Major U.S. airlines discover integration benefits

It is no coincidence that the first official statement of any of the affected companies came from Toulouse: Airbus “welcomed“ the decision of the Indian government to allow scheduled A380 flights into the country. But the change may have less significance than it appears at first sight.

Cargolux has a new investor from China with big plans, but can the deal really work?

Ameriflight President and CEO Gary Richards, who founded the cargo operator more than 45 years ago, has sold the operation to Pebbles Aviation, LLC. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

General Dynamics (GD) is crediting its Aerospace group, including both Gulfstream Aerospace and Jet Aviation, for serving as its primary growth engine for both earnings and revenues as the group posted significant gains both in the fourth quarter and on the year, and continued to receive strong bookings.

Helicopter Association International (HAI) fears that a provision calling on FAA to develop rulemaking covering helicopters operations over Los Angeles further establishes a precedent of allowing local noise concerns alone to dictate airspace design and access.

Fixed-base operations are rethinking how they charge for services as they continue to face increased price pressures with little expectation of volume measurably increasing in the near future.

After three consecutive quarterly losses, late 2013 certifications of its new Sovereign+ and M2 helped Cessna Aircraft finish the year with a slight fourth-quarter profit and position the company for a 19% growth in revenues in 2014.