IATA is reporting strong expansion of global passenger traffic in August, with overall RPKs rising 6.8% and capacity increasing 5.6% year-over-year, delivering a total market load factor of 83.4%—equaling the record high load factor set in July 2011.
Donaldson Aerospace & Defense has entered into a strategic alliance with Bahrain-based Global Aviation Services (GAS) to strengthen support for its customers operating military, government, commercial and private helicopters in key Middle East markets.
IATA’s global air freight report for August conveys “continued modest improvements,” with air cargo growth up 3.6% year-over-year, an improvement on July’s 1.1% year-over-year growth.
American Airlines and US Airways won two victories Tuesday in their battle against the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over the carriers’ proposed merger: another attempt by DOJ to delay the trial was rejected and the Texas attorney general withdrew from DOJ’s lawsuit.
More than 15,500 FAA employees—about a third of the agency’s staff—are facing immediate furloughs owing to the partial shutdown of the US government that started Tuesday.
The Level D full flight simulator (FFS) retains its position as the indispensible device for flight crew training and qualification. What’s changing is airlines’ sharpened focus on lowering operating costs and a market in which new players to the commercial business are vying with long-established airline training and simulator providers.
US airline industry observers were trying to figure out what motivated the US Dept. of Justice (DOJ) to file a lawsuit to block the US Airways-American Airlines merger when the government’s lawyers gave a possible clue: maybe they weren’t really planning to go to trial after all.
As ATW went to press, ICAO was preparing for its 38 th Assembly, where the most important issue will be whether a global market-based measures (MBM) scheme for aviation emissions can be achieved. For some critics, the outcome will be judged a failure unless a complete and firm resolution is reached. But that would be the wrong conclusion based on a flawed definition of success.
The European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Select Committee has voted against new pilot and cabin crew flight time limitations (FTL) proposed by the European Commission, citing a lack of “scientific evidence” underlying the proposed rules.
Plans to unify pilot and cabin crew flight time limitations (FTL) in Europe will hit a critical stage Monday when the European Parliament will decide whether to uphold objections to the proposed new rules.
Fastjet’s crucial international launch, which was planned for today, has been pushed back to mid-October following a last-minute paperwork request from the South African authorities.
Air France has launched a full internal investigation and is planning legal action after bags containing over a tonne of cocaine were covertly loaded on to one of its aircraft.
US Airways Express partner PSA Airlines pilots—represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)—have ratified tentative agreements to guarantee the placement of 30 large regional jets at PSA.
United Airlines has reached tentative agreements on new joint collective bargaining agreements with the International Association of Machinists (IAM) for the fleet service, passenger service and storekeeper workgroups at its United, Continental, Continental Micronesia and MileagePlus subsidiaries.
Boeing said its subsidiary Jeppesen is teaming up with multiple pilot training centers worldwide to guide cadets through the initial [ab initio] stage of training to become professional pilots.
FAA is facing considerable uncertainty with the US government headed toward a possible partial shutdown Oct. 1 and sequestration levels of funding likely to remain in place even if a shutdown is avoided.
News from Travel Technology Update: Farelogix has introduced dynamic bundling technology that enables airlines to create bundles of services and offer them to customers based on a variety of criteria.
Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) said it is working with Airside Mobile, a company that produces mobile boarding passes, to develop a smartphone app that would stand in place of the paper customs form used by airline passengers entering the US.
With a new round of US government budget battles heating up, the nation’s airports are lobbying lawmakers not to use money targeted for airport improvement projects to fund FAA operations.
Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air has reached a tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters—which represents the airlines’ 280 aircraft technicians, fleet service agents and other fleet support positions—on a tentative agreement on a proposed five-year contract extension.
