Catalan regulator ACCO said International Airline Group’s (IAG) possible purchase of Norwegian would have to be analyzed in depth because it could involve risks for competition at Barcelona El Prat Airport.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has taken delivery of the first Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). The initial aircraft will be operated by Sweden-based West Atlantic Group.
United Airlines signed a deal to add 20 used Airbus A319s and moved another 23 aircraft it operates from leases to its own balance sheet, continuing its trend of re-shaping the capital costs of its operating fleet.
Swoop, the standalone ultra-LCC subsidiary of Canada’s WestJet, has adequate pilot staffing to launch operations as scheduled in June even if WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) fail to reach an agreement on a labor contract covering WestJet’s pilots, WestJet CEO Ed Sims said.
Airline pilots’ labor groups oppose a provision of proposed FAA reauthorization legislation that would start research into single-piloted cargo aircraft.
Air France-KLM Group CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac initiated a new consultation with Air France staff, putting his own job on the line in a bid to put an end to an “impasse” that has led to ongoing strikes and pay disputes the French airline said has cost an estimated €220 million ($270 million) to date.
Singapore Airlines’ subsidiary carriers are continuing to enjoy surging passenger demand, helping to boost the group’s overall operational performance.
Air Canada unveiled its new “Signature Service” premium travel brand this week for international flights and plans to introduce the service upgrade on certain transcontinental flights within North America in June.
The Japanese market appears to be an early focus for Singapore Airlines (SIA) as it replaces older aircraft on some routes with its new Boeing 787-10s.
Air Italy has appointed Neil Mills as COO with immediate effect. He was previously chief planning and strategy officer of failed German carrier airberlin.
House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Democrats, reacting to a CBS 60 Minutes report on safety standards at Allegiant Air and the April 17 inflight engine failure on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, are leaning on FAA to review how it oversees airlines—and low-cost carriers in particular—and brief lawmakers as soon as possible.
LATAM Airlines Group, already facing significant operational disruption dealing with Boeing 787s taken out of service for Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine maintenance, has added a fifth leased aircraft—a 747-400—to help fill gaps and could bring in more supplemental lift depending on the outcome of newly mandated Trent 1000 inspections.
Mitsubishi Aircraft will conduct demonstration flights of its MRJ90 regional jet at the Farnborough Airshow in July, the company said, reiterating its schedule to make a first delivery to All Nippon Airways (ANA) in mid-2020.
The FAA will issue an airworthiness directive (AD) in the next two weeks requiring inspections of certain CFM56-7B turbofan engines, the agency announced one day after the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 engine failure.
JetBlue Airways flight attendants voted to join the Transport Workers Union (TWU), paving the way for negotiations to secure the first contract for the New York-based carrier’s 5,000 flight attendants.
China has taken the surprising step of permitting 30-day visa-free visits to Hainan, a tropical island province in the South China Sea and home of Hainan Airlines.
Airlines in Europe could face claims for compensation over flight delays and cancellations after the European Union (EU) Court of Justice ruled a “wildcat strike,” or spontaneous industrial action, did not exempt an airline from paying out.
