EasyJet last week flew back a tonne of volcanic ash from Iceland as part of its contribution to an experiment planned in conjunction Airbus and Nicarnica, a spin-off company of the Norwegian Institute for Air Research, to test Airborne Volcanic Object Identifier and Detector (AVOID) volcanic ash detection technology this summer.
Air New Zealand said production of its first of 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft is three weeks ahead of schedule at Boeing’s Everett factory near Seattle, Wash.
African low-cost carrier Fastjet has secured a Boeing 737-300 on wet lease from Johannesburg-based Starcargo Airlines, pending clearance to deploy its own Airbus A319s in South Africa.
SkyWest Inc., the Utah-based parent of regionals SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet, reported a first-quarter net income of $3.2 million, reversed from a net loss of $0.7 million in the same period last year.
[UPDATED] As Calgary-based WestJet announced its “best ever quarterly earnings for the third consecutive quarter,” it entered into an agreement with Boeing to purchase 10 737-800 NextGen aircraft in 2014 and 2015.
Hainan Airlines plans to rebrand its subsidiary West Air as a domestic low-cost carrier (LCC) to be better positioned in the West China market, according to Hainan president Wang Yingming.
Rolls-Royce has appointed Tony Wood to be the next president of its Aerospace division, replacing Mark King, who has resigned after four months in the role.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has delayed its decision to renew Red Wings’ air operator’s certificate (AOC) until the middle of May.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has agreed to sell 80% of its shares in regional subsidiary Widerøe to a group of Norwegian investors for approximately SEK2 billion ($307 million) as part of its ongoing efforts to cut costs and return to profitability.
Lufthansa said it would stand by former CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber just hours after he withdrew his candidacy to become Deutsche Lufthansa AG supervisory board chairman.
In a move to bring Indian air fare structures in line with most of the world, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is allowing carriers to unbundle their fares and services.
Polar Air Cargo and Atlas Air parent Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings earned first-quarter net income of $20.1 million, up 57% over a net profit of $12.8 million in the year-ago period, on a 5% rise in revenue to $377.3 million.
Shoreham-based carrier Brighton City Airways has been forced to suspend its recently launched services to Paris Pontoise due to lack of customs and immigration facilities at the French airport.
