Seoul-based Asiana Airlines has been ordered by Korean authorities to suspend its flights to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) for a 45-day period as a penalty for the July 6, 2013 crash of a Boeing 777-200ER at that airport.
The European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) has warned airlines and regulators of a “significant risk” to civil aircraft operating through Egyptian airspace.
New visa reciprocal visa regulations between the US and China that go into force Nov. 12 could dramatically affect transpacific demand by markedly increasing the number of visitors from China to the US.
Economic growth in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) would be improved if stronger cooperation between its constituent governments and airlines resulted in more business-friendly legislation, according to the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA).
The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has been granted an environmental permit (EP) for the proposed expansion of Hong Kong International Airport into a three-runway system.
Asia could be poised to grow its own fledgling aircraft recycling market, with large fleet turnover and high pressure on cash flow margins for low-coast carriers.
Aer Lingus has moved one step forward in settling its interminable dispute with current and former employees over pension entitlements, but more obstacles have now arisen on the road to a final settlement.
Oman Air has made it easier for its Sindbad members to claim their missing miles, following the introduction of a real-time 'Missing miles claim' function on the airline's website at sindbad.omanair.com.
The UK Supreme Court has rejected applications by both Jet2.com and Thomson Airlines to appeal rulings by the Court of Appeal in June relating to airlines’ liability to pay compensation after travel delays.
Etihad Airways has recruited 40 fully qualified pilots from Alitalia as part of a large-scale global campaign to hire between 500 to 600 captains and first officers over the next three years to keep pace with the rapid expansion of its fleet and global network.
The number of people expected to travel on US airlines between Nov. 21 and Dec. 2—the Thanksgiving Holiday and busiest US travel period—is expected to increase slightly this year over the previous year, with indications that traffic will remain strong into the 2015 first quarter.
Global air passenger traffic demand grew 5.3% year-over-year in September, down 1 point from August’s adjusted 6.3% year-over-year growth, according to IATA’s September Air Passenger Market Analysis report.
Worldwide air freight markets exhibited a third consecutive month of significant demand growth in September as collective volumes rose 5.2% year-over-year, according to IATA’s September air freight market analysis.
Qantas has struck a setback in its attempt to impose an 18-month wage freeze on all employee groups, after its short-haul pilots rejected a new contract including this clause.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation team probing the cause of the Oct. 31 crash of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo spaceplane said two seconds before beginning to break-up in midair the vehicle’s two moveable tail booms unexpectedly began to deploy into a “feathering” position.
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) has crashed into the Mojave Desert after experiencing an inflight “anomaly” during the first test of a new hybrid rocket motor at Mojave, California on Oct. 31.
US airlines’ impressive financial turnaround has not yet been coupled with significant growth as the country’s carriers cautiously keep capacity in check, eager to maintain profitability after years of heavy losses and restructuring. But north of the border, Canada’s evolving airlines are not shying away from aggressive growth.
Etihad Airways’ first A380 emerged from behind a slowly raised hangar door on a blustery autumn evening at Airbus’ Hamburg facility. Lights and music accompanied the first public glimpse of the Abu Dhabi-based carrier’s new livery, which features gold, sand and brown geometric patterns that Etihad calls “facets of Abu Dhabi.”
The negotiating team of Air Namibia, in conjunction with the Namibia Cabin Crew Union (NCCU), has announced that an agreement has been signed this week following lengthy negotiations on the cabin crew benchmarking dispute of 2010.
