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AVANTUS AEROSPACE acquired Southern California-based FASTENER INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY (FIT).

With Virgin America in the fold, Alaska Airlines says the merger’s benefits are set to take off.

With a transition to 787s, Air Tahiti Nui is transforming itself in the exclusive French Polynesian market.

OEMs and airlines tap into software systems that enhance operations.

Tracking technology will enable the next big leap in bag-handling reliability, which saw a big improvement from 2007 to 2012.

LCCs and fuel-efficient aircraft are shaking up the transatlantic market

Additional capacity could be created at Europe’s most congested airports by further optimizing separation times.

Industry believes supersonic air travel will not return until technology can mute sonic booms sufficiently to allow high-speed flight over land.

Airlines have a unique advantage over every other retail business: their customers are forced to be in one place—an assigned aircraft seat—for multiple hours.

American Airlines is planning more enhancements to its onboard products as it pursues a strategy of segmenting cabins to offer multiple levels of service at different fare points.

UAV use is growing quickly and penetrating many commercial markets. Airlines, airports and air traffic managers want a way to share airspace safely.

Chairman and CEO Doug Parker is confident American will continue to produce annual profits averaging $5 billion. But will investors believe it?

During the first half of 2017, carriers posted a 9.4% rise in international traffic, and international volumes South America at a nearly 13% annual rate.

It has been an abnormally bruising period for Middle East carriers, with many facing issues far removed from the usual problems of yields and load factors.

The upgrades provided by Rockwell Collins’ Interior Systems division will be done first on Qatar's Boeing 777 fleet, followed by 787s and Airbus A350s.

Vietnam Airlines is focusing on sustainable growth, highlighted by a network strategy that emphasizes profitability over geographical spread.

Airlines and other industry players agree more needs to be done to ensure French airlines keep up with their competitors from elsewhere in the region.

Doug Parker, CEO of 2017 ATW Airline of the Year American Airlines, says it's his job to create an environment where people can thrive.

For all of airline executives’ assurances that sustained, strong profitability is possible without low fuel prices