Some US airports are warning of terminal closures and longer wait-times at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening lanes as the US partial federal government shutdown—now the longest in history—shows no sign of ending soon.
A new strategy document outlines rapid growth projections and ambitious goals for India’s civil aviation industry over the next 20 years, as well as challenges and recommended steps.
The Virgin-led consortium seeking to acquire Flybe has increased its offer by £600,000 ($771,000) and agreed to immediately provide £10 million to improve the UK regional carrier’s liquidity, after it was revealed the conditions for the original bridge loan facility could not be met.
The FAA will soon publish a proposed regulation that would allow flights of small drones for commercial purposes at night and over people under certain conditions.
Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith has said a fresh pay deal, signed by Air France and its ground handling staff, further demonstrates improved labor relations at the French carrier.
Airbus now has “a very good understanding of the cost base” of the A220 program, but negotiations with suppliers, key to bringing down costs, are still ongoing, Airbus-Bombardier partnership CEO Philippe Balducchi said.
France’s VINCI Airports has agreed to invest €1.15 billion ($1.32 billion) in a dual-hub system for Lisbon that will see an expansion of the city’s existing gateway and the construction of a new, low-cost airport on the site of a former military air base.
Emirates Airline will ground up to 48 aircraft when one of the two runways at its home hub, Dubai International Airport, is closed for maintenance later this year.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is launching three international routes and increasing frequency on others in summer 2019, as the airline looks to boost the role of Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as a hub between North America and Asia.
TUI Group’s UK airline has launched an investigation into an incident in which three passengers with paid tickets, seat assignments and boarding passes had to sit on the aircraft floor because their seats did not exist.
UK regional carrier Flybe plans to raise £4.5 million ($5.8 million) from a London Gatwick Airport slot deal with Spanish LCC Vueling, boosting the Exeter-based airline’s funds immediately after announcing a change of ownership.
Germania told ATW the Berlin-based carrier is in talks with possible investors after announcing Jan. 9 it was considering financing options to ensure its short-term liquidity needs.
A Smart Wings Boeing 737-900ER, en route from Moscow to Prague, skidded off the runway while taking off at Moscow Sheremetyevo International airport (SVO) Jan. 13, at 2:16 p.m. local time, the airport said.
Indonesian Navy divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from Lion Air flight 610, a Boeing 737 MAX that crashed into the sea Oct. 29, 2018.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) on Jan. 11 filed suit against the US government, alleging its members are being unlawfully deprived of wages because of the partial government shutdown that began three weeks ago.
US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will serve as chairman of the Committee’s subcommittee on Aviation and Space, US Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, has announced.
Credit analysts say Boeing’s purchase of most of Embraer’s commercial aircraft business (and rights to sell military KC-390s) may be a boon to the US manufacturer, but the Brazilian company will be left with a weaker profile for the near future.
Malaysia Airlines Group (MAG) LCC subsidiary Firefly could lose up to MYR20 million ($4.9 million) a month after it was forced to stop 20 daily flights to/from Singapore from Dec. 1, 2018 after the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) rejected its move from Changi to Seletar airport.
China’s XiamenAir will move to Beijing’s new airport—Beijing Daxing International—from Beijing Capital in March 2020, according to an agreement between the carrier and the state operating company of the facilities.
Downward revisions of projected fourth-quarter unit revenues by two US major airlines within a week suggests that strong momentum reported by US carriers during last year’s third and early fourth quarters will be difficult to sustain in 2019.
