Africa represents less than 10% of the world’s available seat miles, but that is about to change, and manufacturers of crossover narrowbody jets are taking note.
American Airlines has offered to pay $45 million to end its role in a long-running class-action lawsuit against several carriers, making the move to avoid what it feared could be costly litigation—not an admission of guilt.
Fast-growing LCC Wizz Air said it will start flying to Eilat, Israel; Grenoble, France; Tromso, Norway; and Verona, Italy, from London Luton Airport, where it has eight aircraft based.
French airline Aigle Azur has taken delivery of its second Airbus A330, and continues implementing its plan to expand by growing its medium-haul network and launching flights to long-haul destinations.
Japanese carrier Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has elected to temporarily halt all operations after it discovered a discrepancy in maintenance records for one of its freighters.
Norwegian said it has received expressions of interest from several parties to acquire shares, explore a full takeover, financing or various forms of partnerships, demonstrating “the attractiveness of our business.”
Following a restructuring of the Egyptian government’s cabinet, Air Marshal Younes Al Masry has been appointed as the country’s Civil Aviation Minister.
Rockwell Collins has started production of head-up displays (HUD) using diffractive waveguide optics technology developed by DigiLens, of Sunnyvale, California, the latter company announced June 13.
China and the United States on June 15 formally moved to apply more tariffs on each other, including over aerospace-related products, revving up a trade spat between the world’s largest economies and aviation marketplaces.
Canadian ULCC Flair Airlines on June 15 launched flights from three new airports—Calgary International (YYC), Halifax Stanfield and Victoria International—stretching its all-domestic network coast to coast, and setting up more direct competition with other carriers.
Chinese narrowbody and regional-jet operator Chengdu Airlines has applied for permission to fly internationally, said the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
FAA safety inspectors approved aircraft for Part 135 charter operations without first reviewing exemptions that in some cases would have prohibited their operation, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) found in response to a whistleblower’s allegations.
Irish LCC Ryanair’s mass cancellations of flights because of personnel rostering problems in autumn 2017 and early 2018 has led to a €1.85 million ($2.1 million) fine from the Italian Competition Authority.
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has started the next phase of a multi-year capital improvement program that includes a much-needed expansion of its Pier D international terminal.
Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Airlines (JAL) have taken a major step in expanding their partnership by applying to operate a revenue-sharing joint venture (JV) in the busy Hawaii-Japan market.
Côte d’Ivoire and Airbus have signed an MoU to establish a framework of collaboration to support the development of the country’s aerospace industry which has been identified as strategic for its economic development.
