The Indian government has taken another important step in the privatization process for Air India by signing a purchase deal with selected buyer Tata Group.
Singapore will expand its vaccinated travel lane (VTL) program to Australia and Switzerland starting Nov. 8, as the country gains confidence in opening up its borders to foreign visitors.
ExpressJet Airlines leisure brand aha! launched service from its Reno, Nevada (RNO) base Oct. 24 with service to Pasco/Tri-Cities, Washington (PSC) and said it is on track to continue its planned ramp-up, starting with Bakersfield, California (BFK) Oct. 25.
The agreement will allow British Airways passengers to connect to 20 destinations across Africa and opens up 26 points in the UK and Europe for travelers with Kenya Airways.
Flight attendants at Piedmont Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, voted to strike after rejecting a proposed contract from management that they said would leave them earning less than under their previous contract.
Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with Mitsubishi’s CRJ support division, MHI RJ Aviation, to develop hydrogen-electric propulsion for regional jets, aiming for market availability in 2028.
The trade body’s latest traffic forecast revealed that passenger volumes will be around 40% of pre-pandemic levels in 2021 but accelerate to 68% next year.
The European Council has called for further coordination to facilitate free movement within and travel into the EU, following a meeting of European leaders Oct. 21 and 22 in Brussels.
A new FAA safety alert spotlights the risk of inadvertently activating the go-around mode on Boeing 757s and 767s, urging operators and training providers to make sure pilots are aware of the scenario and its role in the 2019 fatal accident of an Atlas Air 767.
Qatar Airways is saying the recent signature of a comprehensive aviation agreement between Qatar and the European Union, which has drawn criticism from some European airlines, will help create synergies to develop the sector.
Switzerland’s air navigation service provider Skyguide is seeing the country as a laboratory for European air traffic management (ATM), as a reorganization program and accompanying system change in the country are well underway.
Indonesia’s government is preparing a proposal for local charter airline Pelita Air Services to take over domestic routes as a full-service carrier in the event debt restructuring for flag carrier Garuda Indonesia talks falls through and the latter airline fails to renegotiate its aircraft leases.
The maintenance unit of Iberia and International Airlines Group (IAG) LCC Vueling have reached a long-term agreement for the maintenance and repair of airframes, engines and parts at Iberia’s Barcelona base.
Mexican ULCC Volaris continues to believe opportunities are ripe for expansion into Central and South America given the lack of a robust presence by low-cost operators in those regions.
E-commerce and packages specialist DHL Express has moved to increase its footprint in the Gulf by launching construction of a new logistics hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA).
The FAA plans to implement new training and several revised processes that ensure issues flagged by its maintenance inspectors are both accurately identified and properly addressed through safety systems.
In response to growing demand, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plans to offer more than 150 routes to 90 destinations during the 2021-22 winter season, which opens Oct. 31.
Qantas is accelerating restart plans for several more international routes, allowing the carrier to reactivate widebody aircraft and recall employees ahead of its previous forecasts.
As operators expand their go-green efforts, pushback against the use-and-discard pattern that underpins much of the new spare-parts business could grow.
