The launch of flights from ISP brings Breeze Airways CEO David Neeleman back to the New York market where the airline entrepreneur launched JetBlue Airways in 1998.
Qantas is seeing another surge in domestic travel as more interstate borders reopen, and the carrier is also optimistic about international demand with the return of many overseas routes.
A new concept outlined by the UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) indicates the potential for a viable airliner design capable of carrying 279 passengers on non-stop flights up to 5,250 nm.
Hawaiian Airlines views the restart of its Australian flights as a major step in its international recovery, although CEO Peter Ingram warns the omicron coronavirus variant could still cause more setbacks in the slowly recovering Asia-Pacific region.
The 737-800BCF announcement comes just days after the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued an airworthiness directive for returning the Boeing 737 MAX to service following its extended grounding in the wake of accidents in 2018 and 2019.
The European Cockpit Association surveyed pilots on criteria including contractual arrangements, union relations, collective bargaining and work-life balance.
The overall recovery trend is positive, particularly in the core of the fleet—narrowbody flying that serves both domestic routes and many intra-regional cross-border markets.
Airline executives attending the World Aviation Festival in London say officials of smaller companies are returning to the air quicker than those of larger corporations, which remain bound by travel restrictions.
Aeromexico is encountering resistance to its plan to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its unsecured creditors committee, which believes the proposed financing will benefit certain stakeholders at the expense of other creditors involved in the bankruptcy process.
The EU plans to impose new sanctions on Belarussian airline Belavia as a result of its role in flying migrants to Europe who subsequently tried to enter the EU illegally.
Even before the pandemic, U.S. ULCC Sun Country had a unique model, diversifying its revenues with cargo and charter operations, and a significant focus on seasonality from its headquarters in Minneapolis.
The COMAC C919 regional airliner will likely miss its year-end target to certification target, with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) saying that there are still a number of flight and static tests to be completed.
