A joint plan by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Orlando International Airport (MCO) to accelerate deployment of biometric facial recognition scans on every passenger arriving or departing on international flights at the airport is reviving privacy concerns.
Bombardier’s plans for building a sustainable commercial aircraft business without the C Series includes increased emphasis on the aftermarket, but the company has not unveiled a detailed strategy.
A government-industry advisory panel has been established in Thailand to provide greater collaboration amongst stakeholders regarding the country’s airport development program.
The first two Comac C919 flight test aircraft returned to the air on June 22 after weeks on the ground for what industry sources described as modifications.
France’s secondary airlines are looking at ways they can work together to better compete with legacy carrier Air France and with growing competition from LCCs on both long- and short-haul routes, executives told Aviation Daily on the sidelines of the Paris Air Forum.
Greek carrier Aegean Airlines firmed an order for 30 A320neo family aircraft. The purchase agreement, announced June 22, follows an MOU signed in March.
EasyJet and Norwegian both see more potential from connecting services following the success of the Worldwide by EasyJet service the LCC launched with its Norwegian low-cost long-haul counterpart and other partners in September 2017.
Virgin Atlantic CEO Craig Kreeger will step down at the end of the year and be succeeded by Shai Weiss, the UK carrier’s current chief commercial officer and former CFO, on Jan. 1, 2019.
With barely seven months left before new emissions reporting requirements come into force for international flights, governments are being pressed to take urgent action so that standards are in place in time to comply.
Kenya Airways plans to merge with Nairobi International Airport (NBO) to better compete with other state-owned carriers in Africa and the Middle East, such as Ethiopian Airlines and Emirates Airline.
Dan Elwell, FAA’s acting administrator, called on the UK and world governments to accelerate the pace of bilateral aviation negotiations ahead of Brexit in March 2019.
WestJet ultra-LCC subsidiary Swoop took to the skies June 20 with an early-morning inaugural flight from Hamilton to Abbotsford, marking the next major development in what is an expanding Canadian low-cost airline scene.
A fatigue crack in a turbine disk web and subsequent uncontained engine failure led to the Sept. 8, 2015 engine fire on a British Airways Boeing 777-236ER on takeoff from Las Vegas, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said June 20.
The U.S. Transportation Department Office of the Inspector General said on June 20 that it will review FAA’s safety oversight of Southwest Airlines, citing recent events, including an inflight engine failure in April that caused the death of a passenger.
IATA DG Aand CEO Alexandre de Juniac and Airports Council International (ACI) DG Angela Gittens indicated they see potential for independent oversight of airport charge disputes and for airports to have greater involvement in slot allocations.
Dutch flag-carrier KLM will phase in a new meal service concept in its economy-class cabins for intercontinental flights, as it cuts the number of cabin crew on many routes.
Sri Lankan Airlines is close to an agreement to switch and delay its remaining Airbus widebody orders, as part of the carrier’s broader restructuring efforts.
