If Spirit and JetBlue do eventually agree on the terms of a transaction, they will still need shareholder approval as well as antitrust approval from the U.S. Justice Department.
Airbus will slow the trajectory of its A320 production rate ramp-up but will still hit its ultimate target of 75 airframes per month in 2025, company executives say.
Casting structures for commercial aerospace engines are the top limitation holding back Boeing airliner production and deliveries, although ongoing China challenges and workforce shortfalls remain significant barriers.
Supply chain instability and continued blockage of deliveries into China will reduce Boeing’s full-year 737 MAX delivery total from its previous target of 500 to somewhere closer to 400, the company says.
The FAA has published a draft rule mandating the installation of secondary cockpit barriers on newly made Part 121 aircraft flown by U.S. carriers, a move intended to prevent intrusion when the flight deck door is open.
Wizz Air CEO József Váradi is planning to use some of the airline’s upcoming Airbus A321neo deliveries as a buffer against operational disruption, limiting second-half capacity growth to 40%.
Executives at Volaris are disappointed that the restoration of Mexico’s safety rating will take longer than expected after the U.S. FAA did not issue an upgrade following its latest audit of Mexico’s civil aviation authority.
Republicans in the House and Senate have introduced legislation to raise the mandatory retirement age for U.S. commercial airline pilots from 65 to 67 years old, part of an effort to head off a deepening shortfall of qualified pilots in coming years.
UK-India startup Hans Airways is just a few days away from taking its first aircraft—an Airbus A330—and the carrier’s first route will be between Birmingham in the UK and Amritsar in north India.
UK-based LCC easyJet is reticent to discuss whether it will seek compensation from airports that have applied capacity caps or where it has suffered disruption from staff shortages in summer 2022.
Avolon founding CEO Dómhnal Slattery plans to step down by year-end, 12 years after helping launch what is now the industry’s second-largest lessor by fleet size.
In a sign of the continuing attractiveness of the cargo market, regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) plans to buy a series of freighter conversion kits for the ATR 72-600 turboprop.
Europe’s flight interruptions during a challenging summer peak season were compounded July 27 as Lufthansa canceled nearly all its flights to and from its Frankfurt and Munich hubs as trade union Verdi sent 20,000 Lufthansa ground workers on a “warning strike."
Indian aviation authorities have found Spicejet’s fleet to be safe to continue operations, following recent concerns about a series of aircraft technical issues.
