Dublin-based ASL Aviation Group—which holds seven air operator’s certificates (AOCs) in Europe, Asia and Africa—will unify its four European carriers under ASL Airlines branding.
As Lufthansa Group this week prepares to fly the remains of 30 victims of the March 24 Germanwings crash from France to Düsseldorf, the company continues to come to terms with what CEO Carsten Spohr called Sunday an “emotional shock” and Lufthansa’s “darkest hour.”
Indonesian low-cost carrier (LCC) Lion Air has said it will use its new twin-aisle Airbus A330-300s, due to be delivered later this year, for domestic schedules rather than long-haul.
US-based Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) has signed an MOU with the Turkish Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs & Communications to produce the country’s first regional jet as part of its Regional Aircraft Project.
UK-based low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet hopes to have a hovering drone in service “in 12-18 months” to conduct aircraft inspections, easyJet revealed at its Innovation Day meeting at Milan-Malpensa Airport.
Airbus has shipped the first A320 large aircraft components from Hamburg, Germany to its Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Mobile, Alabama, as its first US-produced A320 is on scheduled begin this summer.
Shenzhen Airlines, a subsidiary of Air China and a Star Alliance member, has agreed to buy 46 Boeing 737s, according to an Air China filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
European turboprop manufacturer ATR has ruled out a shrink-version of its ATR 42, but is looking to tap the market for 30-seater replacements and calling for changes to European passenger-cargo combi rules.
The first Airbus A350 XWB destined for Vietnam Airlines flew June 1, beginning a rapid ramp-up of A350 production that will see three new operators take delivery of the aircraft this year.
Qatar Airways plans to launch its first three US Airbus A350 XWB services from Doha Hamad International Airport to Philadelphia on Jan. 1, 2016, followed by daily flights to New York JFK and Boston on March 1 and March 16, 2016, respectively.
Frontier Airlines has placed a firm order for 10 Airbus A321ceo and two A320ceo aircraft. This is the second time in less than a year the Denver, Colorado-based airline has ordered the A321, the largest member of the A320 family.
Airbus looks set to block any rescue deal by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and investment banks to bail out bankrupt Japanese low-cost carrier (LCC) Skymark Airlines.
Delta Air Lines and Alitalia remain committed to their transatlantic joint venture and do not expect to see changes in the relationship despite the apparent split between the Italian carrier and its SkyTeam partner Air France.
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A330-300, en route from Singapore to Shanghai, lost power in both its Rolls-Royce engines and descended 13,000 feet before the aircrew managed to regain powered flight.
Airbus seems confident of a launch customer for a short-haul, regional A330 variant in the next few weeks, but is still not committed to building a re-engined A380.
