BP today announced the creation of a strategic partnership between its BP Ventures and Air BP businesses with Fulcrum BioEnergy, a pioneer in the development and production of low-carbon jet fuel, in which BP will invest $30 million.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing to approve antitrust immunity (ATI) for the joint venture (JV) between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico—but with conditions including the divestiture of slots at Mexico City and New York JFK.
Southwest Airlines pilots have voted by an 84%-16% margin to ratify a new labor contract, ending more than four years of sometimes contentious negotiations.
Evidence of fatigue cracking has been discovered in the fractured high-pressure turbine disk from the GE Aviation CF6 engine that suffered an uncontained failure on an American Airlines Boeing 767-300 a week ago.
Montreal-based flight-simulator manufacturer CAE has extended pilot training agreements with Norwegian Airlines and Spanish carrier Air Europa, the company announced Nov. 1.
Teams of investigators, working under the auspices of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), have refined several analyses and conducted additional research in an effort to reconstruct the final minutes of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and to refine the search area in the southern Indian Ocean.
Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) have agreed to expand the research objectives of their joint technology center in Beijing to support long-term sustainable growth for the aviation industry, the companies announced Nov. 1 at the Zhuhai Airshow.
Accident investigators are puzzling over the causes of the first-ever failure of a second-stage high-pressure (HP) turbine stage on a GE Aviation CF6-80C2 engine, which experienced an uncontained release of debris during the Oct. 28 takeoff run of an American Airlines Boeing 767-300ER from Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings flight attendants, represented by the UFO union, have postponed a two-day strike for this week even though the latest negotiations failed to reach a solution.
An investigation has been launched after a FedEx MD-10 cargo aircraft’s landing gear collapsed on landing at Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL), Florida, Oct. 28.
American Airlines has confirmed that 23 passengers and one member of cabin crew reported non-critical injuries after a Boeing 767 with an “engine-related issue” caught fire at Chicago O’Hare on Oct. 28.
International trip support company, UAS, which has operations in Johannesburg and Lagos has sold a major stake in the company to Chinese business aviation operator Deer Jet, it was announced at NBAA today.
Air passengers are potentially willing to spend an extra $100 over the price of their basic airfare to make their travel experience more palatable, according to a new report from travel technology company Sabre.
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has completed the transfer over to Amadeus Altea Passenger Service System and PROS Origin & Destination Revenue Management System.
An engineered materials arrestor system (EMAS) prevented a chartered Boeing 737 from a potentially serious crash after it skidded off the runway after landing at New York LaGuardia airport Oct. 27.
Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings flight attendants, represented by the UFO union, have planned a two-day strike next week if continued negotiations scheduled for Oct. 30 fail.
Ethiopian Airlines, is pleased to announce that its newly built, state of the art In-flight Catering Facility will be officially inaugurated on October 29, 2016.
Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings flight attendants, represented by the UFO union, have called for a 24-hour strike on Thursday, Oct. 27.
Make no mistake, there’s still plenty of work ahead of the global air transport industry to deliver on the promises of the remarkable emissions resolution that was achieved at the ICAO Assembly in Montreal.
