House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership introduced a five-year FAA reauthorization bill April 13—a bipartisan proposal that leaves efforts to reform the air traffic control system behind, focusing instead on stabilizing the agency with consistent funding.
Chinese airlines may be able to charge when passengers seek new bookings following unavoidable flight cancellations, according to a contemplated policy change.
Inflight VR, a startup company offering virtual-reality (VR) headsets for IFE, has conducted test flights with three carriers and identified questions it still has to answer.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), Malaysia’s main gateway, intends to close one of its three parallel runways for a month for maintenance work.
Prescott, Arizona city officials are backing a bid from Boutique Airlines to replace air service lost at Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC) when Great Lakes ended its operations last month.
The UK is mulling whether to mandate the use of transponders for all objects flying in UK airspace as a means of enabling unmanned air systems (UAS) to safely share airspace.
Vietnam Airlines is maintaining its dominance of international traffic into Vietnam, although it expects its share to erode slightly in the face of rising competition.
Scandinavian carrier SAS will take 50 more Airbus A320neos, plus five options, in a commitment split between Airbus and lessors, enabling the airline to transition to a single-type short-haul fleet by 2023.
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce warned airlines that additional checks of its Trent 1000 engine powering the Boeing 787 will be needed to resolve ongoing issues with the engine’s compressor.
Growing experience in delivering goods by drone may be coming to the U.S. as part of an FAA pilot program to accelerate commercial use of unmanned aircraft.
A surge in cargo, loyalty program and premium fare up-sell revenue drove Delta Air Lines’ first-quarter 2018 operating revenue into quarterly record territory, with nearly $10 billion in GAAP revenue, up 9.5% year-over-year (YOY). Delta’s net income for the quarter, however, dipped 2.5% to $547 million, compared to $561 million for the 2017 March quarter.
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation delivered six aircraft to five customers and signed 14 lease commitments over the first quarter of 2018, the company said April 11.
Inflight VR, a startup company offering virtual-reality (VR) headsets for in-flight entertainment (IFE), has conducted test flights with three carriers and identified questions it still has to answer.
Only one U.S. airport has tested a remote air traffic control tower, but their integration into the National Airspace System (NAS) is "inevitable," FAA's top safety executive believes.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), the union representing over 2,400 Southwest maintenance technicians and related employees, reached an agreement in principle (AIP) April 10 for a five-year contract.
ORLANDO—United Airlines president Scott Kirby conceded the “ruckus” on Wall Street over the airline’s aggressive growth plan has not subsided, but said individual investors believe the carrier’s strategy is sound and reiterated that United plans to stay the course.
Reunion-based Air Austral is to see fuel reduction on its Indian Ocean flights thanks to a new data analysis system developed by Safety Line in collaboration with Panasonic Avionics.
