Carriers in the U.S. affected by accelerated inspections of certain Pratt & Whitney PW1100 engines are preparing to have aircraft on the ground during the fall.
Copa Holdings’ Colombian subsidiary Wingo has added some domestic flights, but the company has no plans soon to grow the airline’s presence significantly.
Initial operating experience of a recently developed drag-reduction package on a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 indicates cruise fuel-burn savings of up to 2%.
China is lifting the restriction with immediate effect, expanding the list of approved countries from 60 to 138—including Japan, South Korea and the U.S.
LCC Norwegian has won a $97 million four-year contract to provide around 250,000 flights annually for the defense sector in Norway and the Nordic region.
AirBaltic says a shortage of spare engines led to an average of 11 grounded aircraft in its Airbus A220 fleet and forced the airline to wet-lease capacity.