Singapore Airlines (SIA) is opening the doors to its training center and offering an A380 dining experience under the banner “discover your Singapore Airlines” as it searches for alternate revenue streams.
Delta Air Lines will retire its Boeing 717s by the end of 2025 and speed up planned removals of its 767-300s and Bombardier CRJ-200s, parking the remainder of those-in service fleets by the end of 2025 and 2023, respectively.
Swiss International Air Lines CEO Thomas Klühr is to leave the Lufthansa subsidiary at the end of 2020 after some five years in Zürich and more than 30 years within the Lufthansa Group.
Pilots at United Airlines ratified a deal that would avoid planned furloughs in the next several months, pushing off any possible involuntary actions until mid-2021 if the U.S. Congress does not provide additional support for the country’s airline industry.
A combination of exceptional items, namely the COVID-19 pandemic, the continuing diplomatic row with surrounding nations, new accountancy standards and the failure of one of its airline investments, helped push Qatar Airways Group to a net loss of QAR 7 billion ($1.9 billion) for the 2019-20 financial year.
Mark V. Rosenker, former NTSB chairman, retired U.S. Air Force Major General and a tireless transportation safety advocate, died Sept. 26 in Alexandria, Virginia. He was 73.
Aegean Airlines CEO Dimitris Gerogiannis is facing the “most challenging and least predictable winter ever” after the airline posted a €158.8 million ($184.7 million) net loss for the first half of 2020.
Drone delivery system developer Matternet has announced a partnership with Japan Airlines (JAL) to demonstrate the transport of medical supplies by drone in Tokyo.
Aeromar is poised to open a second service to the U.S. over the coming days—one of three new routes being launched in October—as the Mexico City-based carrier rebuilds and reshapes its network in response to travel demand.
Tajikistan’s Somon Air is mulling the possibility of adding the currently grounded Boeing 737 MAX to its fleet, 15 months after pulling out of a deal to lease the narrowbody.
Mexican ULCC Volaris continues to see opportunities in the coronavirus crisis to build on its already-strong position in the domestic market as some of its competitors rightsize.
South African LCC Mango is in “critical discussions” with maintenance provider South African Airways Technical, triggering questions over the airline’s continued operations.
French maritime transport and logistics specialist CMA CGM has agreed to take a stake in Groupe Dubrueil Aero, the parent company of Air Caraïbes and French bee, with an eye on the air freight sector.
Singapore Airlines will not refit its SilkAir Boeing 737-800s with new lie-flat business class seats, as the regional unit reintegrates with the parent carrier.
GE Aviation’s GE9X, the largest aircraft engine yet developed, has received FAA certification, marking a major step toward entry-into-service on the Boeing 777-9, the first of the 777X family, in 2022.
Impresa Aerospace, a supplier to OEMs and Tier 1 military and commercial aircraft manufacturers, has entered U.S. bankruptcy protection and could be taken over by its predominant private equity owner, Twin Haven Capital Partners, according to a Sept. 24 court filing.
Impresa Aerospace, a supplier to OEMs and Tier 1 military and commercial aircraft manufacturers, has entered U.S. bankruptcy protection and could be taken over by its predominant private equity owner, Twin Haven Capital Partners, according to a Sept. 24 court filing.
Airbus supplier Latécoère Group plans to cut about a third of its workforce in France as it reduces its manufacturing footprint in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19-induced downturn in commercial aviation.
