Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) returned the first of its freighters to service July 5, after its fleet was grounded for several days because of irregularities in maintenance records.
Irish business lobby group Ibec has created a new representative body, Aircraft Leasing Ireland (ALI), which has the buy-in of all major Ireland-based lessors.
Star Alliance carrier SAS Scandinavian Airlines has signed a letter of intent with Swedish biofuels supplier Preem, with the aim of firming this into a binding cooperation agreement by September.
Two US Democrat congressmen have accused FAA or failing to implement mandatory drug and alcohol testing for workers at foreign aircraft repair stations.
The significant increase in flight hours required to become a US airline pilot—mandated by US Congress in 2010 and cemented into regulation by FAA in 2013—has had the “side effect” of “reducing the number of pilots” and should be revisited by Congress, US transportation secretary Elaine Chao said.
European turboprop manufacturer ATR is applying to US authorities for a new license that will allow it to deliver the remaining aircraft from its order from Iran Air.
European aviation industry groups have given a cautious welcome to news that the ICAO has agreed on a set of standards for the planned CORSIA global aviation carbon emissions offsetting scheme.
FAA has announced the initial round of $677 million in airport infrastructure grants for 2018, part of a total $3.2 billion in airport improvement program (AIP) allotments set to be distributed this year.
Under a new regulation due to come into force in coming weeks, the mandate of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will widen to include drones and urban air mobility.
The main airport for Bali, Indonesia has reopened after a temporary closure caused by a volcanic ash cloud, but airlines are taking different views on whether to resume operations.
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is set to enact new restrictions June 30 limiting the amount of powdered materials international travelers can bring into the cabin on flights bound to the US.
The UK government urgently needs to hammer out a withdrawal agreement from the European Union to avoid massive disruption to the aerospace industry on both sides of the Atlantic, former FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said at the AIAA Aviation conference in Atlanta.
The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) president denounced the US Supreme Court’s decision barring public-employee contracts that require workers to pay union dues.
The air transport industry’s global emissions scheme progressed one step further this week when a set of standards was agreed at an ICAO Council meeting in Montreal.
An Australian court is deciding penalties for the last two airlines involved in a long-running cargo price-fixing case, including an A$15 million ($11 million) penalty for Air New Zealand.
New York-based JetBlue Airways will launch Saturday Boston-Havana flights and add a second daily Fort Lauderdale, Florida-Havana service in November, as the carrier ramps up its commitment to the US-Cuba market.
The US Supreme Court, in a 5-to-4 vote on June 26, upheld US President Donald Trump’s directive temporarily banning nationals from seven countries from travelling to the US.
Embraer CEO Paulo Cesar Silva reiterated his complaints about Canadian government funding for the Bombardier CSeries, as both manufacturers head towards what could be a crucial Farnborough Air Show.
Cargo operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings increased its full-year profit outlook 5% and is projecting a 35-40% increase over 2017's adjusted net profit of $133.7 million on revenues of $2.6 billion.
Plans to build a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport are facing a legal challenge after a UK parliamentary vote paved the way for Europe’s busiest airport to expand significantly.
US Congress has opted to leave the federal cap on passenger facility charges (PFC) unchanged at $4.50 in the upcoming FAA reauthorization bill, but language in the bill would alter the program in other ways, according to people familiar with the matter.
