US Dept. of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said the nation’s largest carriers reported three tarmac delays of more than 3 hr. in August, compared to one in the year-ago month and July.
The Australian government has increased pressure on Qantas (QF) and its three unions to settle their long-running and bitter dispute as concerns grow about the impact on the economy.
The re-worked New York LaGuardia (LGA)/Washington National (DCA) slot swap deal between Delta Air Lines (DL) and US Airways (US) gained final US Dept. of Transportation (DOT) approval this week, but the US Dept. of Justice (DOJ) has indicated that it may take action on the matter.
The re-worked New York LaGuardia (LGA)/Washington National (DCA) slot swap deal between Delta Air Lines (DL) and US Airways (US) gained final US Dept. of Transportation (DOT) approval this week, but the US Dept. of Justice (DOJ) has indicated that it may take action on the matter.
Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners has been selected by Cargolux Airlines for an Engine Management Program agreement providing on-wing engine health monitoring. It will use its Web-based Advanced Diagnostics & Engine Management tools to provide engine performance monitoring services for the airline’s fleet of PW4056 engines.
An Airlines of Papua New Guinea (PNG) Bombardier Dash 8-100 crashed Thursday about 20 km. southeast of Madang (MAG) airport, killing 28 people, according to the Aviation Safety Network (ASN).
Air Canada (AC) averted a planned strike by its more than 6,800 flight attendants when Canadian labor minister Lisa Raitt deployed a rarely used procedural move that legally prevents cabin crew from walking off the job.
The criminal trial of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in a US federal court in Detroit ended on just its second day Wednesday when the defendant abruptly declared his guilt on all counts, explaining in a detailed statement how he tried to bring down a Northwest Airlines A330 en route from Amsterdam to Detroit on Dec. 25, 2009.
ST Aerospace Technologies (Xiamen), the joint venture between ST Aerospace and Xiamen Aviation Industry Co., opened a $78 million engine MRO facility in Xiamen.
Boeing and Italy's SELEX Systemi Integrati signed a memorandum of collaboration to work toward compatibility of global air traffic management systems, with a particular focus on ensuring that the US's NextGen ATC initiative and Europe's Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) program are congruent.
Air New Zealand (ANZ) CEO Rob Fyfe has warned that approximately half of air travel is discretionary, making airlines highly vulnerable to the health of the economy as well as external events and shocks.
Building on the Greener Skies Over Seattle project, Boeing has been awarded a $3.1 million task order by the US FAA for "Green Skies Initiative 2," to maximize performance-based navigation capabilities across the US
Airbus has reportedly offered to secure jobs in Germany until the end of 2020 as management seeks to resume contract negotiations after a work stoppage Friday at four German plants, Bloomberg reported.
The Chinese government cut domestic jet fuel prices to CNY7,503 ($1,174) per ton, down 2.2% from CNY7,670 in September, the second price reduction this year.
Qantas (QF) faces an unprecedented industrial action after the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Assn. (ALAEA) warned of a series of full-day strikes leading up to Christmas to support wages and job security claims.
Air Canada (AC) flight attendants voted down a tentative labor agreement for the second time in three months, setting the stage for a possible strike this week that could significantly disrupt the airline's operations.
Iberia has signed a seven-year MRO contract with British Airways covering its CFM56-5B engines, powering its Airbus A318 aircraft. Quantum Control was selected by Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance to further support its Total Component Care program. AFI subsidiary EPCOR has been managing its aircraft services business using Quantum Control for over six years.
Alaska Airlines (AS) and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Assn. (AMFA) on Thursday jointly announced they have reached a tentative agreement on a proposed five-year contract for the carrier's 626 aircraft technicians.
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said 29 airports across the country, none of them major hubs, are slated to receive the first of the 300 L-3 Security ProVision advanced imaging technology (AIT) body-scanning machines recently purchased by the agency for $44.8 million.
