Swoop, the standalone ultra-LCC subsidiary of Canada’s WestJet, has adequate pilot staffing to launch operations as scheduled in June even if WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) fail to reach an agreement on a labor contract covering WestJet’s pilots, WestJet CEO Ed Sims said.
The FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) late April 20 issued emergency airworthiness directives (AD) calling for inspections of fan blades on CFM56-7B engines that power Boeing 737NGs.
US pilot labor groups have spoken out against a provision of proposed FAA reauthorization legislation that would start research into single-piloted cargo aircraft.
Air France-KLM CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac launched a new consultation with Air France staff, putting his own job on the line in a bid to put an end to an “impasse” of ongoing strikes and pay disputes at the French airline, which it says has cost an estimated €220 million ($270 million) to date.
The Catalan Competition Authority (ACCO) said the International Airlines Group’s (IAG) possible purchase of Norwegian Air Shuttle would have to be analyzed in depth because it could involve risks for competition at Barcelona’s El Prat Airport.
US House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Democrats are leaning on FAA to review how it oversees airlines—and low-cost carriers in particular—and brief lawmakers as soon as possible.
FAA will issue an airworthiness directive (AD) in the next two weeks requiring inspections of certain CFM56-7B turbofan engines, the US agency announced one day after the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 engine failure.
JetBlue Airways flight attendants voted to join the Transport Workers Union (TWU) April 17, paving the way for negotiations to secure the first contract for the New York-based carrier’s 5,000 flight attendants.
Airlines could face claims for compensation over flight delays and cancellations after the European Union Court of Justice ruled a “wildcat strike,” or spontaneous industrial action, did not exempt an airline from paying out compensation claims.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) have levied $375,000 in fines on US LCC Allegiant Air and Hawaiian Airlines, citing both airlines for violating airline consumer protection rules.
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators found evidence of metal fatigue in the left engine of the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport on April 17 after the pilots initially reported an engine fire, then clarified that there was no fire but that engine parts were missing.
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport on April 17 after an apparent engine failure that caused one fatality.
Air France has presented a new “growth pact” pay proposal to unions in a bid to put an end to a series of strikes that has led to flight cancellations and disruption.
The Chinese government has announced it will lift restrictions on the proportion of foreign ownership in aircraft manufacturing companies this year, as part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s latest pledge made at the Boao Forum for Asia last week.
Representatives from the Norwegian, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Irish LCC Ryanair and UK LCC easyJet pilot groups, as well as French, Dutch and Argentinian pilots’ unions, have met to discuss better representation for pilots working for the growing number of transnational airlines in Europe, the European Cockpit Association (ECA) said.
Air France faces day-long strikes April 17, 18, 23 and 24 as a series of strikes continues, part of a long-running pay dispute between the airline’s employees and management.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership introduced a five-year FAA reauthorization bill April 13—a bipartisan proposal that leaves efforts to reform the air traffic control system behind, focusing instead on stabilizing the agency with consistent funding.
Emirates Airline’s profits for its recently closed financial year will be “considerably better” than those for the previous 12 months, airline president Tim Clark said April 11.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), the union representing over 2,400 Southwest maintenance technicians and related employees, reached an agreement in principle (AIP) April 10 for a five-year contract.
The effort to spin off US air traffic control (ATC) from FAA failed because it became too focused on the structure of a proposed ATC entity instead of detailing solutions for making air traffic management more efficient in the US, said Michael Huerta, whose five-year term as FAA administrator ended in January.
Emirates will begin a series of Instagram Stories today to mark UAE Civil Aviation Day, offering an insider’s look of what goes into the day to day operations of the airline, where passengers are carried to and through Dubai on a daily basis on over 580 flights.
