The four major airlines in the Indian Ocean (Air Austral, Air Madagascar, Air Mauritius and Air Seychelles) have recently undergone significant changes in management and governance, which has disrupted the operation of the Vanilla Alliance.
One of Fly Africa’s authors tells Alan Dron of his optimism about the future of commercial air transport on the continent, despite continuing hurdles that must be overcome.
A new congressional report on the U.S. travel insurance industry accuses airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) of pressuring customers to purchase travel insurance that offers insufficient coverage.
Corrosion that led to fatigue-cracking caused the landing gear collapse on a FedEx MD-10-10F freighter at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Florida, on Oct. 28, 2016, the NTSB announced.
British Airways and Air France’s hybrid carrier airline Joon said they would no longer fly to Iran’s capital Tehran starting September for commercial reasons.
Qantas is beginning the formal stage of the competition between Boeing and Airbus for its ultra-long-range aircraft order, and the airline believes both manufacturers have strong candidates.
Air New Zealand is adding another leased aircraft and cutting back parts of its schedule as it attempts to avoid more disruption resulting from engine issues on its Boeing 787 fleet.
The northeastern Chinese city of Harbin is planning to open air services in 2019 and 2020 to as many as six North American cities, according to the provincial government of Heilongjiang.
Ryanair and the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (IALPA) said they reached an agreement Aug. 23 after lengthy negotiations, marking a step forward for the LCC, which is facing conflict with its workforce in several of its European markets.
Airline associations from around the globe have jointly called on the European Commission (EC) to align the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) with ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (Corsia) initiative.
Boom Technology is fully funded to get a demonstrator of the supersonic airliner it is developing in the air by the end of 2019, the Denver-based company’s CEO said.
The airport authority of Manila, Philippines, will seek at least PHP15 million ($280,000) from XiamenAir to cover costs of a runway overrun at the city’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Aug. 16.
Shanghai Airlines plans to introduce its first Boeing 787-9s on routes to Singapore and Melbourne, Australia. Both routes will be new to the carrier, though parent China Eastern Airlines flies them.
Hawaiian Airlines is suspending its route from Honolulu to Beijing, which is its only Chinese service, although the carrier insists it intends to return to that market.
Satellite-based surveillance system developer Aireon and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) have started pre-registration for the Aircraft Locating and Emergency Response Tracking (ALERT) service—a means of providing the last known position of an aircraft in distress.
Following signing of a shareholders agreement in Lusaka on Sunday between the Zambian Government and Ethiopian Airlines, Zambia Airways has been relaunched with its inaugural flight set for the beginning of next year.
Santiago, Chile-based LATAM Airlines Group narrowed its second-quarter 2018 net loss to $113.6 million, improved from 2Q 2017’s $138 million net loss, and despite a $79 million foreign exchange loss during the quarter mainly attributable to the 12.2% year-over-year (YOY) depreciation of the Brazilian currency.
