Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair will launch connecting flights through Milan Bergamo July 3, another move away from point-to-point services for the LCC following the successful launch of connecting flights at Rome Fiumicino last month.
The US Supreme Court said later this year it will hear the case against US President Donald Trump’s revised executive order temporarily banning nationals from six countries from traveling to the US, but also has allowed the ban to be partially implemented in the interim.
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have finalized their agreement to from an antitrust-immunized transpacific joint venture (JV) in which the SkyTeam carriers will share costs and revenue on flights between the US and South Korea.
Ten Iridium Communications satellites successfully launched June 25 via a SpaceX rocket, marking the second batch of Iridium NEXT satellites carrying Aireon’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads to go into orbit.
A short list of interested parties will get access to Alitalia’s data room and have until July 21 to submit non-binding proposals for the carrier’s future to its special administrators, Alitalia said in a statement.
In a letter to employees, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker says he finds Qatar Airways’ unsolicited bid to invest in American “puzzling” and that it strengthens his resolve against illegally subsidized companies.
Qatar Airways has made an unsolicited bid to take up to a 10% stake—an investment of at least $808 million—in American Airlines, an SEC filing American submitted Thursday revealed.
Xiamen Airlines on Wednesday joined a long and still-growing string of customers for the new 737 MAX 10 that Boeing launched at the Paris Air Show this week.
Emirates Airline is interested in the package of proposed improvements unveiled at the Paris Air Show this week for the Airbus A380, but president Tim Clark is keen that Airbus should find more operators to ensure the program’s survival.
AerCap will lease two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to Italian leisure carrier Neos, with delivery expected in 2019, the Dublin-based lessor said at the Paris Air Show June 21.
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark is optimistic the US ban on large personal electronic devices (PEDs) in carry-on baggage on routes from Middle East airports to the US will be resolved.
Boeing’s strong opening act for the new 737 MAX 10, the largest of its re-engined narrowbody family launched this week at the Paris Air Show, continued Tuesday with major orders from United Airlines and Chinese lessor CALC.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker ruled out aircraft cancellations after four Middle Eastern countries blocked the airline from using their airspace, but the airline will start redeploying capacity to new destinations.
Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia preparing a 20% capacity increase to meet passenger demand for the summer air travel period between June 24-Sept.16.
