A new study from Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) documented $128 billion in unmet infrastructure needs and a debt burden totaling $91.6 billion from past projects at U.S. and Canadian airports, reflecting what ACI-NA described in a statement as the “terminally challenged” state of North American airport infrastructure.
A Harris Corp. subsidiary has completed renovations of a new facility in New Delhi, India, that will serve as the network operations center of that country’s aviation telecommunications network, called the Futuristic Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI).
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has reported a SEK576 million ($64 million) net loss for November 2018-January 2019, its fiscal 2019 first quarter, widened from a SEK291 million loss it posted in the year-ago period.
Air New Zealand is tweaking its business plan in response to cooling demand and falling profits, and more changes could follow after the carrier completes a review of its operation.
Airservices Australia has changed aircraft-separation protocol to reduce wake-turbulence risk at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) following an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) analysis, but ATSB says the air-traffic services provider’s moves do not go far enough.
International Airlines Group (IAG) placed an order Feb. 28 for up to 42 Boeing 777-9s for its British Airways subsidiary. If all options are exercised, the deal is valued at $18.6 billion, at list prices.
In a shock move, Rolls-Royce is pulling out of the contest to power Boeing’s proposed New Midsized Airplane, citing challenges presented by the aircraft’s tight development schedule.
Southwest Airlines has received FAA approvals needed to conduct Hawaii services and plans to announce specific routes, fares and a launch date “in the coming days,” the airline said Feb. 27, setting the stage for a major battle in the popular market.
CFM International LEAP-1A engine deliveries for Airbus A320neos are now on time after being delayed, but production of LEAP-1Bs for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft has fallen further behind.
North Carolina-based Eastern Air Lines, LLC is seeking permission from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to operate roundtrip services from New York to Jinan, China, with a technical stop in Anchorage, Alaska. Eastern submitted its request to DOT Feb. 26.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Feb. 27 issued an interim final rule that prohibits passenger airlines from carrying rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells or batteries as cargo, noting their potential of causing uncontrollable fire in cargo holds.
AirAsia’s financial results for the December 2018 quarter were under pressure partly because of the carrier’s aggressive capacity growth, although the airline said the expansion will make it stronger in the long term.
International Airlines Group (IAG) will be removed from all of global index provider MSCI’s indices that include Spain, as a result of IAG’s decision to place a limit on the number of its shares that can be held by non-European Union (EU) citizens.
The Dutch state has more than doubled its stake in Air France-KLM and announced its intention to match the French Government’s shareholding, a move that raises questions about whether greater public ownership will help or hinder plans for closer integration of the two national carriers.
Airspace over Pakistan and a large swath of northwestern India has been closed to commercial flights after a series of air strikes ratcheted up tensions between the two countries.
New Zealand’s largest privately-owned airline, Air Chathams, is preparing to make important fleet decisions as it considers which aircraft will replace the long-serving models it plans to phase out.
