Flow-control products and services provider Circor has announced it is in talks for a possible sale of all or part of the company, and also that it rescinded its financial reports for 2019-20 due to its Pipeline Engineering business unit.
Boosted by strong bookings momentum in March, major U.S. carriers raised their revenue outlooks for the 2022 first quarter (Q1) despite a recent surge in jet fuel prices to their highest levels since 2008.
Europe’s airports are looking beyond COVID-19 and the sudden disruption to recovery caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—but they know many obstacles remain while balancing the need to return to growth with the ever-more-urgent need to do so sustainably.
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has revoked the certificates of airworthiness for all aircraft registered in Ireland and operated by Russian airlines, the regulator confirmed March 15.
The new routes will mean flights between Seoul and European destinations Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris will be between 1 hr. 30 min. and 2 hr. 45 min. longer on each one-way leg.
The order makes EVA Airways the first Asia-based carrier to opt for IAI’s 777-300ERSF conversion, which the Israeli company says offers 25% more freight volume than the production 777F.
Santo Domingo-based Arajet, billing itself as the Caribbean’s first ULCC, plans to launch services in May and will grow its fleet to as many as 40 aircraft, bolstered by an order for 20 737 MAXs revealed March 14.
Russian airlines, bolstered by a new law that permits them to re-register foreign aircraft as their own property, are moving their foreign-made aircraft from foreign jurisdictions to the Russian registry to continue their operations amid Western sanctions.
Brazilian airline GOL, which is working to quickly transition its fleet to the Boeing 737 MAX, believes the next generation narrowbody will represent roughly 30% of its fleet at year-end.
Traffic in the European region reached 73.6% of 2019 levels in the week to March 13, European network manager Eurocontrol said, despite the disruption and uncertainty caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which is having a significant impact on aviation.
The U.S. Transportation Department has moved to block SkyWest from ending flights to 29 small communities in the U.S. until a replacement airline is in place.
South African airline Comair has canceled all flights for a fourth consecutive day after its air operator’s certificate (AOC) was suspended indefinitely by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) on March 13.
The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) has unveiled three zero-carbon airliner concepts developed under the UK government’s FlyZero project which aims to support the accelerated introduction of hydrogen-powered aircraft.
A group of lawmakers from the U.S. House and Senate are urging the Biden administration to block the proposed merger between Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines, warning the tie-up would “monopolize the ultra-low-cost segment of the industry.”
South Africa’s airlines are gearing up for a pack of new routes to be awarded, after the country’s government finally reconstituted two licensing bodies.
Russian airlines are looking for ways to continue airworthiness of their foreign-made aircraft now that access to European spare parts and MRO services has closed due to the EU sanctions.
The drawdown of the omicron coronavirus variant was supposed to usher in a return to profitability for airlines in 2022, but the recent surge in global jet fuel prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine has dashed those hopes for the time being.
UK-based LCC easyJet has chosen air services provider dnata to manage its inflight retail services, including the delivery of a tailor-made onboard retail program that the airline hopes will grow ancillary income.
The zero-emission propulsion startup Hydrogen is to locate manufacturing and distribution of its modular hydrogen capsules and assembly of regional-aircraft powertrain retrofit kits at the New Mexico facility.
Air Europa is no longer for sale as international traffic is generating sufficient liquidity, the airline’s owner says, enabling the Spanish carrier to continue without a strategic investor.
