The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) plans to encourage the launch of more new domestic low-cost carriers (LCCs) by implementing more favorable policies to lower standards and simplify procedures, according to vice minister Xia Xinghua.
While recent trends of strong air travel demand continue, IATA has reported a “slight slowdown” in global passenger traffic in September, with overall RPKs rising 5.5% year-over-year and capacity increasing 5.3%, delivering a total market load factor of 80.3%.
The US government has released key documents laying out the path to integration of unmanned aircraft in national airspace, but achieving the goals will require “predictable and reliable” funding for the NextGen airspace modernization program, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta cautioned Thursday.
The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether a €200 million ($270 million) government aid package for state-owned LOT Polish Airlines complies with European Union (EU) rules.
GE Aviation has signed an agreement to purchase cellulosic synthetic biofuel from the Washington DC-based D’Arcinoff Group, to be used for production and development testing of GE jet engines.
FAA on Tuesday issued a final rule that will give airlines and training providers five years to upgrade flight simulators and begin more comprehensive training of pilots for stall and upset incidents as well as for crosswind and gust events.
Irish carrier Aer Lingus has reported a third-quarter operating profit of €94.9 million ($128.1 million), up 4.4% from €90.9 million in the year-ago period.
The Air India Boeing 787, which developed windshield cracks while landing at Melbourne on Monday, will to return Delhi Tuesday night after being repaired, airline officials said.
News from Travel Technology Update: For all the drama surrounding IATA’s New Distribution Capability, it is only a technical standard that provides “just the basis for developers to do the hard work,” Gary Doernhoefer, a consultant and former general counsel to IATA, said.
The massive growth of Arab carriers are creating an emerging problem in the region’s air traffic management (ATM), Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) secretary general Abdul Teffaha told ATW in Abu Dhabi.
[UPDATED] A gunman fired multiple shots from an assault rifle Friday morning at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), causing a number of injuries and killing a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer.
The airline industry faces challenges from rising fuel costs and pending regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels can help the industry meet both challenges, by offering fuel at a stable price with reduced carbon emissions measured over the fuel’s production lifecycle. While there are many US federal initiatives supporting research and development of advanced biofuels, no program has been as successful as the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
The US airline industry was nearing the completion of a major transformation that would allow it to become more attractive to the investment community and more stable for its employees and other stakeholders. That plan, however, may be in jeopardy now that the US Dept. of Justice has brought a suit, to be heard in court Nov. 25, to block the merger between American Airlines and US Airways.
Since taking the role of Kuala Lumpur-based AAPA DG in November 2004, Andrew Herdman has expanded the organization’s role to ensure close relationships with regulators worldwide and other industry associations so that Asia-Pacific’s international carriers are well-informed and represented in global policy issues.Herdman spoke with ATW while attending the two-week ICAO Assembly in Montreal where the landmark accord on aviation emissions was reached.
[UPDATED] FAA has decided to allow airline passengers to use portable electronic devices (PEDs)—including being online via Wi-Fi—“during all phases of flight,” the agency said Thursday.
Lufthansa will modify 157 of its Airbus A320 family aircraft—which connect its Frankfurt and Munich hubs with the European route network—to make them quieter.
United Airlines’ fleet service work groups, represented by the International Association of Machinists (IAM), have ratified new joint labor agreements.
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) has called for the dismissal of a fiscal reform proposal in Mexico, which would impose a new MXP0.12 ($0.09) tax fuel per liter.
US Airways, American Airlines and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have agreed to meet with a mediator in an effort to settle DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit seeking to block the carriers’ proposed merger.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined United Airlines $1.1 million for a series of lengthy tarmac delays at Chicago-O’Hare International Airport one day last year when the airport was affected by severe thunderstorms.
