US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have not been able to find any indications of aircraft system malfunctions on the United Parcel Service (UPS) Airbus A300-600 freighter that crashed Aug. 14 in Alabama.
“Improperly configured” engine fire extinguisher bottles discovered last week on several All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787s were traced to the part’s producer, Kidde Aerospace, a United Technologies Corp. (UTC) subsidiary.
Airberlin has suspended bookings for flights to Egypt’s Hurghada, Marsa Alam and Sharm el Sheikh until Sept. 15 owing to unrest and violence sweeping the country.
Indonesia’s Lion Group intends to expand its Wings Flying School and Lion Training Centre in Jakarta and is seeking international training partners as part of the growth plan.
Spirit Airlines’ dispatchers, represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU), have ratified a new five-year labor agreement, which became effective Friday.
The flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) have been recovered from the United Parcel Service (UPS) Airbus A300-600 freighter that crashed on approach to Birmingham, Ala., Airport.
Lawyers for American Airlines and US Airways said the airlines are “looking forward” to challenging the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit seeking to block the companies’ planned merger, saying the government’s antitrust case won’t hold up to scrutiny in federal court.
American Airlines and US Airways have vowed to “fight” the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) effort to derail their planned mega-merger over antitrust concerns, saying the proposed combination of the two carriers is “pro-competitive” and good for consumers.
In an unexpected development, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to block the planned US Airways-American Airlines merger, saying the combination “would result in hundreds of millions of dollars of harm to American consumers.”
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) said Monday that US Airways mechanics have voted to retain IAM as their union representative, rejecting an effort by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) to take over as the workers’ representative.
CAE has signed a contract for eight full-flight simulators (FFSs), flight training devices and a 15-year maintenance and service agreement with an undisclosed customer.
Canadian charter carrier Air Transat has become the first airline to renew its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) under the Enhanced IOSA (E-IOSA) audit process.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said “no mechanical anomalies or malfunctions have been found” with the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that made a hard landing at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) last month.
US Airways has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), which represent the airline’s 6,500 reservation and airport agents.
Air BP has marked entry into the Tunisian aviation fuel sector by signing a Commercial and Technical Service Agreement with Tunisia's AGIL, The National Company of Oil Distribution.
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary is still planning to press ahead with plans for a long-haul start-up, although this strategy is being hindered by aircraft availability.
IATA reports robust June growth in global passenger traffic with overall demand rising 6% compared to June 2012 and capacity climbing 5.6% year-over-year.
Republic Airways announced its flight dispatchers from Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America have approved a new five-year labor contract.
Air Transport World has announced its 2013 Eco-Aviation Award winners, with United Airlines taking the top Gold Eco-Airline of the Year award, airberlin receiving the silver award, and Qantas Group being named Eco-Pioneer.
IATA’s global air freight figures for June reflect modest 1.2% year-over-year growth in demand, an improvement on May’s 0.9% year-over-year performance.
