US airlines have emerged from years of losses and bankruptcy to being among the most profitable in the world, but rising costs could derail them from this trajectory unless further transformation happens, consultants say.
ICAO and IATA officials are moving quickly to spread the message that the withdrawal of the US from the Paris climate agreement does not derail the aviation emissions agreement adopted by ICAO last year.
The first effects of the flight ban placed on Qatar Airways by several Arab states began to be felt June 6, as air traffic between the emirate and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt came to a halt.
Emirates has partnered with BMW Group to provide a fleet of luxury automobiles for its complimentary Chauffeur-drive service for Business Class passengers in the UAE.
ICAO is establishing two safety and security groups in the wake of the US and UK aircraft cabin laptop bans and calling for a “prudent balance” of all commercial air transport safety and security risks.
The Trump administration has proposed its Air Traffic Control Reform Initiative June 5, formally setting forth a plan to remove US air traffic control (ATC) from FAA oversight, replacing it with a non-profit, independent entity.
IATA has revised its global airline industry profit forecast for 2017 upwards by 5.4% to a net profit of $31.4 billion, citing a stronger than expected world economy.
Despite earnings pressure on many Asia-Pacific region airlines in 2017, the annual collective profit for this region is likely to be similar to 2016’s, according to a prominent industry leader.
Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, Saudia, Gulf Air, flydubai and Air Arabia were among the airlines that ceased flights to Qatar, effective June 5, after Middle East states surrounding Qatar severed diplomatic links with the country and closed neighboring airspace.
Additional security and screening measures at airports, including the use of sniffer dogs, are being proposed to US and UK authorities in an attempt to ward off a wider implementation of the laptop carry-on bans, IATA said Thursday.
A Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330, operating as flight MH128 from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur May 31, was forced to turn back after a passenger allegedly said they had a bomb and attempted to force entry to the cockpit.
A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 flying transcontinental made an emergency landing May 30 in Grand Rapids, Michigan after a passenger’s laptop computer emitted smoke.
Flight simulator and training service provider sold 50 full flight simulators (FFS) during its 2017 fiscal year, the Canadian company reported in its annual and fourth-quarter results released May 31.
JetBlue Airways is partnering with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and global air transport IT specialist SITA to trial facial recognition technology to identify passengers boarding aircraft.
Ryanair said it has been approached by 10 airlines since the Irish low-cost carrier began selling flights for Spanish leisure carrier Air Europa, but plans for wider connectivity with Norwegian are progressing at a “glacial” pace.
FAA has proposed a $435,000 civil penalty against United Airlines for allegedly operating a Boeing 787-8 “that was not in an airworthy condition” 23 times in 2014.
The European Commission has said talks are still ongoing with US authorities over a possible extension of the large personal electronic device (PED) ban.
British Airways (BA) said May 30 it had fully recovered its schedules after the major weekend IT crash that grounded the airline’s fleet across the world.
British Airways (BA) has promised “an exhaustive investigation” into what caused the collapse of its IT systems over the weekend, causing widespread cancellations and chaos.
