A French court has appointed a temporary administrator of Aigle Azur in the latest twist in a saga that has seen some of the airline’s shareholders unsuccessfully attempt to take control of the company in a dispute over strategy.
Leisure travel specialist Thomas Cook has agreed to the key commercial terms for a £900 million ($1.1 billion) recapitalization, which will include ownership changes at the group’s airline unit.
The FAA has suspended the use at John G. Kennedy International Airport of an automated system that allows drone operators to request and obtain authorization to fly near the New York facility.
East African startup Uganda Airlines has launched operations with scheduled service between Entebbe and Nairobi, Kenya, marking the start of a plan that foresees 20 destinations by the end of 2021.
The Malaysia-based AirAsia Group’s profit slipped significantly in the second quarter, but it predicts all of its Southeast Asian affiliate airlines will achieve profits for the full year.
Another year of net losses has prompted Virgin Australia to launch a cost-cutting campaign, which will include a major reduction in headquarters staff followed by a sweeping fleet and network review.
The 1,215-lb. vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft made a 64-sec. first hover flight on Aug. 14 at the Camp Roberts California National Guard Base.
Engineers in Norway have started ground tests of a compact 2.5-megawatt generator, marking a key milestone towards flight tests of the Airbus and Rolls-Royce E-Fan X hybrid-electric demonstrator in 2021.
The European Union (EU) has agreed to remove restrictions on foreign carriers seeking to wet-lease to EU-based airlines as part of an agreement signed between the U.S., EU, Iceland and Norway Aug. 27 in Brussels.
Cathay Pacific Airways has garnered support from the CEO of the Qatar Airways’ Group, which owns 10% of the Hong Kong-based carrier, as it navigates political squalls emanating from continuing civil unrest there.
An arbitrator has ruled in favor of Atlas Air in a labor dispute with its pilots, handing the cargo carrier a major victory as it seeks to integrate Atlas and Southern Air pilot groups under one contract.
Aigle Azur’s shareholders are locked in a battle that could threaten its future, as 32% owner David Neeleman threatens to take legal action against another shareholder who has moved to take control of the French airline, firing the CEO behind long-haul expansion plans that have run into difficulties in recent months.
China Southern Airlines saw its first-half 2019 net profit shrink 20.9% year-on-year (YOY), to 1.7 billion yuan ($237.7 million), as it finds its footing in a challenging economic environment.
The U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has pushed back against allegations that its effort to become a regional air travel hub is part of a broader campaign to obtain cabotage rights for foreign carriers at its international airports.
The UK government is promising faster security checks at airports, following its announcement Aug. 25 that new scanners should be installed at all of its major airports by December 2022.
One of London’s subsidiary airports, London Southend, is steadily expanding its route network into Central and Eastern Europe, with LCCs Ryanair and Wizz Air both announcing services to Bucharest, Romania. It will be the first time Wizz has operated from Southend.
Airbus has extended a contract to include the T3CAS integrated surveillance system as a standard, line-fit system on A320-family airliners, supplier ACSS announced Aug. 26.
