with United Aircraft Corp. (UAC), parent company of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, for 100 aircraft of the type.
Virgin Australia has just completed a major biofuel trial at Australia’s Brisbane Airport, and the carrier is planning further tests in the near future.
Airbus delivered 53 commercial aircraft to 24 airlines and seven lessors during August, slightly more than 1.7 aircraft per day or slower than the Toulouse-based manufacturer’s pace of 2.7 per day in June and July.
A senior official from the Florida’s Tampa International Airport has told U.S. lawmakers the risk of cyberattack “without question represents the preeminent and persistent threat” to global aviation.
Sukhoi Superjet 100 program received a major boost Sept. 11 with its largest order, from Aeroflot. Russia’s biggest airline signed an agreement with United Aircraft Corp. (UAC), parent company of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, for 100 aircraft of the type.
Air China business aviation subsidiary Beijing Airlines will apply the low-cost model after its imminent conversion to scheduled commercial air transportation, industry sources said.
Air cargo carrier Atlas Air will add another Boeing 747-400F to its operations for South Korea’s Asiana Cargo this month, according to parent company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAW).
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